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Made this coffee table from timber I salvaged after Cyclone Alfred crossed Brisbane in March 2025. 🪵
The main frame uses hardwood reclaimed from old pallets, ebonised to near-black to contrast against the storm-debris hardwood. The central ring was steam-bent from two halves, then topped with glass to protect and finish the piece.
From disaster debris to something functional.
#Woodworking #DIY #Upcycling #SustainableDesign #Handmade #Carpentry #Brisbane #CycloneAlfred #RecycledMaterials
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Made this coffee table from timber I salvaged after Cyclone Alfred crossed Brisbane in March 2025. 🪵
The main frame uses hardwood reclaimed from old pallets, ebonised to near-black to contrast against the storm-debris hardwood. The central ring was steam-bent from two halves, then topped with glass to protect and finish the piece.
From disaster debris to something functional.
#Woodworking #DIY #Upcycling #SustainableDesign #Handmade #Carpentry #Brisbane #CycloneAlfred #RecycledMaterials
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We're about to set off for another #EmergencyCommsExercise at #SouthbrookQld for the #Toowoomba Endurance Horse Riders' Association Hip Pocket Challenge.
This _was_ to take place in March, however #CycloneAlfred was the final word on that… so it got postponed until now. Southbrook is a little south-west of Toowoomba on the high plains… very open to the wind and quite high in altitude. Consequently, I'm grabbing all the warm gear I can lay my hands on. This morning Toowomba region had a overnight minimum of -0.1°C. Sunday is predicted to get down to 5°C (a little warmer).
It'll also be the first event I try out the checkpoint reporter program I released a couple of weeks ago. I've of course packed clipboards and paper forms, so if things go pear shaped with the computing, we have the paperwork to back it up.
There are four rides taking place. Tomorrow afternoon there's a 20km introductory ride: I understand WICEN's not involved in that one officially, but we'll probably use it as a trial run of the software.
Sunday morning we have an 80km, 40km and 20km ride to support.
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We're about to set off for another #EmergencyCommsExercise at #SouthbrookQld for the #Toowoomba Endurance Horse Riders' Association Hip Pocket Challenge.
This _was_ to take place in March, however #CycloneAlfred was the final word on that… so it got postponed until now. Southbrook is a little south-west of Toowoomba on the high plains… very open to the wind and quite high in altitude. Consequently, I'm grabbing all the warm gear I can lay my hands on. This morning Toowomba region had a overnight minimum of -0.1°C. Sunday is predicted to get down to 5°C (a little warmer).
It'll also be the first event I try out the checkpoint reporter program I released a couple of weeks ago. I've of course packed clipboards and paper forms, so if things go pear shaped with the computing, we have the paperwork to back it up.
There are four rides taking place. Tomorrow afternoon there's a 20km introductory ride: I understand WICEN's not involved in that one officially, but we'll probably use it as a trial run of the software.
Sunday morning we have an 80km, 40km and 20km ride to support.
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I've been busy the last couple of weekends busily coding up a program to assist me on checkpoints at future #EmergencyCommsExercise events.
We have an existing application, written in VisualBASIC 6… which works well, but I worry about future maintainability given its dependence on legacy proprietary development environments.
Therefore I made the decision to write my own: https://checkpointreporter.vk4msl.com/
It uses #Java so it's cross-platform, with fairly simple deployment steps (assuming JREv8+ is there already, just download the .jar and run it). We've got an event at #Southbrook which was moved after #CycloneAlfred wiped things out last time. We'll see how it goes on its inaugural run.
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I've been busy the last couple of weekends busily coding up a program to assist me on checkpoints at future #EmergencyCommsExercise events.
We have an existing application, written in VisualBASIC 6… which works well, but I worry about future maintainability given its dependence on legacy proprietary development environments.
Therefore I made the decision to write my own: https://checkpointreporter.vk4msl.com/
It uses #Java so it's cross-platform, with fairly simple deployment steps (assuming JREv8+ is there already, just download the .jar and run it). We've got an event at #Southbrook which was moved after #CycloneAlfred wiped things out last time. We'll see how it goes on its inaugural run.
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It is windy and rainy outside, so now they are expecting to go into the laundry, just like they did for #CycloneAlfred
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It is windy and rainy outside, so now they are expecting to go into the laundry, just like they did for #CycloneAlfred
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We're off again for this year's first #EmergencyCommsExercise. This event is another #HorseEnduranceRide taking place at #KilkivanQld.
