Matthew Higgins ‘Burramys: Possums with Altitude’

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Thursday, 16 April 2015 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Matthew will talk about this iconic and endangered mammal that is rarely seen.

Matthew Higgins has been working in Canberra as a professional historian for 30 years. He is an award winning author and documentary film maker. A recent book Rugged Beyond Imagination: Stories from an Australian Mountain Region (NMA Press 2009), was shortlisted for the ACT Book of the Year Award 2010. Matthew’s work on the ACT Border in 1996 was recognized with an ACT Heritage Award. Matthew is passionate about the Australian high country and he bushwalks and cross-country skis as often as opportunity allows.