Robert Whyte Explained

Robert Whyte (born 1955, in Melbourne) is an Australian writer. He was a founding co-owner and director of the Brisbane-based multimedia firm ToadShow. After 2012 he participated in the Australian Government's new species exploration program Bush Blitz. His works include The Creek in Our Back Yard: a practical guide to creek restoration (2011)[1] and A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia for CSIRO Publishing 2017.

Biography

Robert Whyte was born in Melbourne in 1955.[2] His family moved to Brisbane in 1957.

In 1976 he was awarded a One Year Young Writer's Fellowship by the Literature Board of the Australia Council for the Arts.[3] [4]

In 1981 he completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Art Studies at Alexander Mackie CAE (now University of Western Sydney), and was a contributor to Sydney art magazine Art Network.

In 1985 he undertook the production of Environment Victoria, the magazine of the Conservation Council of Victoria, now Environment Victoria. In 1987 he was founding co-editor of contemporary art magazine Eyeline with Sarah Follent and Graham Coulter-Smith.[5]

Robert Whyte was a co-owner of ToadShow, a multimedia firm in Brisbane, Queensland.[6] As a web designer he was responsible for Brisbane Stories a collection of web sites revealing stories of hidden Brisbane featuring art, environment and history.[7]

Robert Whyte was an editor of The Cane Toad Times from 1985 to 1990.[8] [9] [10] Between 2002 and 2019 he undertook habitat restorations projects in South East Queensland.[11] In 2011 his book The creek in our backyard: A practical guide for landholders[12] was published, an expanded second edition appearing in 2013[13] A field guide to the spiders of Australia for CSIRO Publishing was released 1 June 2017.[14] [15]

Bush Blitz

Robert Whyte participated in the Australian Government's new species exploration program Bush Blitz from 2012's Fish River Bush Blitz,[16] as a scientist specialising in spiders and as a scientific photographer. In 2013 he attended the Henbury Station Bush Blitz[17] [18] [19] in the Northern Territory. In 2014 he participated as scientist and photographer at the Home Valley Bush Blitz[20] [21] [22] in The Kimberly, Western Australia and in 2015 participated in the Kiwirrkurra IPA Bush Blitz in the Gibson Desert in Western Australia.[23] [24] In 2017 he attended the Bush Blitz, in Quinkan Country inland from Cooktown on Cape York Peninsula, where he photographed and filmed live spiders discovered on the trip.[25] [26] [27]

In September 2018 Robert Whyte’s discovered 37 new spider species leading the spider team as part of the fauna, flora and fungi stocktake led by John Sinclair of the Fraser Island Defenders Organisation[28] in conjunction with Cooloola Coast Care.[29] [30] [31] [32]

A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia

Whyte and Anderson's A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia was published in 2017 by CSIRO Publishing (with foreword by Tim Low). The News Network news.com.au report on "Five reasons why you shouldn't be afraid of spiders" was based on the content of the book.[33] On 4 May 2018 Robert Whyte appeared on Gardening Australia as a “My Garden Path” presenter, explaining the link between spider diversity and healthy gardens.

Publishing

In 2019 Whyte started a new venture called h.a.r.p.o. (How About Resisting Powerful Organisations) to publish books featuring Brisbane, especially Brisbane Noir.[34] [35]

