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Yandel’ora selected as Finalist at 20th MY HERO International Film Festival
'Yandel’ora’ is a D’harawal Dreaming story that illustrates why only the lyrebird can speak all languages and how the lyrebird became the interpreter and peacemaker.

An evening at the cinema
How Tweed Landcare partnered with Balangara Films, The Regent Cinema Murwillumbah, Tweed Shire Council and local artists to deliver a great evening of talks and a Film that reached a new audience.

‘Lyrebird’ cast and crew QandA clips
Q&A Master of Ceremonies: Peter George, AFI award-winning producer & Head of Film and Television, JMC Academy interviews cast members of The Message of the Lyrebird. Watch short clips during the Q&A, which include excerpts of the film.

Northern Rivers screenings: a great success
Brunswick Valley Landcare hosted a full house event at Brunswick Picture House on Wednesday 15 November 2023, which began an amazing run of two screenings in two nights across the Northern Rivers…

Scientists call for Superb Lyrebird conservation status to be revised
Published in the top-ranked international ornithological journal, indicating the seriousness of these findings.

Edu-action screenings for Lyrebird film
Never before has the lyrebird been showcased in education like this!

Lyrebirds on ABC North Coast radio
Listen to the 10 minute interview with Lyrebird director and producer, Mark Pearce, and project officer of Wildlife Protection in the Tweed Shire, Emily Clarke.

Honorary Awardee of Pigeon D’or Award for ‘Lyrebird’
“It was Kolkata that first activated my feelings and consciousness around the theme of humans and animals existing with one another, which then birthed my first book, Dogs of India. Lyrebird re-visits this same theme I’ve been grappling with for over a decade. Synchronicity completes that circle….”

FUIFF AWARDS 2023 presents Best International Documentary on Animals to ‘Lyrebird’
Filmmakers United International Film Festival (FUIFF) has presented Best International Documentary Film on Animal to The Message of the Lyrebird.

Lyrebird film receives Pigeon D’or Award nomination
The Luis Bunuel Memorial Awards (LBMA) will celebrate it's 3rd annual Pigeon D’or Awards gala in the city of art and joy at the Rotary Sadan, Kolkata on 17 February, 2023 where The Message of the Lyrebird has been nominated in the category of Film on Nature/Environment/Wildlife.

FUIFF opens with ‘The Message of the Lyrebird’
The feathery tale about how the lyrebird’s survival is linked to our humanity will open the Filmmakers United International Film Festival (FUIFF) in Birmingham, United Kingdom.

A poem inspired by ‘The Message of the Lyrebird’
The Message of the Lyrebird has inspired many people, including Rose Goodall, who wrote this wonderful poem after viewing the film. Thanks to Rose for sharing her talents, deep humanity, and human heart.

Aussie icon flocks into top 10 features at Ireland Wildlife Film Festival
The Ireland Wildlife Film Festival is the first of its kind in Ireland and seeks to bring stories of conservation and species preservation to the big screen while also striving to create a community of filmmakers and audience members who care deeply about environmental issues.

Australia’s most eloquent bird (Texas Screen Scene)
Humans are, at once, among and apart from the rest of the animal kingdom, and few have dedicated their careers to this relationship like Sir David Attenborough.

Barung Landcare ‘Lyrebird’ screening
200 tickets sold out for the Burang Landcare fundraising screening at Maleny Community Centre on Thursday October 20th.

The Message of the Lyrebird (Sunny Coast Media)
Addressing the overwhelming threats to biodiversity that we face today, means embracing more sustainable land management practices, protecting and regenerating our native forests and creating more wildlife-friendly spaces across our region.

Message of Lyrebirds (GCM News)
LYREBIRDS hold the history of the forest in their song, but are they now singing the sad story of human encroachment?

New South Wales ‘Lyrebird’ film screenings continue to sell out!
“Our general knowledge of the superb lyrebird has been beset with half-truths, fancy, and error,” Dr Anastasia Dalziell declared. “The Message of the Lyrebird takes us into this mist of lyrebird misinformation to discover the truth...”

Queensland premiere of award-winning nature documentary set to 'empower locals' (Sunshine Coast News)
The special Queensland premiere screening of multi award-winning nature documentary The Message of the Lyrebird is set to be held at Maleny next month.

Message from a lyrebird, the famed mimic (Blue Mountains Gazette)
A special screening of the multi-award-winning nature documentary Message of the Lyrebird will take place at United Cinemas, The Edge at Katoomba at 6.50pm on Wednesday September 21.