S03E05: Dark Sky Entrepreneurship with Chris Tugwell

Dark Sky Conversations

19-04-2023 • 34 mins

In this episode, Marnie Ogg interviews Chris Tugwell, a South Australian man based in Adelaide who is a film writer, land care worker, and a Dark Sky entrepreneur. Chris shares his passion for making things happen, and how he transformed a small patch of private land on the Murray River into Australia's first Dark Sky Reserve. Through his connections with local government, tourism providers, and the general community, Chris expanded the area and made it a top tourist destination. Marnie and Chris discuss the importance of conservation efforts and how we can all be inspired to create more Dark Sky spaces. This interview is presented as part of International Dark Sky Week 2023. For more details and resources for International Dark Sky Week, please visit https://www.darksky.org Email Marnie: - marnie@darkskytraveller.com.au Marnie Ogg talks with some of the brightest minds about light pollution and ways to protect our night skies. For more details, visit the Dark Sky website: https://www.darkskytraveller.com.au/podcast Subscribe, rate and review at Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and all good podcast apps. Stream on demand from https://www.bitesz.com/show/dark-sky-conversations/ For more podcasts visit our HQ at https://bitesz.com
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