In this spectacular series, the notoriously reclusive Tim Winton shares his passion for this World Heritage treasure, showcasing its vital role as a beacon of hope for humanity. Written and narrated by one of Australia’s most beloved novelists, this is the first in-depth documentary series about one of the globe’s least-known marvels. Located on a remote edge of the world’s largest island, where red desert meets turquoise waters, WA’s Ningaloo region is comprised of three entwined ecosystems: Ningaloo Reef, Cape Range and Exmouth Gulf.Ī region that has supported humans for over 40,000 years, Ningaloo is a wonderland of biodiversity and a refuge for many species endangered or extinct elsewhere. Its First Peoples call this global treasure Nyinggulu.

Her granddaughter Philippa Poole has published a book about her grandmother entitled The Diaries of Ethel Turner.Celebrated author Tim Winton takes us to one of the Earth’s last truly wild and intact places.

Ethel Turner died in 1958, leaving as her memorial a book that is now regarded as a classic in children's literature. Seven Little Australians has been read and loved by children all over the world, and it has been continuously in print for over 100 years. Ethel Turner went on to write over 40 books in her lifetime, including children's stories, short stories and poems, many of which appeared in the Town and Country journal and in the Sun Herald newspaper. It has been translated into at least 11 languages, performed as a stage play, and been made into a film, a BBC television series in 1953, and a 10-episode television series for the ABC in 1973. Since then the book has sold over 2 million copies in the English language and has been reprinted over 50 times.

In January 1893 she recorded in her diary, 'Night started a new story that I shall call Seven Little Australians.' Later that year, she finished the book, parcelled it up and sent it off to a publisher in Melbourne. Ethel kept diaries for a remarkable 62 years, recording the details of her full and eventful life. She showed a great love of literature while at school and in her late teens launched a literary and social magazine in Sydney with her sister Lilian. Born in England in 1870, Ethel Turner came to Australia with her mother and sisters when she was 10 years old.

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