‘Suddenly, I realised how amazing Tasmania was…’ – Joan Masterman

An unquenchable thirst for knowledge, and a decision to return to study, would set Joan Masterman on an unexpected path as an ecotourism innovator and pioneer.

‘Speaking for myself, the idea is hugely enticing of a planet inhabited by a dozen Joans … not to mention a dozen extra Georges.’ – Nicholas Shakespeare, The Monthly, May 2011

George and Joan Masterman have been variously described as a power couple, an unstoppable team, and a great love story…

‘Never underestimate the restorative power of the Australian bush.’ – Joan Masterman

Joan Masterman’s abiding love of the natural world is knitted into her DNA. Her passion for the Australian landscape was born during an idyllic childhood spent on her family’s sprawling wool station, Millamolong, in central western New South Wales…