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  1. SA gov, Malinauskas and Spurrier, have been telling some serious porkies

    #auspol
    #sapolitics
    #algalbloom

    "The South Australian government took months to update its health advice after the discovery of a potentially harmful toxin in the state’s disastrous algal bloom, insisting it posed minimal risk to humans."

    abc.net.au/news/2026-03-16/tox

  2. SA gov, Malinauskas and Spurrier, have been telling some serious porkies

    #auspol
    #sapolitics
    #algalbloom

    "The South Australian government took months to update its health advice after the discovery of a potentially harmful toxin in the state’s disastrous algal bloom, insisting it posed minimal risk to humans."

    abc.net.au/news/2026-03-16/tox

  3. SA gov, Malinauskas and Spurrier, have been telling some serious porkies

    #auspol
    #sapolitics
    #algalbloom

    "The South Australian government took months to update its health advice after the discovery of a potentially harmful toxin in the state’s disastrous algal bloom, insisting it posed minimal risk to humans."

    abc.net.au/news/2026-03-16/tox

  4. SA gov, Malinauskas and Spurrier, have been telling some serious porkies

    #auspol
    #sapolitics
    #algalbloom

    "The South Australian government took months to update its health advice after the discovery of a potentially harmful toxin in the state’s disastrous algal bloom, insisting it posed minimal risk to humans."

    abc.net.au/news/2026-03-16/tox

  5. "Scientists have warned of a potential “regime shift” in the oceans, as the rapid growth of huge mats of seaweed appears to be driven by global heating and excessive enrichment of waters from farming runoff and other pollutants."

    theguardian.com/environment/20
    #AlgalBloom

  6. I feel I ought to qualify and update this. On another 1 hour walk early this morning at Moana #SouthAustralia both of us got that tight chest and cough again 😩 It passes after a couple of hours but it's obviously not over.
    I pity those living right near the beach
    #Adelaide #Algalbloom

  7. Happy to report crystal clear water, plenty of fish, and dolphins off the southern #Adelaide beaches this morning
    #algalbloom #SouthAustralia

  8. #GoodNews that the Little Penguin population around Granite Island is holding (though still with really low numbers (18) of nesting pairs). This is in spite of the forever ongoing Algal Bloom / Infestation.

    The best bit of info is what these guys do to maintain privacy :)

    :: Spoilers ! :: >>>

    "Once a week I take home a mountain of penguin poo and I know there's a camera inside that,"
    ...
    "They literally back up to it and cover it. We get about three nights of coverage before it's smothered."

    Given the infamous smell, THATS commitment.

    abc.net.au/news/2025-11-03/gra

    #penguins #algalbloom #CitizenScientist #SouthOz #TrailCams

  9. #GoodNews that the Little Penguin population around Granite Island is holding (though still with really low numbers (18) of nesting pairs). This is in spite of the forever ongoing Algal Bloom / Infestation.

    The best bit of info is what these guys do to maintain privacy :)

    :: Spoilers ! :: >>>

    "Once a week I take home a mountain of penguin poo and I know there's a camera inside that,"
    ...
    "They literally back up to it and cover it. We get about three nights of coverage before it's smothered."

    Given the infamous smell, THATS commitment.

    abc.net.au/news/2025-11-03/gra

    #penguins #algalbloom #CitizenScientist #SouthOz #TrailCams

  10. #GoodNews that the Little Penguin population around Granite Island is holding (though still with really low numbers (18) of nesting pairs). This is in spite of the forever ongoing Algal Bloom / Infestation.

    The best bit of info is what these guys do to maintain privacy :)

    :: Spoilers ! :: >>>

    "Once a week I take home a mountain of penguin poo and I know there's a camera inside that,"
    ...
    "They literally back up to it and cover it. We get about three nights of coverage before it's smothered."

    Given the infamous smell, THATS commitment.

    abc.net.au/news/2025-11-03/gra

    #penguins #algalbloom #CitizenScientist #SouthOz #TrailCams

  11. #GoodNews that the Little Penguin population around Granite Island is holding (though still with really low numbers (18) of nesting pairs). This is in spite of the forever ongoing Algal Bloom / Infestation.

    The best bit of info is what these guys do to maintain privacy :)

    :: Spoilers ! :: >>>

    "Once a week I take home a mountain of penguin poo and I know there's a camera inside that,"
    ...
    "They literally back up to it and cover it. We get about three nights of coverage before it's smothered."

