Monthly Archives: February 2026

This week’s links (2026-02-22)

📷 2026-02 Oscars Hut2Hut 2026 In brief: 🏛 Police investigating after Victorian teenager assaulted at scout camp in suspected antisemitic attack (2026-Feb-23) [9News] … 🛟 I’m a drowning prevention researcher – my kid’s school swimming carnival shocked me (2026-Feb-24) [The … Continue reading

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This week’s links (2026-02-15)

In brief: 🔥 The case for up-to-date bushfire detection and suppression (2026-Feb-14) Bushfire experts say Victoria’s firefighting strategy is in urgent need of upgrading, given its overreliance on back-burning and underinvestment in early detection.[The Saturday Paper] … 🏛 When politicans … Continue reading

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This week’s links (2026-02-08)

📷 2026-02-07 Scouts Victoria “Outdoor Adventure Conference 2026” In brief: … 🧠 How the Moral Panic Around Kids and Technology May Lead to Harmful Treatments. (2026-Feb-07) [Outdoor Therapy Centre | YouTube] ‪❝ Graham Pringle and Will Dobud unpack Australia’s mainstream … Continue reading

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This week’s links (2026-02-01)

📷 2026-01-30 Night Abseiling – 1st Eltham Leaders In brief: 🧭 AAAS & Good Practice Guides Review: Where We’re Up To and What Comes Next (2026-Feb-05) [Outdoor Council of Australia] … 🌳 The first heat of the year and we … Continue reading

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In the February-2026 Sky

02 Feb – Full Moon 11 Feb – Moon near Antares 17 Feb – New Moon 17 Feb – Annular Solar Eclipse 20 Feb – Moon near Saturn 24 Feb – Waxing Moon near Jupiter 26 Feb – Moon underneath … Continue reading

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February – 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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