John Woodbury and the Albany Pitcher Plant!

John Woodbury, owner operator of local Albany Whale Tours imagines a huge Dr Who like plant that lures and traps insects.

“The Albany Pitcher Plant Cephalotus Follicularis is found in one small location in Albany” he said.

“It is found nowhere else in the world. It is such an amazing plant as it contains bacteria and digestive juices that dissolve the insects that fall into its trap.”

John is now pondering how he would exhibit this plant to inspire others.

How would you exhibit your passion to inspire others? Comment Below!!

Many thanks to www.collectorscorner.com.au for the photograph of the Albany Pitcher Plant

Gilbert's Potoroo - Tony Friend

Tony Friend is the Principal Research Scientist in Albany for the Department of Environment and Conservation.

Tony is very passionate about Albany and the Gilbert's Potoroo - Australia's most endangered mammal.

For the past 10 years Tony has dedicated his work to the conservation of this small marsupial.

The Gilbert's Potoroo is slightly smaller than a rabbit with a very thick grey-brown coat. The only place they are found in the world is within dense scrub on a ruggered, windswept area near the Southern Ocean.

Interesting fact! The Gilbert's Potoroo was originally named as "Ngil-gyte" by the local Indigenous people.

Stay tuned for the Millennium Kids radio interview with Tony Friend to be posted shortly!

For more info on the Potteroo head to: http://www.potoroo.org/

Many thanks to Dick Walker and the Gilbert’s Potoroo Action Group for the above photograph of the Gilbert's Potoroo.

50's fashion - Tessa Moncrieff

Hi, I'm Tessa and I am 25 and I am a Millennium Kid.
I am coming to Albany to work with the young people during xhIBIT alBANY.

I am going to exhibit a collection I made of my mothers 1950’s paper dolls. I found them in a shoebox when I was a child and they have always fascinated me. So when I was a fashion student at Edith Cowan University I used these dolls as the theme for my major exhibition.