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A HERON & WILSON ISLANDS

DVD script
DVD Part 1 DVD Part 3

The Tropic of Capricorn cuts right through the
middle of Heron Island's visitor centre, but you
can't see the join. The dividing lines between
the resort and the natural world on Heron and
its neighbour Wilson Island are equally
blurred. That's because tourism is carefully
managed so it has as little impact as possible
upon these islands along Australia’s Great
Barrier Reef.
They're within the Capricornia Cays National
Park: two of only a handful of park islands
open to the public. Balancing the needs of
visitors and the environment is a key priority
on Heron and Wilson. And everyone has a role
to play in conservation.
DVD Part 2
Wilson Island chef Kurt Baker is the sort of
cook you're more likely to come across in a
Michelin-starred restaurant than on a desert
island. But when the dishes are cleared away,
he's an enthusiastic wildlife guide and takes
his guests to see the green turtles sunbathing
in rock pools out on the reef.
The turtles rest here at low tide, safe, for a few
hours at least, from predators.
KURT BAKER: Here on Wilson Island we're
located 82 kilometres off the coast of
Queensland. We're a coral cay and we're also
a national park. We are a luxurious resort with
only six tents and a maximum of 12 guests.
We show the guests how to get along with
nature and to help look after this beautiful
coral reef.
The coral reef is the main reason that there
are a staggering 1,000 species of fish around
Heron and Wilson Islands, compared with only
500 in the whole of the Atlantic. This
biodiversity has made Heron one of Australia’s
leading dive resorts.
But you don't have to be a scuba diver to get
close to the marine life. You can take a ride on
Heron Island's semi-sub, a boat with a sealed
submarine beneath.
Then join a reef walk, where park rangers will
show you how to look for the animals that
make their homes in the shallows.
Some of the very best wildlife spotting is from
the Heron bar terrace as the tide comes in.
Conservation efforts to protect the reef close
to the shore mean that some of the most
spectacular animals of the Coral Sea come
within a few metres.
Baby sharks play in the shallow waters right
beneath the sea wall. And you'll see rays
gliding by, unaware that they have a
captivated audience just above their heads.
This script consists of authentic speech, which is likely
to contain repetition, hesitation and even minor errors.

This is serious eco-chic: camping out in

designer tents open to the sea. To protect the
environment, only six couples and two staff
are allowed on Wilson Island at any time. And
the centre of the island is closed to visitors
year round so the seabirds can nest
undisturbed.

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