Cat is a birding and ecology guide in the Inala guiding team and has been with us since 2017.
Before Inala, Cat worked most recently in Lamington National Park in lush subtropical Queensland as a bird guide and prior to that as a war & wildlife tour guide in the remote and windswept Falkland Islands. Cat has travelled widely and has a passionate and diverse background in birding and ecology guiding. She also has a strong grounding and love for Botany from a very young age.
Initially coming down to speak at the Bruny Island Bird Festival, Cat was immediately smitten by the island and moved here shortly after with her partner to continue to soak up the magic.
She guides predominantly around Tasmania, but also travels around Australia to lead birding tours, often in West Australia and the Top End.
Cat has been the coordinator for several of the Bruny Island Bird Festivals in which Inala is one of the the three partners.
Cat co-created and co-presented the Inala Beginners Guide to Birdwatching with friend and colleague Dr Cat Young, this is available to watch for free.
In September 2025 Cat won both the Tasmanian Tour Guide of the Year award and then the Australian Tour Guide of the Year award.
Find them on social media: Instagram & Bluesky
Inala Nature
320 Cloudy Bay Road, Lunawanna
South Bruny Island 7150
Tasmania, Australia
Phone: +61 3 6293 1217
Inala Nature acknowledge and pay respects to the palawa people as the traditional and original owners, and continuing custodians of this land, lutruwita, and acknowledges Elders - past and present. Inala Nature Tours and the Inala Foundation Inc are located on lunawanna- alonnah, also known as Bruny Island, the traditional land of the Nuenonne people.
