Watch this space - your chance to get close to a bilby

Bilbies have become an Australian icon, despite the fact that most Australians have never seen one.

Well, pretty soon Australian readers will have a chance to win a trip to see them close up at Australian Wildlife Conservancy's Scotia Sanctuary.

I've been working on a project we'll launch next week with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, AWC and Rabbit Free Australia.  Hint: it's coming up to the 150th anniversary of rabbits in Australia (as well as the publication of Darwin's Origin).  In a week, you can come back and learn details of a fantastic competition to tell us about your rabbit story.  The prize is one you can't buy - working with a bilby scientist in the Australian outback, so make sure you let any budding writers know.