Nikon D3300.
You can tell Eris doesn’t want anyone to take this place for granted.
It’s been twenty-five years since Eris and her army of volunteers first began ripping out weeds and planting saplings by Perrin Creek. It was a barren wasteland back then. Now it’s lush with fig trees and native grasses.
“It’s here to be done!” says Eris. “What else would I do – sit at home and watch TV?”
“Go on bus trips with elderly people? No!”
“This one we call ‘bloody nuisance’.”
Weeding is not a job most people would choose to do, but Eris does it with a spring in her step. She lives and breathes this nature stuff. She’s even taken to naming some of the weeds.
“It's all the individuality that's coming out. That's where Brisbane is going. It doesn't need to be Melbourne or Sydney.”
A series of photos documenting a local Friday night youth group in a small regional-remote community.
