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John Büsst : bohemian artist and saviour of reef and rainforest / Iain McCalman.

John Büsst : bohemian artist and saviour of reef and rainforest / Iain McCalman.
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ISBN 9781761170096
1761170090
Author McCalman, Iain (author)
Title John Büsst : bohemian artist and saviour of reef and rainforest / Iain McCalman.
Publisher and/or associated date/s Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Books, 2024.
©2024
Description 264 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, plates ; 21 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary A rich biography of artist-turned-environmental campaigner John Büsst. Known to his enemies as 'The Bingil Bay Bastard', John Büsst, a Bendigo-born Melbourne bohemian artist, moved to tropical Bedarra Island in North Queensland and underwent an extraordinary transformation to become one of Australia's most successful conservationists. In the 1960s and early 70s Büsst led campaigns to protect two of Australia's most important and endangered environments - saving lowland rainforests from destruction and the Great Barrier Reef from reckless resource mining for oil, gas, cement and fertiliser. A plan Büsst likened to 'bulldozing the Taj Mahal to make road gravel'. Along the way Büsst obtained the active support of five current or future prime ministers - Holt, Whitlam, Gorton, Hawke and Fraser. This inspiring biography, from award-winning historian Iain McCalman, is a timely reminder that the passionate commitment of ordinary citizens is crucial to achieving truly transformative environmental change.
Subjects Büsst, John
Conservationists -- Queensland -- Biography
Conservation of natural resources -- Queensland -- Great Barrier Reef
Environmental protection -- Queensland -- Great Barrier Reef
Nature conservation -- Queensland -- Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) -- History
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