BellingenNSW<p>'Last chance to see' tourism: See rare or endangered species before they disappear<br>Bird-tracking apps turning sightings into stampedes<br>Chasing online alerts with a lot of fossil fuel.<br>"Almost one in six Australian birds are threatened with extinction."<br>>><br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-15/tourism-industry-twitchers-birdwatching/104919868" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-02-15/tou</span><span class="invisible">rism-industry-twitchers-birdwatching/104919868</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/birdwatching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdwatching</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/twitchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>twitchers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/overtourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overtourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LoggingImpacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoggingImpacts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/landclearing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landclearing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extinction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TheDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheDrive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SUVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SUVs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Fossilfuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fossilfuels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pets</span></a></p>
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BellingenNSW<p>The Dorrigo Escarpment Great Walk</p><p>Intensifying the throughput rate with a series of soaring walkways through the Gondwana Rainforest </p><p>The $56.4 million investment in Dorrigo National Park will create “accessible, engaging and immersive experiences for visitors. The 4-day walking track will “connect people with nature... The new 46-km multi-day walk along the rugged escarpment within Dorrigo and Bindarri national parks, includes hiker camps, pedestrian bridges and lookouts.”</p><p>The review of environmental factors for the Dorrigo Escarpment Great Walk is available for public comment <br>>> until 24 February 2025. >><br><a href="https://www2.environment.nsw.gov.au/topics/parks-reserves-and-protected-areas/park-management/community-engagement/walking-tracks-and-trails-in-national-parks/dorrigo-great-walk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www2.environment.nsw.gov.au/to</span><span class="invisible">pics/parks-reserves-and-protected-areas/park-management/community-engagement/walking-tracks-and-trails-in-national-parks/dorrigo-great-walk</span></a><br><a href="https://www.nsw.gov.au/have-your-say/dorrigo-escarpment-great-walk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nsw.gov.au/have-your-say/dorri</span><span class="invisible">go-escarpment-great-walk</span></a></p><p>The Dorrigo Escarpment Great Walk project has the potential to put though an extra 200,000 visitors ...><br><a href="https://bellingenshirenews.com/2023/11/22/new-opportunities-flagged-for-shire/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bellingenshirenews.com/2023/11</span><span class="invisible">/22/new-opportunities-flagged-for-shire/</span></a></p><p>There is an information session at the </p><p>Gleniffer Hall at 10am on Tuesday 11 February </p><p>at which staff from National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) will outline the draft review of environmental factors (REF) for the Dorrigo Escarpment Great Walk.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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target="_blank">#<span>walkways</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MoreThanHuman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoreThanHuman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/impacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>impacts</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Tourism leads the pack in growing carbon emissions</p><p>"The most net emissions were reported in aviation, utilities and private vehicle use for travel. Australia ranked in the top 20 countries that together contributed three quarters of the total tourism carbon footprint in 2019.">><br><a href="https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2024/11/tourism-leads-pack-growing-carbon-emissions" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">uq.edu.au/news/article/2024/11</span><span class="invisible">/tourism-leads-pack-growing-carbon-emissions</span></a></p><p>Drivers of global tourism carbon emissions<br>"National tourism decarbonisation strategies will require demand volume thresholds to be defined to align global tourism with the Paris Agreement." >><br><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-54582-7" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nature.com/articles/s41467-024</span><span class="invisible">-54582-7</span></a></p><p>"The study found air travel and private vehicle use were the two biggest contributors to tourism's carbon footprint. Australians, meanwhile, are travelling overseas in record numbers..." >><br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-11/tourism-air-travel-carbon-emissions-surge-environment/104701158" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2024-12-11/tou</span><span class="invisible">rism-air-travel-carbon-emissions-surge-environment/104701158</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBreakdown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/mobility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobility</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ParisAgreement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParisAgreement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PrivateVehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateVehicles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TheDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheDrive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/tourists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/LongHaul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongHaul</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AirTravel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirTravel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/harm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CarbonFootprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonFootprint</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/electric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electric</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/vehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vehicles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GHG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GHG</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Fom Queensland to NSW, the same story:</p><p>“Koala habitats have got smaller and smaller over the years, and the roads through them have got busier...The animals that draw visitors to the Queensland capital are being run down at an alarming rate. Just three days apart in November, separate pairs of mother and joey koalas were hit by vehicles and left to suffer on the side of the road. They were just hit and left. People don’t stop..This year we've hit over 100 within a 6km radius." </p><p>vehicle strikes crashes <br><a href="https://au.news.yahoo.com/road-sign-exposes-dark-truth-about-popular-tourist-attraction-030508724.