#chrislewis — Public Fediverse posts

How chickens and cattle are a surprising fit in soil restoration
By Joanna Prendergast and Chris Lewis

Chickens and cattle are an unusual combination, but a West Australian pastoralist believes they can complement each other to improve soil health.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-19/wildflower-chickens-experiment-grazier-improves-soil-health/107032622

#Agriculture #SoilResources #Agribusiness #PoultryFarming #BeefCattleFarming #JoannaPrendergast #ChrisLewis

Memory of late partner blooms in sharing wildflowers
By Chloe Henville and Chris Lewis

Leonie Aspin shares her wonder of nature and honours the memory of her partner by travelling from New Zealand to rural WA each year as the wildflowers bloom.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-16/new-zealand-to-wa-midwest-wildflowers-tourism/107030124

#Volunteering #Grief #RegionalCommunities #TravelandTourism #Environment #ChloeHenville #ChrisLewis

Idle, aging oil platform raises alarm for Dongara's fishers
By Piper Duffy and Chris Lewis

As junior oil and gas companies Pilot Energy and Triangle Energy enter voluntary administration, an aging oil rig is sitting idly at sea off the coast of WA's Midwest.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-26/abandoned-oil-platform-concerns-dongara-locals/106950558

#OilandGas #FishingandAquacultureIndustry #WaterPollution #PiperDuffy #ChrisLewis

Book inspires Wajarri man to ditch mining for leadership
By Chris Lewis

Board meetings and navigating native title were not on Kurt McIntosh's radar until he stumbled upon a book at the airport.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-12/book-at-the-airport-transforms-wajarri-man-kurt-mcintosh/106884492

#IndigenousAustralians #Leadership #ChrisLewis