breathing humanity into the man who fought to protect Queensland’s rainforest and reef
- Written by Rohan James Lloyd, Adjunct Lecturer, James Cook University
John Büsst earned the moniker “The Bingil Bay Bastard”. From his self-built homestead in Bingil Bay, he campaigned from the early 1960s against grazing and agricultural industries seeking to fell the tropical forests of north Queensland.
Then, in his words, “in came the Army” eyeing “the best, most scientifically...





