Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Student protests in Tehran
Students protest in Tehran's Sharif University. January 13, 2020
On Monday
students in several universities in Tehran and Isfahan held rallies and chanted
slogans against the Basij militia and the clerical regime for a third day.
From California with love that counts
Flew from California to Port Macquarie and spent the past weekend
volunteering with the amazing people from BlazeAid rebuilding burnt fences for
local farmers - stay strong Australia!
If
you are in Australia and would like to volunteer with BlazeAid please visit
their website https://blazeaid.com.au/
No prior
experience is needed just a good attitude and willingness to work hard.
Cultural Burns
For thousands of years, the Indigenous people of Australia set
fire to the land.
Long before
Australia was invaded and colonised by Europeans, fire management techniques -
known as "cultural burns" - were being practised. The
cool-burning, knee-high blazes were designed to happen continuously and across
the landscape.
Kings Highway finally opens
The Kings Highway, which links Canberra to
Batemans Bay, will finally reopen this afternoon
The fires have rendered the main street of Braidwood empty, during
the busiest time of year.
Melbourne couple flies Nazi flag
A Victorian couple is flying a
flag featuring a swastika over their home in a small town in the state's
north-west, reigniting calls to ban people publicly displaying the symbol.
The red and black flag, which
has a swastika surrounded by several other Nazi-related symbols, has been
flying for at least several weeks over a private property in the Mallee town of
Beulah, about four hours from Melbourne.
Its presence has outraged several neighbours, who have complained
to police, and has been condemned by both the state government and the
opposition.
Gayle Woodford Inquest
The inquest into the murder of nurse Gayle Woodford has opened in
Adelaide with the court hearing her killer had “slipped through the cracks” and
should have been on the sex offenders register.
In November 2017, Dudley Davey lost his bid to
have his jail sentence reduced. Davey was sentenced to life imprisonment
with a non-parole period of 32 years for murdering and raping Ms Woodford and
stealing her ambulance in South Australia's APY Lands in March 2016.
Prayers at St Marys
Prayers for those who have
died fighting Australia’s bushfires, those who have been injured or have lost
property, thanksgiving for those who have been fighting the fires and prayers
for rain were at the heart of Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP’s Mass intentions
and homily at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney on Sunday.
Sunday, January 12, 2020
Car destroyed in Conjola Park, Australia
A car destroyed when bushfires hit properties in New South Wales
Photograph: Andrew Quilty/Greenpeace/AFP/Getty Images
Koala hospital
More than 100 koalas are being cared for in a makeshift hospital set up at Paradise Primary School, northeast of Adelaide, powered by 150 volunteers, working around the clock to care for the animals.
Tribute to the bushfire heroes
There aren't words to describe how incredibly brave and efficient these men and women have been, they know what they are doing and run their agencies like clockwork.
Carrots and sweet potato for the wildlife
Thousands of kilos of sweet potato and carrots were dropped from the air to help animals impacted by bushfire in NSW. Enjoy little guy!
Friday, January 10, 2020
Rhonda and Charmaine from the Lake Tyers
all-female, all-indigenous fire brigade.
"It's not that men aren't welcome – in fact we'd love the
fellas to join us and help out!" Charmaine quips.
"Every
now and then a fella comes along but they don't seem to last too long. I don't
think they like taking orders from me," laughs the vivacious 52-year-old
grandmother of three.
"We
fought the Black Saturday bushfires, fires in Wilsons Promontory and Omeo.
We've attended so many call-outs I've lost count," says Charmaine.
Eyre Highway closed by bushfires for 11 days
Perth, Australia, is the most isolated city in
the world, 2600km by road from the next major city, Adelaide. For the last 11
days, the only sealed highway to the east has been closed due to bushfires.
These stranded truckies decided to play cricket while they wait.
The Eyre Highway is now open. 10/1/2020
Klaus Elber in his fire bunker
Klaus Elber in his fire bunker at his property in Penrose, in the
NSW southern highlands. He plans to stay with his property and defend it should
the fire reach his place. He feels he is well prepared.
Photograph: Jessica
Hromas/The Guardian
Indigenous fire practioner Victor Staffensen
Victor Steffensen: Indigenous
fire practitioner on Insight in 2016
Line
of Fire
Maybe now, they will listen.
Andrew Forrest donates $70 million
Mining billionaire Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest has
pledged $70 million to bushfire recovery efforts
Gina Rinehart's anonymous donation
“Mrs Rinehart prefers to give
privately. She added privately to the collection for firefighting raised at her
home last night, at which approximately 150 guests were present,” the statement
read.
The value or form of the
contribution made by Gina - who had an estimated net worth
of $13.81 billion in 2019 - was not disclosed.
Kangaroo Island, before and after the fires
Sadly, two men died, a father and son, caught in their car.
Eden residents get ready to leave
Country town of Eden, south coast NSW. Residents prepare to take shelter aboard a tug boat at
the town’s wharf. Photograph: Andrew Quilty/The Guardian
Forgotten Australian History: 50 degrees in the 1800s
Forgotten
history: 50 degrees everywhere, right across Australia in the 1800s
Indigenous dance to heal the country
On the New South Wales far south coast, cars carrying elders,
children, songmen and women made their way off the dusty road that winds into
the Central Tilba football ground. Indigenous people all over Australia
gathered for a nationwide dance to heal the country.
Kids from Mallacoota thank the firies
Kids in Mallacoota handing out shells and stones with thank
you messages to the CFA - Country Fire Authority (Victoria)
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