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Wing Threads | Your Planet Short Docs
A journey around Australia on the smallest of wings. Zoologist turned pilot, Amellia Formby, is on a mission to share her love for migratory shorebirds.
Gardening Australia: Wet ‘N’ Wild
Costa heads out west to learn the importance of preserving overlooked wetland plants which support the international travels of migratory shorebirds.
7NEWS: Pilot travels Australia in tiny aircraft
Milly Formby is flying solo around Australia in a micro-light aircraft, stopping off to talk to schoolkids.
Channel 10 News Perth
Wing Threads: Flight Around Oz makes it onto Channel 10 News Perth after taking off on the first flight leg from White Gum Farm, near York, WA.
Podcasts
ABC Conversations: On the Wing
Interview with Sarah Kanowski for ABC Conversations: Milly Formby learned to fly so she can follow the route of migratory shorebirds.
ABC Kids Imagine This: How Do Birds Fly?
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a bird expert IN a plane! Let’s soar the skies with pilot and zoologist Milly Formby as she shows us how birds fly.
Let’s Talk Sci Comm – Ep. 73
Interview with A/Prof. Jenny Martin-Ritchie and Michael Wheeler from Melbourne University’s Let’s Talk Sci Comm podcast!
Look At Me – The Gym Junkie of the Sky
In this episode of Look at Me, we hitch a ride with the eastern curlew and meet the zoologist who learnt to fly a plane so she could track their flight path.
The Inspiring STEM podcast – Ep. 22
Wing Threads – An Australian Science Adventure: Milly Formby, Zoologist, Science Illustrator & Microlight Pilot. Hosted by Martin Delahunty.
We Are Explorers – Ep. 19
Interview with Tim Ashelford about the Wing Threads adventure for the We Are Explorers podcast.
Articles
Australian Geographic magazine
Aussie woman Milly Formby is flying her microlight around the country to shine a light on the plight of the world’s endangered shorebirds. Here’s why.
The Age newspaper – ‘It was checking me out’
The eagle sighting that scared bird nerd, Milly Formby, who is flying a microlight around Australia for shorebirds. By Carolyn Webb.
Interview for ABC Radio Melbourne
Milly speaks with Madi Chwasta about her microlight flight around Australia to highlight endangered migratory shorebirds’ plight.
Livestreams with Costa
Livestream 1: Intro to Wing Threads with Milly Formby
The first Facebook Livestream with Costa Georgiadis where Milly surprises him with an invite to go flying in the microlight!
Livestream 2: Microlight flight with Wing Threads
Join Costa and Milly from Wing Threads as they fly in her microlight over the Hunter Wetlands and Lake Macquarie.
Livestream 3: Shorebird ID at Hunter Wetlands
Join Costa, Milly Formby and birding specialist, Tom Clarke, to learn more about shorebirds and the important relationships they have with our landscapes.
Livestream 4: Microlight Milly is about to take-off
Milly takes off this thursday from White Gum Farm east of Perth on the first leg of her 6 month journey.
Livestream 5: Update time on Microlight Milly
Can you believe that it has been 9 weeks since Milly set off in her microlight to circumnavigate Australia? Hear about the journey thus far!
Livestream 6: Come fly with Milly and Costa
Microlight Milly takes Costa for a fly over Westernport Bay near Melbourne – an important Ramsar site for migratory shorebirds.
Livestream 7: A special announcement!
Something very special happened over the weekend… Here’s a little video Costa Georgiadis and I put together to announce it.
Livestream 8: Catch up at Lake Macquarie
When Costa can’t help but see a garden use for some parts that have been replaced in Milly’s microlight! Check out Costa’s latest repurposed asset.
Livestream 9: Behind the Scenes of the Wing Threads doco
Learn more about the upcoming short doc, Wing Threads – one of ten short films chosen for the ‘Your Planet’ short documentary initiative.
Livestream 10: Catch up with Microlight Milly in Darwin
Milly is currently in Darwin and she’s encountered a bit of a spanner in the works that needs our collective networking to keep her rolling.
Livestream 11: Let’s catch up with Microlight Milly
Our final catch up before Milly completes her final few flight legs and lands back at White Gum farm outside Perth.
