Pilitika / Robbins Island
A Rob Blakers production published by Wild Island Tasmania
A stunning publication about the Pilitika / Robbins Island and the wind farm that threatens culture, wildife and landscape alike.
Enduring cultural heritage at Pilitika / Robbins Island connects the past, present and future for First Nations people. Today, the region is also a haven for wildlife, including a host of migratory and threatened species.
The Pilitika / Robbins Island eco-region contains Tasmania's most important shorebird site and is situated on the migratory path of ornage-belliedand blue-winged parrots. It provides habitat to nesting eagles,and is frequented by migratory white-throated needletails. It supportsTasmania's largest intact wild population of diease-free Tasmanian devils and contains geological features of international significance.
There are right places and wrong places for windfarms. Pilitika / Robbins Islandis the wrong place for a wind farm.
Paperback
17 pages
37 x 29mm
Production
Rob Blakers
Photography
Rob Blakers, Grant Dixon, Laurie Ross, Jenny Stiles, Vinbcent Wang
Text
Rob Blakers, Grant Dixon, Michael Mansell, Eric Woehler
Production
Rob Blakers
Editorial Assistance
Kim Anderson, Janice Bird, Margaret Blakers, Grant Dixon, Scott Jordan, Eric Woehler
Orange-bellied parrot radio tracking analysis amd map by EJ Woehler, February 2025
Printer
Mercury Walch Hobart on FSC certified paper. June 2025
Publisher
Wild Island Tasmania www.wildislandtas.com.au