This is Cassowary Country was a group exhibition held at the Cairns Regional Gallery in Apr/May 09 with artists Mollie Bosworth, Susan Doherty, Barbara Dover, Terry Eager, Margaret Genever, Gerhard Hillmann and Arone Meeks, and curated by Laurel McKenzie. 450 people attended the opening, something of a record for a local artist show.

The artists, who work in a diverse range media and styles, are unified in their deep concern for the preservation of the far north Queensland rainforest habitat of the cassowary. They are anxious to highlight the precarious situation for this important, umbrella species. The exhibition complemented the KCons work to identify and document the remaining cassowaries, their habitat and its condition in this region.
Visual art has the unique ability to communicate complex ideas in a way which other media cannot, which is why this exhibition was an important part of KCons efforts to widen awareness of the endangerment of the cassowary and to promote action in the community.

The exhibition was supported by The Queensland Government and the Cairns Regional Council (through the Regional Arts Development Fund), the Myer Foundation and the Wet Tropics Management Authority.

Public public programs were run at the gallery in conjuction with the show:
* A very successful childrens’ school holiday workshop using found materials
* The Cassowary – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, a presentation by Dr David Westcott, Dr Les Moore, Dr Nicky Moore, which was attended by 100 people.