First for the year because #CycloneAlfred saw the cancellation of the event at #SouthbrookQld.
I hear we're using 2m FM simplex for this one. Cross-band operation here we come.
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We're off again for this year's first #EmergencyCommsExercise. This event is another #HorseEnduranceRide taking place at #KilkivanQld.
First for the year because #CycloneAlfred saw the cancellation of the event at #SouthbrookQld.
I hear we're using 2m FM simplex for this one. Cross-band operation here we come.
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During Cyclone Alfred, a local quarry dam in Mount Gravatt burst open, sending debris downstream
https://mountgravattnews.com.au/bmi-group-denies-contamination-claims-after-mt-gravatt-quarry-incident/ 'The company denies any contamination occurred, asserting that all water released from the site met safety standards... Residents in the area have expressed concerns about the long-term environmental impact of the incident, particularly on the local ecosystem. Some have questioned whether BMI Group had sufficient safeguards in place to prevent such an event.'
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During Cyclone Alfred, a local quarry dam in Mount Gravatt burst open, sending debris downstream
https://mountgravattnews.com.au/bmi-group-denies-contamination-claims-after-mt-gravatt-quarry-incident/ 'The company denies any contamination occurred, asserting that all water released from the site met safety standards... Residents in the area have expressed concerns about the long-term environmental impact of the incident, particularly on the local ecosystem. Some have questioned whether BMI Group had sufficient safeguards in place to prevent such an event.'
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I see the insects of The Gap decided to put the ANT into ANTenna… talk about upping the ante… time for some AM I guess… ant modulation.
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I see the insects of The Gap decided to put the ANT into ANTenna… talk about upping the ante… time for some AM I guess… ant modulation.
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Cyclone Alfred (2025) Erosion
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-15/drone-maps-reveal-scale-of-sand-swallowed-in-cyclone/105053372Bribie Island (2025) “new passage”
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-14/call-for-action-on-bribie-island-erosion-after-cyclone-alfred/105045738 -
My visualisation of Australian fruit and veg seasonality made the Information is Beautiful awards longlist.
As the food bowl of Australia was flooded thanks to #CycloneAlfred, the information in the guide may be off for a bit until we recover!
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My visualisation of Australian fruit and veg seasonality made the Information is Beautiful awards longlist.
As the food bowl of Australia was flooded thanks to #CycloneAlfred, the information in the guide may be off for a bit until we recover!
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HFC NBN seems to be up here, after #CycloneAlfred made a mess of things.
It's been a long few days. 4G works, but where I am in The Gap, we're in a hollow, and so do not have good line-of-sight to the nearby towers (there are 3 in The Gap).
That said, it's still intermittent. So far it's set a record for uptime, but it still could fall over. I'll be keeping the @vk4msl back-up account going a little while yet.
If you've been wondering why I've been so quiet, this is why, and that other account is where you'll find my posts during the outage.
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HFC NBN seems to be up here, after #CycloneAlfred made a mess of things.
It's been a long few days. 4G works, but where I am in The Gap, we're in a hollow, and so do not have good line-of-sight to the nearby towers (there are 3 in The Gap).
That said, it's still intermittent. So far it's set a record for uptime, but it still could fall over. I'll be keeping the @vk4msl back-up account going a little while yet.
If you've been wondering why I've been so quiet, this is why, and that other account is where you'll find my posts during the outage.
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Here’s a video from my parents of what it looked like on the ground (or on the water, as it were) after the main storm had passed, and this was an area where the houses were just high enough to avoid damage. They were very lucky. There were some higher areas that were OK, but lower parts of the town had turned into fast flowing rivers or putrid swamps.
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I was watching this storm approach K’gari and Hervey Bay (my home town) throughout that night from here and it’s a huge miss from the Bureau that they didn’t issue any warning about it, because it was obvious for hours in advance that it was severe and was going to cause a problem.
Someone I know had water (actually, sewage) to a depth of more than 700mm in their house 😫
We’ll be back there at the end of the week and hopefully can help a bit with the ongoing clean up.