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">au.news.yahoo.com/road-sign-ex</span><span class="invisible">poses-dark-truth-about-popular-tourist-attraction-030508724.html</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/koalas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>koalas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sprawl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/motorists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>motorists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roadkill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roadkill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TheDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheDrive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Brisbane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brisbane</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bellingen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GlenifferRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlenifferRoad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TheGreatKoalaNationalPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheGreatKoalaNationalPark</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SacrificeZone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SacrificeZone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ecocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/extinction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extinction</span></a> makers</p>
BellingenNSW<p>"Indigenous people here speak of the lack of memorials on this land. <br>But every bordered property is a site for dark tourism in Australia. <br>Dark tourism is the effort to seek out destinations of violence and devastation, but it is not hard to see genocide from our front door in this country...Tim Rowse has called the “ongoing colonial encounter sometimes called ‘Australia’”<br>>><br><a href="https://theconversation.com/dark-tourism-is-attracting-visitors-to-war-zones-and-sites-of-atrocities-in-israel-and-ukraine-why-240119" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/dark-touri</span><span class="invisible">sm-is-attracting-visitors-to-war-zones-and-sites-of-atrocities-in-israel-and-ukraine-why-240119</span></a></p><p>Gumbaynggirr Country is located on the mid-north coast of New South Wales. It is also known as the Bellingen/ Gleniffer Valley and has curated three reserves in the 21st century with memorials which are all named after white settlers:</p><p>The Arthur Keough Reserve (Never Never River) is named after the first settler pioneer families to arrive in the Gleniffer Valley. <br><a href="http://www.bellingennow.com/about/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bellingennow.com/about/index.h</span><span class="invisible">tml</span></a></p><p>Angel Gabriel Capararo 'modernised' the Promised land.<br><a href="http://www.bellingennow.com/Angel_Gabriel_Capararo/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bellingennow.com/Angel_Gabriel</span><span class="invisible">_Capararo/index.html</span></a></p><p>Earl Preston reserve was named after a settler who arrived in 1929<br><a href="http://www.bellingennow.com/Earl_Preston/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bellingennow.com/Earl_Preston/</span><span class="invisible">index.html</span></a></p><p>Nothing about the massacres and the poisoning to death of local Aboriginal people.</p><p>Colonial Frontier Massacres, Australia, 1788 to 1930<br><a href="https://c21ch.newcastle.edu.au/colonialmassacres/map.php" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">c21ch.newcastle.edu.au/colonia</span><span class="invisible">lmassacres/map.php</span></a><br><a href="https://howlinginfinite.com/2021/03/22/dark-deeds-in-" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">howlinginfinite.com/2021/03/22</span><span class="invisible">/dark-deeds-in-</span></a><br><a href="https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/189773560" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/art</span><span class="invisible">icle/189773560</span></a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_poisonings_of_Aboriginal_Australians" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_poi</span><span class="invisible">sonings_of_Aboriginal_Australians</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GumbaynggirrCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GumbaynggirrCountry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bellingen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Fernmount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fernmount</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Gleniffer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gleniffer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TheDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheDrive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MidNorthCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MidNorthCoast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/IndigenousPeoples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousPeoples</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/massacres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>massacres</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/memorials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memorials</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/DarkTourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkTourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TuthTelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TuthTelling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/denial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>denial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SettlerSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SettlerSociety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>colonialism</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Are Australia's 4WD enthusiasts wrecking the bush?<br>From bushwalking to ALL TERRAIN driving in the bush</p><p>"4WD touring is booming and it's putting unprecedented pressure on the bush. The increased traffic is also degrading many of the tracks...Many of the tracks are historical — initially built for logging, gold mining or firebreaks — and are not designed for four-wheel driving. These tracks proliferate, they very rarely disappear."</p><p>"Something bogs up, drivers go round it, and it gets bigger, damages vegetation and spreads weeds and pests...The rules for four-wheel drives are the same whether you're in a national park or in a state forest, you're supposed to drive them on a road. You're not supposed to drive them around in the bush, willy nilly."</p><p>"Seasonal closures can also protect areas at risk of degradation.The spokesperson says 181 infringements totalling more than $60,000 were given to people caught driving cars or riding trail bikes illegally off-road or in restricted areas last year."</p><p>Déjà vu of SUVs being washed in a perennial stream (Orara River) on the eastern slopes of the Dorrigo Plateau and nappies deposited on river rocks.