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  1. Apparently the mother Maribyrnong River swan was put down by the Zoo yesterday after getting badly injured by some discarded fishing gear.

    People are the absolute worst.

    Two of the three cygnets have disappeared in recent weeks, I'd assumed it was because they'd matured and moved on as adults. Now I'm trying to find out for sure.

    #Maribyrnong #MaribyrnongRiver #Swans #Birds

  2. @franckpaul @tth Mais non, tout le monde sait que la terre est plate, donc l'eau resterait bien dans la #Garonne (ou la #Yarra ou la #Maribyrnong si à #Melbourne)
  3. Victorian Environment Minister Steve Dimopoulos has announced $900k for more trees for Melbourne's west.

    We think this is a great initiative. More canopy shade to combat #UrbanHeat as temperatures rise with climate change (Silly humans not reigning in #Fossilfuels fast enough so now you have to adapt). And more places for us to leave scent messages (peemails).

    Western Melbourne has the lowest tree canopy cover in metropolitan Melbourne, with just 5.5% of urban tree cover in Melbourne as of 2018.

    Now if only State Planning Department would update the data on vegetation and urban heat which is now 5 years old.
    #ChihuahuasForClimateAction #Trees #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateDiary #HobsonsBay #Maribyrnong, #Brimbank, #Melton, #MooneeValley, and #Wyndham
    premier.vic.gov.au/thousands-n

  4. Riding to the #SafeOnSummerhillRd bicycle rally.
    4 close passes, 2 of them clearly 'punishment passes'.

    #WestFootscray #BikeLanes #Maribyrnong

  5. I’ve seen a few posts over the last couple of weeks about how to get away from the #Amazon environment. Many #mastodon users are likely already people who have fled from one evil empire or another. ;-)

    I too have been trying to remove myself from Amazons ecosystem as much as possible over the last year, especially since a lot of my reading was done via #Audible and #Kindle and my reviews through #Goodreads

    If anyone is interested these are my current alternatives to these services

    My favourite Goodreads alternative:

    #StoryGraph , A bit less cluncky than Goodreads and has an app that works, some insightful stats and graphs about your reading habits, and certainly better recommendations. And unlike Goodreads, this is being improved continuously

    Website: app.thestorygraph.com/
    Android: play.google.com/store/apps/det
    Apple: apps.apple.com/us/app/storygra

    My favourite Audible alternative: #LibroFM

    Just opened in #Australia this WEEK, #DRMfree #audiobooks from all over the world, and you’re supporting your local Australian #bookstores (picked by the user themself!)
    Website: libro.fm/
    Android: play.google.com/store/apps/det
    Apple: apps.apple.com/app/libro-fm/id

    My favourite Kindle alternative: #KOBO

    Almost all the books Amazon Kindle has as well, plus that one especially nice feature that Kobo devices have #OverDrive built right in — allowing you to check out free library #ebooks directly from your device.

    kobo.com

    And touching on that last Overdrive bit, check with your library where you have access to. Via my #Maribyrnong #Libraries I have access to #PressReader (Thousands of Newspapers and Magazines) #BorrowBox and #Libby (ebooks for e-readers) and even to the Library Edition of #TheAge

    I am VERY keen to hear others recommendations on better alternatives!

    #books #book #audiobook #ebook #nomoreamazon #bookstodon #reading #mastobooks

  6. A little evening adventure up the Maribyrnong ... #cycling takes you to some pretty weird places in between ... #maribyrnong

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