    Given the infamous smell, THATS commitment.

    abc.net.au/news/2025-11-03/gra

    #penguins #algalbloom #CitizenScientist #SouthOz #TrailCams

  12. #GoodNews that the Little Penguin population around Granite Island is holding (though still with really low numbers (18) of nesting pairs). This is in spite of the forever ongoing Algal Bloom / Infestation.

    The best bit of info is what these guys do to maintain privacy :)

    :: Spoilers ! :: >>>

    "Once a week I take home a mountain of penguin poo and I know there's a camera inside that,"
    ...
    "They literally back up to it and cover it. We get about three nights of coverage before it's smothered."

    Given the infamous smell, THATS commitment.

    abc.net.au/news/2025-11-03/gra

    #penguins #algalbloom #CitizenScientist #SouthOz #TrailCams

  13. Kudos to the #SouthAustralia Government for producing this informative 12 page booklet, mailed to every address in the state (?)
    It doesn't deal with solutions but it gives everybody a good basic understanding of what's happening with the #algalbloom in our ocean

  14. Travel and dining vouchers on offer in SA’s algal bloom summer plan

    Some customers at South Australian coastal dining venues will be able to access $50 cashback on their meal over summer under a $15 million state and federal government progr…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Dining #algae #algal #Algalbloom #algalbloomtourism #bloomtourism #coastiscalling #tourismalgalbloom #tourismvouchers
    diningandcooking.com/2329119/t

  15. Travel and dining vouchers on offer in SA’s algal bloom summer plan

    Some customers at South Australian coastal dining venues will be able to access $50 cashback on their meal over summer under a $15 million state and federal government progr…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Dining #algae #algal #Algalbloom #algalbloomtourism #bloomtourism #coastiscalling #tourismalgalbloom #tourismvouchers
    diningandcooking.com/2329119/t

  16. Travel and dining vouchers on offer in SA’s algal bloom summer plan

    Some customers at South Australian coastal dining venues will be able to access $50 cashback on their meal over summer under a $15 million state and federal government progr…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Dining #algae #algal #Algalbloom #algalbloomtourism #bloomtourism #coastiscalling #tourismalgalbloom #tourismvouchers
    diningandcooking.com/2329119/t

  17. Travel and dining vouchers on offer in SA’s algal bloom summer plan

    Some customers at South Australian coastal dining venues will be able to access $50 cashback on their meal over summer under a $15 million state and federal government progr…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Dining #algae #algal #Algalbloom #algalbloomtourism #bloomtourism #coastiscalling #tourismalgalbloom #tourismvouchers
    diningandcooking.com/2329119/t

  18. "find someone who's willing to make a prediction around the #algalbloom ask them to put their house on it — there are a lot of predictions out there at the moment, and none of them are consistent."
    #southaustralia
    abc.net.au/news/2025-10-12/sa-

  19. Record beach patrols in South Australia this summer as life savers help battle algal bloom

    As South Australia’s nearly 3,000 surf life savers return to the beaches for the season, they have an…
    #NewsBeep #News #Australia #Adelaide #algaebloom #algalbloom #AU #beaches #PeterMalinauskas #SouthAustralia #summer #summerplan #surflifesaving
    newsbeep.com/au/206925/

  20. Checking out the #algalbloom in southern #Adelaide. The incoming tide at the Onkaparinga river mouth looks deceptively clean this evening 👍

  21. Australia’s youngest senator Charlotte Walker delivers candid ‘first speech’

    The nation’s youngest senator has opened up about her battle against bullying as well as her concerns about…
    #NewsBeep #News #Australia #algalbloom #AU #bullying #charlottewalker #Climatechange #domesticviolence #firstspeech #netzero #parliament #royalcommission #senator #SouthAustralia
    newsbeep.com/au/97531/

  22. With an #algalbloom, bleeding turtles and voiceover artist Ellen now a refugee from her homeland there's much material for a dark third film in the #Nemo franchise 😢
    #findingNemo #Australia

  23. With an #algalbloom, bleeding turtles and voiceover artist Ellen now a refugee from her homeland there's much material for a dark third film in the #Nemo franchise 😢
    #findingNemo #Australia

  24. With an #algalbloom, bleeding turtles and voiceover artist Ellen now a refugee from her homeland there's much material for a dark third film in the #Nemo franchise 😢
    #findingNemo #Australia

  25. With an #algalbloom, bleeding turtles and voiceover artist Ellen now a refugee from her homeland there's much material for a dark third film in the #Nemo franchise 😢
    #findingNemo #Australia