Connecting with the community

Palaeo Jam

In August 2023, Michael Mills travelled to various communities in Australia, to record multiple episodes of the Palaeo Jam podcast for National Science Week. One of the enduring conversations born of the tour was how a community might engage with its local fossil heritage, and

In this episode, recorded in Naracoorte, South Australia, in front of a live audience, we discuss a range of ideas of what local communities might do to better engage, and what the challenges and opportunities might be.

Do you know the fossil heritage of where you live? Do you have any ideas for better engaging your local community with that heritage? And even if you do, do you know how to go about doing something about it?

In the 15th episode of this season recorded for National Science week, host Michael Mills explores the possibilities with Site Manager, Naracoorte & Tantanoola Caves, Tom Short; University of Adelaide PhD candidate Nerita Turner; Site Interpreter at Naracoorte Caves National Park, Georgia Blows, and with an awesome appearance towards the end from Isla aged 9 and Quinny, aged 7.

Thanks to the Naracoorte Lucindale Council whose commitment to engaging with their community has helped make this project possible. You can find them on Facebook at… https://www.facebook.com/naracoortelucindalecouncil

And their website at https://www.naracoortelucindale.sa.gov.au/

You can find Palaeo Jam host Michael Mills on Twitter at @heapsgood https://twitter.com/Heapsgood

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We’ve recorded several episodes in Naracoorte across both seasons of Palaeo Jam. Subscribe now to listen to the rest, in which we chat about the fossils of the Caves while in the Caves. Here are direct links to 3 Naracoorte episodes.

“Professor Wells and the Chamber of Secrets” with Professor Rod Wells…

https://palaeojam.podbean.com/e/professor-wells-and-the-chamber-of-secrets/

“Caves- Ecosystems of the past, the present and the future” with Dr Elizabeth Reed…

https://palaeojam.podbean.com/e/caves-ecosystems-of-the-past-the-present-and-the-future/

“A Career in a Cave”, with Nicola Bail, Nerita Turner and Georgia Blows.

https://palaeojam.podbean.com/e/a-career-in-a-cave/