Donna Berry is the head of commercial revenue at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, leading the successful performance of the sanctuary’s retail, photography, animal, and visitor experience over two decades. The sanctuary is in Australia’s tourism mecca, Queensland’s Gold Coast. Famous for its conservation programs and unique wildlife experiences, it has educated and inspired millions globally on animal welfare.

Brendon Matthews is the owner of Ballina Heritage Inn, located on New South Wales’ far north coast, a popular summer tourist destination that received an influx of Australian city dwellers able to work remotely during and after the COVID lockdown era.

Heidi is an Australian writer, whose human behaviour studies led to her fascination with what makes us weirdly human. With a career that’s combined communications, community work, and corporate roles, she’s campaigned for children’s rights in Asia, designed social programmes for vulnerable Australians, and headed up a sales team in the fashion sector. Sometimes you’ll find her in a remote village, quizzing locals about the rituals and traditions that make them uniquely them.