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ABC News is probably the only news organisation in Australia that can and does dedicate resources to doing this kind of regional reporting (which is why its continued funding is so important), but they really need to cut back on adding strong vignettes to photos in articles about natural disasters to try to make them more “dramatic”. Particularly the photos in the second half of this article are a bit much…
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🔁 Bureau of Meteorology, Australia (@BOM_au)
The rain and major flooding across #Qld & #NSW that came with ex-Tropical #CycloneAlfred means some rivers are still experiencing flooding, as the rain from the past days flows downstream. Flood Warnings are ongoing.
Latest forecasts and warnings: http://www.bom.gov.au🐦🔗 https://twitter.com/BOM_au/status/1899643884323713236
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Fossil fuel pollution is making cyclones like Cyclone Alfred more intense, but everyday people are left paying the price while coal and gas giants rake in profits. It’s time they took responsibility.
Sign the Greenpeace petition to make polluters pay!
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Fossil fuel pollution is making cyclones like Cyclone Alfred more intense, but everyday people are left paying the price while coal and gas giants rake in profits. It’s time they took responsibility.
Sign the Greenpeace petition to make polluters pay!
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Oh no, Cyclone Alfie hit the Mega Golf Ball at Putt Putt Mermaid Beach for Four! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-11/tuesday-ex-cyclone-alfred-live-flood-warnings-issued/105034082#live-blog-post-159214 #cyclonealfie #cyclonealfred #mermaidbeach #goldcoast
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Oh no, Cyclone Alfie hit the Mega Golf Ball at Putt Putt Mermaid Beach for Four! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-11/tuesday-ex-cyclone-alfred-live-flood-warnings-issued/105034082#live-blog-post-159214 #cyclonealfie #cyclonealfred #mermaidbeach #goldcoast
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Back in Mudjimba again this morning before my flight.
Bit of erosion, but nothing too serious. Also somewhat amazingly there's basically no signs that anything out of the ordinary happened on the drive up—no damage or standing water, just a very full Maroochy River.
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Back in Mudjimba again this morning before my flight.
Bit of erosion, but nothing too serious. Also somewhat amazingly there's basically no signs that anything out of the ordinary happened on the drive up—no damage or standing water, just a very full Maroochy River.
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Brisbane River schematic for reference. #CycloneAlfred
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Brisbane River schematic for reference. #CycloneAlfred
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Now to begin the long, slow process of unfucking the pool chemistry. Everywhere's out of pool salt. Picked up some granulated chlorine to get us through.
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Now to begin the long, slow process of unfucking the pool chemistry. Everywhere's out of pool salt. Picked up some granulated chlorine to get us through.
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Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred brings highest rainfall in decades to south-east Queensland
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-10/brings-highest-rainfall-in-decades-to-south-east-queensland/105031782
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Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred brings highest rainfall in decades to south-east Queensland
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-10/brings-highest-rainfall-in-decades-to-south-east-queensland/105031782
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For future reference a 400kVA generator can run a small supermarket. #CycloneAlfred
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For future reference a 400kVA generator can run a small supermarket. #CycloneAlfred
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Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate is back. Dep Mayor Donna Gates on his right. He's sounding gravely so was probably away with illness. No doubt the white shoe brigade are on both their cases to get waterfronts & beaches fixed immediately. #CycloneAlfred
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Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate is back. Dep Mayor Donna Gates on his right. He's sounding gravely so was probably away with illness. No doubt the white shoe brigade are on both their cases to get waterfronts & beaches fixed immediately. #CycloneAlfred
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Hooray! Thanks Energex. Great job.
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ABC News, we understand the Gold Coast beaches need assistance & the white shoe brigade is agitating.
First we need to make sure everyone is accounted for, that homes/businesses have power restored, disaster payments flow, everyone has shelter, etc. Ok? #CycloneAlfred
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ABC News, we understand the Gold Coast beaches need assistance & the white shoe brigade is agitating.
First we need to make sure everyone is accounted for, that homes/businesses have power restored, disaster payments flow, everyone has shelter, etc. Ok? #CycloneAlfred
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[03:47] Floods hit eastern Australia as workers battle outages
Torrential rain from the remnants of Cyclone Alfred flooded swathes of Australia's east coast, as workers battled to restore power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses.
https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2025/0310/1501144-rain-australia-floods/
#CycloneAlfred #Australia #morethan200,000
