#rachelkelly — Public Fediverse posts

Family turns bare island into reef oasis after guano mining destroys it
By Grace Whiteside, Johanna Marie, and Rachel Kelly

Lady Elliot Island sat bare, bleak and silent for 100 years after guano miners ravaged it, leaving a moonscape devoid of life. Then in the 1960s, one family started planting trees.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-10/guano-mine-rehabilitation-on-lady-elliot-island-birds-return/107138364

#Conservation #Birds #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #MiningandMetalsIndustry #EnvironmentalImpacts #TourismandLeisureIndustry #MarineParks #MarineBiology #Horticulture #GraceWhiteside #JohannaMarie #RachelKelly

Fred Hollows built something remarkable but its future is under threat
By Catherine James and Rachel Kelly

Sixty years after Fred Hollows ventured into the outback to save the sight of thousands, a devoted team of specialists fears the life-changing work he started might not survive if governments cannot see past a funding blind spot.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-05/fred-hollows-outback-eye-service-clinic-funding-crisis/106447280

#Health #Eyes #Charities #IndigenousAustralians #RuralandRemoteCommunities #Volunteering #CatherineJames #RachelKelly

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'The Choice of Hercules' #HWV69 (1750)

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