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Ian Smith

@ecologian.bsky.social

Anthropic landscape ecology, building natural capital, and entomology. Social media director of Australian Entomological Society. πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸœπŸŒΏ

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Record spike in whooping cough cases due to 'potentially catastrophic' trend A "potentially catastrophic" decline in Australia's childhood vaccination rates has contributed to the sharpest increase in cases of whooping cough in 35 years, infectious diseases experts say.

Whooping cough cases hit record high after vaccine rate drop in Australia.

-we need a government Comms campaign about the benefits of vaccination. Yesterday.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

15.02.2026 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Apparently Melbourne Museum has shed about 100 jobs this financial year.

07.02.2026 08:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
"Can someone please explain to me what the purpose of this fenced-in area is? We can't even walk through it. Occasionally I see workers from the council performing some sort of scrub clearing operation. Whenever I go past it, I can't help but feel what a waste it is not to allocate this area to residential housing."

"Can someone please explain to me what the purpose of this fenced-in area is? We can't even walk through it. Occasionally I see workers from the council performing some sort of scrub clearing operation. Whenever I go past it, I can't help but feel what a waste it is not to allocate this area to residential housing."

The best part of working with native grasslands is the community support.

27.01.2026 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I have a patch of ruby salt bush that keeps the ground temp in the low to mid 20's

27.01.2026 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bricks at 9:30pm after a 40 degree day, still 35 degrees, but Boston ivy keeps the bricks 5 degrees cooler. A very cheap form of insulation.

07.01.2026 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm reading through Abundance because everyone seemed to, and I'm not yet in a position to offer a critique but a few things have caught my attention. I'll collate a few here as I go.

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06.01.2026 08:33 β€” πŸ‘ 94    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 8

Down to 37 degrees, better get the puffer jacket out.

07.01.2026 07:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

41mins 21seconds: saved $100 on car insurance through the phone call, but boy it's a slog.

06.01.2026 04:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Occupation, okidoki.

04.01.2026 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My article I wrote for HortInsights is now published in their Summer edition:

Thanks to Australian Institute of Horticulture for publishing.

19.12.2025 01:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How playing Tetris can unlock your dreams and help treat trauma Scientists are harnessing the Tetris effect, a phenomenon described by people who play the classic 1980s video puzzle game, to help unlock dreams and treat post traumatic stress disorder.

Just a reminder a game of Tetris is a good idea.

www.abc.net.au/news/health/...

14.12.2025 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The cognitive dissonance:
1) I support this law while it doesn't impact my children
2) I support this law to stop my children doing what I currently allow them to do.

11.12.2025 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The kangaroo apple planted next to the lemon tree is loving the high nitrogen fertiliser not intended for it.

07.12.2025 01:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

See you there!

26.11.2025 05:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Similar to last night's 'let's free up some Tupperware containers' dinner.

23.11.2025 08:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Could the last person out please turn off the lights?

18.11.2025 05:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

3: economics wouldn't support coalition policy.

16.11.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Loaded potatoes with sides, stick em in the slow cooker overnight on high for time saving on the day.

16.11.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good chance of aurora sightings in Melbourne tonight.

12.11.2025 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just lost a job interview because it's a temporary position and I'm currently under a temporary position within the same organisation, even though they are completely different roles.
Well thought out law that one.

12.11.2025 02:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Graph translation into English.

Graph translation into English.

If interested

07.11.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When I was working in an aid program the biggest problem I saw was they were not evidence run, but started with the solution then tired to find the problem. Eg:
"I'm here to dig a well!",

"we don't need a well we need registration trucks for shipping produce to market",

"I've built you a well"!

01.11.2025 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We had USB thumbdrive bootable MSN chat to bypass the school blocks in the in the 2000's

31.10.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Indigenous flowers in my garden.

27.10.2025 02:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They appear to struggle and then you walk out one day and find there edge 2m away :P

26.10.2025 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Or Alturnitively if you are a land manager Chilean needle grass is also flowering... Might want to map and spray that out...

24.10.2025 05:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Native wild flowers such as wattles and cassinia.

Native wild flowers such as wattles and cassinia.

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If you are looking for something to do this weekend, now's the time to go for a nature walk and see the wild flowers

24.10.2025 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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My indigenous garden is starting to gain attention! Hopefully this blue tongue will help remove all the snails.

18.10.2025 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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