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There's a scene in "The Battle of Britain" of the morning in Fighter Command where the phones and radio are quiet, the movements map is clear, and everyone is standing still waiting for things to kick off. You could cut the tension with a knife. I can imagine something like that in VicEmergency today. Good luck to you all and to VicEmergency - Barwon South West, and to all the teams out there.

#VicEmergency #VicCFA #VicSES #FireFighters #Volunteers #FirstResponders #SouthWestVictoria #TotalFireBan

Kentbruck Green Energy Hub passes planning hurdle but report highlights environmental concerns

A major wind-turbine project — planned near Ramsar-listed wetlands — has passed a “significant” planning milestone, despite concerns…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #Community #glenelgriver #Ramsar #Renewablesprojects #Science #southwestvictoria #wetlands #windenergy #windfarm #windturbines
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/399121/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/273565/ Kentbruck Green Energy Hub passes planning hurdle but report highlights environmental concerns #Community #Éire #Environment #GlenelgRiver #IE #Ireland #Ramsar #RenewablesProjects #Science #SouthWestVictoria #Wetlands #WindEnergy #WindFarm #WindTurbines

Endangered Diamond Firetails are breeding West of Ararat. Here are an adult and juvenile to prove it. May 5. #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdphotography #WildOz #NaturePhotography

Gusts up to 115kph South of Ararat on May 3. How strong are Brolgas in flight? Very! This is NOT a composite. #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching #WildOz

One of the great sights and sounds of Western Victoria is a Brolga fully extended in flight. April 29. #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching #WildOz

On farmland South of Willaura, I counted 74 Brolgas this am. Here are 57 of them within a 9 frame panorama. You might need to view large to count them. April 29. #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia

Black-shouldered Kites are tireless hunters above the paddocks of Western Victoria. When the wind is strong they stretch their wings, Albatross-like, and hold still as they scan for prey. April 25 near Tatyoon. #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria

South of Willaura in Western Victoria, Brolgas seem to be feasting on an eruption of crickets. Here is quintet of Brolgas. April 25. #birds #birdwatching #birdpic #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds

He turned his back, and, just like that...she was gone! Superb Fairy-wrens at Green Hill Lake on April 20. #birds #birdwatching #birdpic #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds

Always check your six! Superb Fairy-wrens at Ararat's Green Hill Lake on April 18. #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching

Among the many small bird species in the Ararat district, the Crested Shrike-tits are the most charismatic. Here is one scooting away from the camera. April 17. #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching

The town crier leaps to the podium. It's a Brown Thornbill with its nature on full display. Dobie War Memorial on April 16. #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching

A Chestnut Teal feathers into the spillway at Green Hill Lake, Ararat. These recent arrivals seem unbothered by nearby bipeds as they dabble away the day. #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching #WildOz

This is a White-faced Heron battling the Southerly wind that churns the stillness from Green Hill Lake. March 23. #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching #WildOz

A Buff-banded Rail hunts at Green Hill lake on March 22. #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching #WildOz

An Australasian Grebe worked tirelessly to 'peel' this Yabby in the rich waters of Green Hill Lake. Its reward was a partial meal quickly pilfered by a a watchful Silver Gull. #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching

A female Red-rumped Parrot drives into a strong Northerly wind at Ararat's Green Hill Lake on March 18.#birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching

An insecticide of Welcome Swallows at Ararat's Green Hill Lake. March 18. #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching

Hello there. A Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo fills the sky at Willaura on March 16. #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching

A trio of Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos against a white sky at Willaura on March 16. #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching

I counted 25 Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos at Willaura Wetlands where today's menu was young pine cones. Here is a male diner. March 16. #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching

A female Red-rumped Parrot above Ararat's Green Hill Lake on March 24. #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching

A Buff-banded Rail soaks up the early sunlight at Ararat's Green Hill Lake. March 14. Click for a plumage close-up. #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching

A Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo near Willaura. I think large numbers in our district are on the move. March 13. #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching

Another small wader from Ararat's Green Hill Lake today. This is a Lewin's Rail and it is on the hunt! March 11. #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching

The sun untangled itself from the rising fog and little waders emerged from the rushes. An Australian Spotted Crake was the last to appear. Green Hill Lake on March 11. #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching

A formation of Grey Teals above Lake Linlithgow on March 4. #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching

A pair of Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos glide above Lake Buninjon. Female in front with herringbone yellow underneath and pale beak. March 9. #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching

Golden-headed Cisticola at Lake Buninjon on March 9. Worth getting bogged for? Click to decide. #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching

Frisky, jumpy White-faced Herons dot our watery landscape this season. Here, two regulars at Green Hill Lake play pursuit into early light. March 7. #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching

100+ ducks, mostly Grey Teals erupt from a farm dam on Burnett Rd. near Tatyoon on March 7. What a sound thousands of pressured feathers make! #birdphoto #wildlife #nature #BirdsSeenIn2023 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching

A Cob blowing bubbles at Alexandra Gardens, Ararat, on Dec. 29. #BirdsSeenIn2022 #SouthWestVictoria #Australia #Ozbirds #birds #birdwatching