<br>>><br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-13/4wd-tracks-see-boom-in-drivers-damaging-landscape-high-country/104049400" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2024-07-13/4wd</span><span class="invisible">-tracks-see-boom-in-drivers-damaging-landscape-high-country/104049400</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NPs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NPs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TheBush" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheBush</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TheDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheDrive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bellingen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Orara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Orara</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rivers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NeverNever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverNever</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SUVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SUVs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ATV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ATV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/OffRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OffRoad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/DomesticTourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DomesticTourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/rubbish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rubbish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/weeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weeds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/toilets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toilets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/degradation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>degradation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/car" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>car</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/bushwalking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bushwalking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/habitat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>habitat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Unchecked tourism at Bellingen's Never Never River<br>Indigenous custodians embrace chance to curb tourism at 'trashed' swimming spot</p><p>"Occasional closure part of Indigenous Protected Area plan for troubled Never Never River's Promised Lands. The spot has now been declared part of an 81,000-hectare Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) in the Bellingen Valley." </p><p>"There have been concerns about pollution in the Never Never River at a popular swimming spot known as the Promised Lands, near the town of Bellingen...In January 2023, water quality at the river showed concerning levels of faecal matter, with human and dog excrement the suspected source."</p><p>"It was once regarded as something of a secret spot, but coverage on social media has seen it become an increasingly popular swimming site. But as the site is not recognised as a tourist area by Forestry Corporation NSW, which manages the Crown Land, there are no public toilets or rubbish bins, and minimal parking."</p><p>"Rather than it being a free-for-all, driving up and down from sacred places, we need to give it a rest sometimes during the year."<br>>><br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-10/never-never-river-bellingen-indigenous-protected-area/103993356" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2024-07-10/nev</span><span class="invisible">er-never-river-bellingen-indigenous-protected-area/103993356</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PromisedLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PromisedLand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NeverNever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverNever</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rivers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bellingen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TheDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheDrive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ExcessiveTourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExcessiveTourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SaveTuckersNob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveTuckersNob</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GumbaynggirrCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GumbaynggirrCountry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GoBeforeYouGo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GoBeforeYouGo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/swimming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swimming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/toilets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toilets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MidNorthCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MidNorthCoast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/platypus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platypus</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Freedom and harm distribution<br>Cartoon: Andy Singer<br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SUVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SUVs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CarDependency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarDependency</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TheDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheDrive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/harm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harm</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Gleniffer Reserves and waterways management</p><p>There will be a review of the 5 year management plan of the Gleniffer Reserves. A meeting will be held at the Gleniffer Hall on Tuesday 23rd January from 9.30am to 12 noon.</p><p>Once residents and visitors have frequented the local watering holes in Bellingen, the swimming holes at Gleniffer are the main thing to do on a hot day. The mass tourism is funneled via ' the tourist drive'. The scenic country road has just been reconstructed into a highway-like infrastructure. Motorists are now enticed to race from the watering hole to the swimming hole. Cars park as close as possible to the small creeks and unload dogs and gear. The unwanted waste is commonly left behind for the local wildlife and the next load of visitors.</p><p>The reserves have a lot of car parking infrastructure and educational signage about settler explorers now.</p><p>A "Go before you go” campaign urges visitors to go to a public toilet before leaving the township. Many motorists/swimmers forget and the dogs can't read.</p><p>The 'upgrade' of Gleniffer road channeled the flow of visitors into local waterways that have no toilets.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/toilets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toilets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waste</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rivers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/platypus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platypus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/waterways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waterways</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GumbaynggirrCountry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GumbaynggirrCountry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GlenifferRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlenifferRoad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Gleniffer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gleniffer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PromisedLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PromisedLand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TheDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheDrive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NeverNever" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverNever</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bellingen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/OverTourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OverTourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>The end of the road trip?