Reactions to the screening of 'We Are Not Powerless' in Drouin

A powerful film about Hazara refugees trapped in Indonesia, who rallied the community to educate their children.

Swooping Birds - especially magpies

It's spring! And so animals start to get moving, not least our feathered friends who are into nest building a breeding. So some magpies begin swooping passers by in protection of their nests from a perceived threat. How can we manage to avoid damage to ourselves and the birds? We discuss with a wil…

Amelia Pearson - electric car fires

There have been some spectacular videos circulating of car fires, especially in ships and other enclosed spaces, but on the actual statistics this would appear to be a beat up (if not deliberate disinformation). We set out the real situation.

Mairi Roberts RSPCA election requests improved laws and funding to tackle animal cruelty

Shockingly animal cruelty reports have increased, and in many cases there are repeat offenders, so the RSPCA is calling for increased penalties to provide stronger deterrence, and for the state to pick up the costs of the inspectorate which is providing a service to the state, currently funded by d…

Kirrilie Rowe Adelaide Uni Batteries and panels

With offers abounding to support the installation of both solar panel and batteries, how can we decide on the most cost effective choice? An Adelaide Uni team has tackled the problem and come up with a fairly simple formula, and we discuss it here, along with ideas about the "three for free" offers…

Sean Dooley Birdlife Aust H5N1

With H5N1 Bird Flu arriving on our shores we need to get an understanding of what we are facing, and where preparations are, or are not adequate. Birdlife Australia is the primary NGO wildlife organisation with the knowledge.

Amelia Pearson Bushfire prep

With a predicted hotter and drier summer ahead it's useful to think about what we need to do to prepare...

Kate Wilson Baw Baw Mayor Aug

Regular chat with Baw Baw Mayor Kate Wilson, covering further discussion of the bin collection, suddenly a state election issue, the Shire's "ask" for the election, and processes for dealing with Councillors who stand for election. Also, there has been some new flood mapping included after some del…