10/06/2026
Meet the Guides: Callum
My name is Callum Wells, and I’ve been fortunate to spend more than two decades returning to Tasmania’s remote south-west wilderness.
Some of my earliest and fondest memories are of sitting in the co-pilot’s seat beside my grandfather, Don Wells, as he guided the plane onto the small quartzite airstrip at Melaleuca. From above, the vast landscape seemed endless, a place unlike anywhere else in the world, or at least that’s what my Dad would say anyway.
It wasn’t until my early twenties that I truly began to understand and appreciate the magic of the South West, It seems there is some kind of calming properties in listening to the Roaring Forties sweeping across the landscape.
My father, Greg, who has been guiding in the Toogelow / Port Davey region for more than thirty years, is the reason behind my love and passion for remote, untouched areas. His gift for storytelling, his deep respect for Aboriginal culture, his knowledge of history, and his commitment to conservation have all played a significant role in shaping who I am today.
For the past five years, I have been guiding in the remote wilderness of the Kimberley in northern Western Australia. Yet every summer I feel the South West calling me home. Perhaps there is something in those tannin-stained waters that keeps me longing to return…
Photo - Greg on the left and Callum on the right