</p><p>The culture of 'the drive' requires sisyphean road maintenance, especially in a climate emergency.</p><p>Mobile sprawl as a form of 'recreation' eliminates the landscape. It is the annihilation of space and time. Motorists want to get from their door to the spectacle in the fastest way possible. The 'in-between space' viewed through the car window vanishes.</p><p>The pleasure cruise from A to B does not just degrade the landscape, but also eradicates possibilities of a livable planet. The overuse by the masses in their fossil fuel boxes makes the hillsides crumble, leads to landslides and erosion. After flash flooding, drought and heatwaves the roads have to be rebuilt over and over again.</p><p>Here are three cases of 'scenic drives': <br>California, Victoria and NSW</p><p>Extreme weather is changing California. These road trips show how<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/28/climate-extremes-california-road-trip" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2023/d</span><span class="invisible">ec/28/climate-extremes-california-road-trip</span></a></p><p>Climate Risk : The Path Ahead for the Great Ocean Road <br>Unsustainable Tourism<br><a href="https://www.earlywarningnetwork.com.au/news/the-path-ahead-for-the-great-ocean-road" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">earlywarningnetwork.com.au/new</span><span class="invisible">s/the-path-ahead-for-the-great-ocean-road</span></a></p><p>Waterfall Way scenic drive, NSW <br><a href="https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/driving-routes/waterfall-way-scenic-drive" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/thing</span><span class="invisible">s-to-do/driving-routes/waterfall-way-scenic-drive</span></a><br>Why is the road called Waterfall Way ?<br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-15/waterfall-way-in-dorrigo-coffs-harbour-wet-weather-nsw/12986532" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2020-12-15/wat</span><span class="invisible">erfall-way-in-dorrigo-coffs-harbour-wet-weather-nsw/12986532</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TheDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheDrive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ScenicDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScenicDrive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/vehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vehicles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobileSprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobileSprawl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/hazards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hazards</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RoadTrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoadTrips</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/So50s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>So50s</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/BigAuto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigAuto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MobilityDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobilityDesign</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dromology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dromology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/speed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GreatOceanRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatOceanRoad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/WaterfallWay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterfallWay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Dorrigo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dorrigo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NSW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GlenifferRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlenifferRoad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/landscapes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landscapes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/erosion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>erosion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RockFall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RockFall</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FlashFlooding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FlashFlooding</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>The biggest likely source of microplastics in California coastal waters? Our car tires <br>Driving is not just an air pollution and climate change problem — turns out, it just might be the largest contributor of microplastics in California coastal waters.</p><p>“No one had looked at all the water rushing off the streets during rainfall events to see whether that had plastics in it...That makes all that driving we do something to think about, not just in the Bay Area, but any setting where there are cars.”</p><p>“...It’s about individual behavior change, it’s about more corporate responsibility. Together, we can make a big change.”</p><p><a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2019-10-02/california-microplastics-ocean-study" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">latimes.com/environment/story/</span><span class="invisible">2019-10-02/california-microplastics-ocean-study</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/tyres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tyres</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traffic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bellingen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TheDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheDrive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/parking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellinger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bellinger</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rivers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NeverNeverRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverNeverRiver</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/catchment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catchment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Worldwide there is a growing commitments to swimmable rivers and clean natural waterways.<br><a href="https://theconversation.com/olympic-swimming-in-the-seine-highlights-efforts-to-clean-up-city-rivers-worldwide-210714" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/olympic-sw</span><span class="invisible">imming-in-the-seine-highlights-efforts-to-clean-up-city-rivers-worldwide-210714</span></a></p><p>The case of the Bellingen's scenic swimming hole <br>Bellingen just smashed in a "$5.2M “gate way to the Promised Land” so that mass tourism can speed along the new 'highway' (Gleniffer Road) to the Never Never Creek. It is the town's main 'tourist destination' (but has no public toilet).