Monthly Archives: January 2022

This weeks links (2022-01-30)

In brief: 🐴 Australia’s higher grasslands being damaged by introduced herbivores – study (2022-Feb-03) [Horsetalk NZ] 🐴 Exotic herbivores dominate Australian high-elevation grasslands (2021-Dec-03) [Conservation Science and Practice] 🌊 Rip currents – know the dangers (2016-Feb-02) [Wilderness Mag NZ] 🥾 … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2022-01-23)

In brief: 🐠 NSW students find tropical starfish 600km from home in climate change warning (2022-Jan-23) [SMH] 🛻 How to Build Your Overland Vehicle Like an Australian (2022-Jan-27) [Outside] 💻 A Bug in Early Creative Commons Licenses Has Enabled a … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2022-01-16)

In brief: 🌊 Seaton man drowns at Grange Beach while trying to rescue daughter (2022-Jan-20) [ABC News] ❝ He cautioned against using inflatable toys offshore. “Already today we have seen two incidents of that nature today and that has resulted … Continue reading

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Running/Riding – what’s next? (Part 19)

The previous plan covered October 2021 to the end of December 2021. Welcome to 2022! Last updated: 2022-Mar-22 11:45am The adventure continues …

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This weeks links (2022-01-09)

In brief: 📽 The Summit of the Gods (2021) [Netflix] [[IMDB]] 🐸 Experience the spectacular sounds of a Murrumbidgee wetland erupting with life as water returns (2022-Jan-12) [The Conversation] 🕹 Usborne’s 1980s range of childrens’ coding books have been released … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2022-01-02)

In brief: 🦕 Gulgong farmer’s fantastic fossil find uncovers unknown ancient species (2022-Jan-08) [SMH] ⛺️ Scouts Victoria holds jamboree for 7,000 people in face of COVID-19, logistical challenges (2021-Dec-31) [ABC News] ❝ It’s the equivalent of 200 school camps all … Continue reading

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January – Biderap Dry Season

Biderap Dry Season (January-February) Hot, dry weather. High temperatures and low rainfall. ❝ I don’t know why, we used to play around the tussock grass. Playing hidey. So they must have been big enough to hide around. And it was … Continue reading

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In the January-2022 Sky

01 January – Mars is occulted by the thin crescent Moon 03 January – Super New Moon 03 January – Earth’s Perihelion (the point on its orbit closest to the Sun) 03/04 January – Quadrantids Meteor Shower 2022, Visibility very … Continue reading

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