Goanna

Arguably the 'Greenest' band in Australian history, Goanna seemed comprised solely of new-wave hippies whose prime concerns were the environment and improved treatment of Aborigines . . .

The band's debut single, Solid Rock, was written by singer Shane Howard following a trip through Central Australia. The song featured the didgeridoo player from Aboriginal band No Fixed Address, Billy Inda.

Ever the band with a social conscience, Goanna released Let The Franklin Flow in May 1983 under the pseudonym Gordon Franklin and The Wilderness Ensemble (referring to the dozen or so backing singers who joined the band onstage during the live recording of the single). 

Going one step further, the B-side of the single featured a well-known environmental activist speaking about why the proposal to dam Tasmania's Franklin River was a bad thing. Riveting listening . . .