Books

Taxonomy papers

Notes and References

  1. "The creek in our back yard" . Save Our Waterways Now Inc | ABN 78 309 030 727 http://saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2340 and second edition revised and expanded June 2013 http://saveourwaterwaysnow.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2423
  2. News: Robert WHYTE. 2015-11-04. ARI Remix: Living Archives, Artist-Runs 1980-2000 Qld, NSW, ACT. 2017-05-13. en-US.
  3. Web site: Robert John Whyte: (author/organisation) AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. Austlit. www.austlit.edu.au. en. 2017-12-11.
  4. News: Robert WHYTE. 2015-11-04. ARI Remix: Living Archives, Artist-Runs 1980-2000 Qld, NSW, ACT. 2017-12-11. en-US.
  5. Queensland Artworkers Alliance. 1987 Eyeline National Library
  6. Jordan, Peter 2007 Career FAQs Digital Media
  7. Brisbane Stories http://www.brisbane-stories.webcentral.com.au/
  8. Web site: Cane Toad Times. jurisdiction=Queensland. corporateName=State Library of Queensland. www.slq.qld.gov.au. en. 2017-04-15.
  9. Web site: Cane Toad Times Warts and All Best of Collection 1977-1990. www.toadshow.com.au. 2017-04-15.
  10. Book: Whyte, Robert. Poking Fun in a Police State. State Library of Queensland. 2011. 9780975803080. Brisbane.
  11. http://www.creekrescue.com.au Creek Rescue and Catchment Care (CRACC)
  12. Book: Robert., Whyte. The creek in our backyard : a practical guide for landholders. 2011. Save Our Waterways Now Inc. Save Our Waterways Now (Organisation). 9780646551586. The Gap, Qld.. 780532080.
  13. Book: Robert, Whyte. The creek in our backyard : a practical guide for habitat restoration. Save Our Waterways Now (Organisation). 10 April 2024 . 9780646902142. Second edition revised and expanded June 2013. The Gap, Queensland. 856951935.
  14. "A field Guide to the Spiders of Australia" for CSIRO Publishing http://www.arachne.org.au
  15. Book: A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia. Whyte. Robert. Anderson. Greg. 2017-06-01.
  16. News: Fish River Station NT, 2012 - BushBlitz. 2013-09-15. BushBlitz. 2017-04-14. en-US.
  17. News: Henbury Station NT, 2013 - BushBlitz. 2014-12-18. BushBlitz. 2017-04-15. en-US.
  18. Web site: Henbury Station Bush Blitz 2013 Jo Harding. Flickr. 17 May 2013 . en-us. 2017-04-15.
  19. Web site: Henbury Station Bush Blitz 2013. Flickr. 12 May 2013 . en-us. 2017-04-15.
  20. News: Greatest Species Discovery in Western Australia in 10 Years. earthwatch. 2017-04-15. en-US.
  21. Web site: New species discovered on Kimberley Bush Blitz - Media release 3 June 2014. www.environment.gov.au. en. 2017-04-15.
  22. Web site: Bush Blitz TeachLive 2014. Bush Blitz TeachLive 2014. 2017-04-15.
  23. Web site: Kiwirrkurra Bush Blitz - ToadShow - Graphic design, web design, multimedia, creative communications, Toowong, Queensland. www.toadshow.com.au. 2017-04-15.
  24. Web site: Central Desert Land and Community Team. www.facebook.com. en. 2017-04-15.
  25. News: 2017-04-13. Spider photographer documents discovery of 56 new species. en-AU. ABC News. 2017-04-14.
  26. News: Media centre - BushBlitz. en-US. BushBlitz. 2017-04-14.
  27. Web site: Ten. Network. New Spider Species. 2017-04-14. TenPlay - New Spider Species.
  28. Web site: Fraser Island Defenders Organisation – FIDO, "The Watchdog of Fraser Island", aims to ensure the wisest use of Fraser Island's natural resources.. fido.org.au. en-US. 2018-11-02.
  29. Web site: Cooloola Coastcare. www.cooloolacoastcare.org.au. en-US. 2018-11-02.
  30. News: Thirty-seven new spider species discovered in Queensland. 2018-09-28. ABC News. 2018-11-02. en-AU.
  31. News: Meet the creepy crawly prince of darkness: Dozens of new Aussie spiders found. 2018-11-02. en-AU.
  32. Web site: Cooloola Coastcare - Media. sites.google.com. en-US. 2019-06-11.
  33. News: How you can cure your spider phobia. NewsComAu. 2017-06-22. en.
  34. News: Steger. Jason. February 22–23, 2020. Harpo's marks. The Sydney Morning Herald, Spectrum.
  35. Web site: h.a.r.p.o. Publishing.
  36. Web site: Negative thinking / [by Peter Anderson and Robert Whyte]. - Version details]. Trove. en. 2017-04-24.
  37. Book: Whyte, Robert. Manacles / a novel by Robert Whyte. 1985-01-01. Melbourne Paragraph of the Senate of Pataphysical Representatives. Melbourne.
  38. Book: From inside the asylum. Robot Wireless. 1980-01-01. Brou Ha Ha Books. 0959321306. South Sydney.
  39. Book: The creek in our backyard : a practical guide for habitat restoration / Robert Whyte. Whyte. Robert. Save Our Waterways Now (Organisation). 2017-04-24. Save Our Waterways Now Inc. 9780646902142. The Gap, Qld.
  40. Book: A field guide to spiders of Australia / Robert Whyte and Greg Anderson. Whyte. Robert. Anderson. Greg. CSIRO. 2017-01-01. CSIRO Publishing. 9780643107083. Clayton, Vic.
  41. Web site: Australian jumping spiders of the genus Hypoblemum (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini). ResearchGate. en. 2019-04-02.
  42. Web site: A new peacock spider from the Cape York Peninsula (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryini: Maratus Karsch 1878). Peckhamia 177.1: 1-6.. ResearchGate. en. 2019-01-28.
  43. Web site: Revision of eastern Australian ant-mimicking spiders of the genus Myrmarachne (Araneae, Salticidae) reveals a complex of species and forms. Request PDF. ResearchGate. en. 2019-01-28.
  44. Web site: The first described male Tube-web Spider for mainland Australia: Ariadna kiwirrkurra sp. Nov. (Araneae: Segestriidae). ResearchGate. en. 2019-01-28.
  45. Web site: The Peacock Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Maratus) of the Queensland Museum, including six new species. ResearchGate. en. 2019-01-28.
  46. Web site: Biodiversity discovery program Bush Blitz yields a new species of goblin spider, Cavisternum attenboroughi (Araneae: Oonopidae), from the Northern Territory. ResearchGate. en. 2019-01-28.
  47. Web site: Biodiversity discovery program bush blitz supplies missing ant spider females (araneae: Zodariidae) from Victoria. ResearchGate. en. 2019-01-28.

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