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EDITOR’S LETTER

We acknowledge the Gimuy Walubarra Yidinji and Yirrganydji as the Traditional Owners
of the area we today know as Cairns, where Tropic magazine is created. We pay our respects
to the elders past, present and emerging and recognise their rich and evolving culture and
continuing connection to the land.

Sometimes you’ve It seems to be working because in
got to celebrate this day-in-age, where print media is
along the way. supposedly ‘dying’, we’re not only surviving
Toot your horn. but thriving. And that’s something to
Beat your drum. celebrate. Thanks for joining us on the
Let loose. Raise journey so far.
hell, rejoice, revel
and ritualise. Renee Cluff Tropic Studio
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What’s the 30th photo on your camera roll?

Leah Renee Annabel Cat Alana Melissa
A screenshot An earthworm A framed BALLY The deformed My pottery Me at the Craft
of Bulbasaur at which ventured print I made a potatoes that I creations from Beer Festival
Grandmother’s into the house beeline for at a harvested Stick in the Mud drinking a gin from
house during wet weather Machans Beach Wolf Lane
in April garage sale