In various roles as Principal at the Zoo Education Service, Education Manager at the Melbourne Museum, National Coordinator of Waterkeepers Australia and Executive Officer of the South East Councils Climate Change Alliance, I gave many papers and presentations to all manner of audiences. There might be ideas here that start, stretch and/or confirm your thinking. I’m up for a discussion and argument about what is here. Get in touch please.
New recordings of critically endangered night parrots music to ears of Kimberley rangers, scientists Ben Collins ABC Kimberley 27 May 2021 This photograph of a night parrot was captured in 2015. Supplied: …
Night parrot found to have poor vision, keeps running into things in the dark Kemii Maguire ABC North West Qld 12 June 2020 Night parrots have similar eye size to other parrots, …
There is no doubt that John Young did ornithology a great service with his discovery of the Night parrot in 2013. He appears to have lost the plot since then …
Winning the Liveability Trifecta 9th Making Cities Liveable Conference 27 – 28 June 2016 Pullman Melbourne on the Park Greg Hunt Executive Officer South East Councils Climate Change Alliance* Urmi …
There’s been much written of late about the Australian Government’s determination to stick with fossil fuels. They regularly resort to the ultimate red herring, Carbon, Capture and Storage, an idea …
Shepp East General Store It’s not so much the layout of the shop that looms large in my mind, but how we operated (or not) within it. The Shepp East …
If Life Feels Bleak, It’s Because Our Civilization is Beginning to Collapse 2030 Will Be Even Worse than 2020. And 2040 Will Be Even Worse than That. Unless. There’s an …
Night parrot research labelled ‘fake news’ by experts after release of damning report ABC’s Background Briefing Exclusive by Ann Jones, Benjamin Sveen, and David Lewis PHOTO: John Young’s photo of a night parrot in …
The night parrot: A mystery as old as our country ABC Science By Ann Jones for The Chase PHOTO: The moon hangs above the Birriliburu protected area in remote Western Australia.(ABC Science: Ann Jones) …
Geoff Lemon, a commentator on sport and culture, writes in an extremely forthright fashion, uses liberal doses of profanity to whack you between the eyes(?) with his arguments and is always worth reading. His argument here is as clear an argument for a carbon tax as you’ll read. Check his blog at Heathen Scripture ‘the Heathen Scripture you have when you’re not having a Heathen Scripture’ which carries articles on the broadest range of topical social issues with an approach, including the most creative use of language, that you won’t find elsewhere. You will blush a bit as you read, however.