About
Two working lives, put together
I’m Justine. My working life has really been two careers.
I spent ten years in youth work and community services, across disability, mental health and youth work, before moving into conservation and ecology. I’ve now spent seven years in conservation, including the last five specialising in seed collection.
The bush is where I feel most at home. It’s where I’ve learnt the most, by doing — working with plants and seeds, paying attention to the seasons, and learning to really notice what’s around me.
Those two careers have come together in TerraWander. I want kids to get curious about the world around them, and to have the time and space to investigate, get hands-on and build their own understanding.
Kids don’t need us to have all the answers. They need adults who are willing to wonder alongside them.
Safety and qualifications
How sessions run
Any questions, just ask.
What I hold
- Working with Children Check.
- National Police Certificate.
- Provide First Aid, Provide Basic Emergency Life Support and CPR.
- DBCA Regulation 60 Flora Licence.
- A written risk management framework covering every session.
What we don’t do
- Only collecting or picking things that have fallen and are on the ground.
- During the water week there’s no need to go into the water — the session is from the bank.
- We stay on managed paths and open ground.
- Sessions are cancelled in extreme heat, and run the following Thursday instead.
- A child who needs their own emergency medication brings it to every session, with an action plan.
Where we go
Sessions run in public reserves around Fremantle, Melville and Cockburn, and we rotate through them across the term — that’s what makes the comparison work. I confirm the locations with enrolled families before we start.