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An Apollonaut travel guide
A valley north of Hobart.
An introduction to Brighton and the valley of the River Derwent, where Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary stands.
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Read the valley
Bonorong is a five-minute drive from the centre of Brighton, about 30 minutes north of Hobart and two hours south of Launceston. Brighton has shops, a bakery and a café, and Richmond is about 15 minutes away.
A local guide can give context without turning a neighbourhood into a backdrop. Respect the farms and homes around the sanctuary.
Space for recovery
Look at how an enclosure is arranged: a platform and ramp for a devil, a log for a quoll to climb, open grass for the kangaroos. Some of the animals in the sanctuary’s care are recovering, and its aim, Bonorong says, is to return healthy animals to the wild.
Begin with a detail and ask what it is for. A photograph alone cannot tell you how an enclosure is cared for from day to day.
A Bonorong chapter
Bonorong shows a different side of the Hobart region: a sanctuary in farming country where injured and orphaned animals are cared for.
Make room for context
Pair this reading with the sanctuary’s history and the Journal. This is an introduction for visitors, not a claim that our team manages the sanctuary, cares for its animals or represents the people who do.
Read at the source
Sources & further reading
Links lead to the original publishers.
