Talking Gippsland - Episode 49 - Lesley Kool - Dinosaur Dreaming Discovery 2026

About this episode

Ed interviews palaeontologist Lesley Kool about the Dinosaur Dreaming project and recent discoveries in Gippsland.

Back for 2026 is Talking Gippsland and in this episode Ed is joined by Australian palaeontologist and lead project manager at Dinosaur Dreaming Lesley Kool. Dinosaur Dreaming is a volunteer organisation based on the Bass Coast, charged with the mission of searching and scouring the rocks and cliffs between Cape Patterson and Inverloch to find dinosaurs fossils. Over the past month more moments of discovery have been celebrated in the region. Enjoy a chat with Lesley Kool as we walking in the footsteps of Dinosaurs on Talking Gippsland - Local Voices with Local Stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Ed

Guest: Lesley Kool

Topics covered

• palaeontology
• dinosaur fossils
• local history
• volunteer organizations
• Gippsland

Keywords

• dinosaur dreaming
• Lesley Kool
• fossil discovery
• Gippsland
• palaeontology
• volunteer
• Bass Coast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dinosaur Dreaming

Places: Bass Coast, Cape Patterson, Inverloch

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