Catalyst who? Spark what?

Catalyst is Cat Holloway's environment blog and podcast.
Investigations into Australia's places where planet and power collide.
Conversations with innovators, changemakers and provocateurs.
Sparking curiosity. Kindling conversation. Igniting change.

Spark is Shoalhaven's public-interest e-newsletter and website, amplifying community efforts and stimulating debate on local issues, especially environment, planning and politics. Contributions to spark@catholloway.com
Spark is FREE. For community. By community. About community.

Catalyst/Spark editor Cat Holloway is a freelance journalist with a background in news reporting, magazine editing, photography and citizen science. She has also enjoyed a long career in SCUBA diving as an instructor, live-aboard dive guide, expedition director and coral reef ecologist.

In addition to writing and underwater photography for marine publications, Cat has contributed to air-breathing mastheads including Good Weekend (SMH), National Geographic, Cosmopolitan, Islands, Simply Living, Choice, and GEO.

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