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Susan Gough Henly tunes into the rhythms of nature from a five-star tent on Queensland's Wilson Island.

ORGANISERS of this weekend's inaugural blues festival at Point Nepean say they are on track to produce an event as smooth as the tunes their headline acts will be performing.

Olaf Breuning has fun with our favourite alien on DVD. By Tracey Clement. HOME Australian Centre for Photography, 257 Oxford Street, Paddington, 9332 1455, Tue-Sun, until April 14.