</p><p>In January the Promised Land swimming hole near Bellingen recorded faecal contamination of water. "Council advised swimmers to stay out of the Never Never River.” Humans and dogs were blamed for the faecal matter. "It has been very popular over the holiday period and there are certainly indications that people have been using the riparian area there along the banks for toileting purposes”<br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-18/promised-land-swimming-hole-bellingen-faecal-contamination/101844606" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2023-01-18/pro</span><span class="invisible">mised-land-swimming-hole-bellingen-faecal-contamination/101844606</span></a></p><p>“Tell the city you want your river back”<br><a href="https://popupcity.net/insights/the-renaissance-of-urban-swimming/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">popupcity.net/insights/the-ren</span><span class="invisible">aissance-of-urban-swimming/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/swimming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swimming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SwimmingHole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SwimmingHole</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bellingen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rivers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/OverTourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OverTourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traffic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/holidays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>holidays</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/stormwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stormwater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wastewater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wastewater</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dogs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EnterococcusBacteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnterococcusBacteria</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FecalContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FecalContamination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ArthurKeoghReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArthurKeoghReserve</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NeverNeverRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeverNeverRiver</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ThePromisedLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThePromisedLand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TheDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheDrive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TuckersNobStateForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TuckersNobStateForest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/platypus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>platypus</span></a></p>
Amgine<p>Just heard a story on <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBC</span></a>’s <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/morningedition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>morningedition</span></a> ( <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Vancouver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vancouver</span></a>) about a new-to-me <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/indie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indie</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bookstore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstore</span></a>: Cross & Crows on Commercial Drive. Apparently recently opened.</p><p>Time to visit <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/thedrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thedrive</span></a>…</p><p><a href="https://www.crossandcrows.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">crossandcrows.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/IndieBookstores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieBookstores</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>The electrification of domestic car travel<br>The Bellingen case</p><p>Now that the Gleniffer 'highway' is nearly complete they discover it's so past century. The 'Scenic Drive to Gleniffer' has no EV charging network, no cycle paths, no footpaths and no toilets. But you get to experience the change from a quite scenic country road to a highway like ambience leading you along logging sites and tonnes of cement.</p><p>A post-servo highway? How electric vehicles are changing the Australian roadscape <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/22/electric-vehicles-australia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">23/jul/22/electric-vehicles-australia</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Bellingen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bellingen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PromisedLand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PromisedLand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GlenifferRd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlenifferRd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/TheDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheDrive</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cycling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/so50s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>so50s</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/denial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>denial</span></a></p>
Finder of Impossible Things<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Journal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journal</span></a>, Day 1091<br>Wednesday, 15 March 2023</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/wfh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wfh</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Thedrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thedrive</span></a><br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/disconnected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disconnected</span></a> <br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/lovebirdegg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lovebirdegg</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/birdsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsofmastodon</span></a> <br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/kingbedalltomyself" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kingbedalltomyself</span></a></p>
Let's go to the 3DBB.<p><a href="https://masthead.social/tags/TheMorningLine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheMorningLine</span></a>: </p><p><a href="https://masthead.social/tags/LauraMarling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LauraMarling</span></a>, Master Hunter <br><a href="https://masthead.social/tags/TheHarptones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheHarptones</span></a>, Sunday Kind Of Love <br><a href="https://masthead.social/tags/TheBeatles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheBeatles</span></a>, Getting Better <br><a href="https://masthead.social/tags/TheFaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheFaces</span></a>, Cindy Incidentally <br><a href="https://masthead.social/tags/TheBeachBoys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheBeachBoys</span></a>, Mountain Of Love <br><a href="https://masthead.social/tags/TheDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheDrive</span></a>-ByTruckers, Sink Hole <br><a href="https://masthead.social/tags/TrevorSensor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrevorSensor</span></a>, In Hollywood, Everyone Is Plastic</p>
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