Category Archives: Localism

Acidification, Pteropods, the Great Barrier Reef and more

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

You know, we’re not talking about insignificant items in the ocean. We’re talking about the cornerstone of whole ecosystems. ***- Donna Roberts, leader of the Cooperative Research Centres’ ocean acidification project * As the Southern Ocean absorbs increasing amounts of … Continue reading →

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Singing the Coast – by Margaret Somerville and Tony Perkins

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

Risky business, writing from the space between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal voices and identities. But what I found when browsing the local library was a total find, one of those op-shop gems, a treasure much loved, freshly shelved. And I hear … Continue reading →

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Letters from Sun Dew – by Freya Mathews

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

PS I looked up this mysterious name, ‘Rosmarin’, that you – with such inscrutable merriment! – bestowed on me during our time amongst the rocks. Nothing to do with roses, as it turns out. Or with herbs. Rather, it is … Continue reading →

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Being prey – by Val Plumwood

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

In the early wet season, Kakadu’s paperbark wetlands are especially stunning, as the water lilies weave white, pink, and blue patterns of dreamlike beauty over the shining thunderclouds reflected in their still waters. Yesterday, the water lilies and the wonderful … Continue reading →

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minute of silence

Posted on January 15, 2011 by
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Acidification of our wet home – 2min intro+rant

Posted on December 5, 2010 by

The COP16 conference is taking place in Cancun between 29th November and 10th December 2010. While there is some pessimism about the effectiveness and capacity of global meetings of major players to make real commitment (read: to avoid realpolitik) following … Continue reading →

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Gyre research – plastic in the water, in the foodchain…

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

In 1994 Charles Moore founded Algalita Marine Research Foundation (AMRF) to focus on the “coastal ocean”, specifically on the restoration of disappearing giant kelp forests and the improvement of water quality through the preservation and re-construction of wetlands along the … Continue reading →

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Queensland Art Gallery – Scott Redford exhibition

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

Scott Redford’s exhibition ‘Introducing Reinhardt Dammn’ opened on the weekend at the Queensland Art Gallery, evoking images of the Gold Coast.

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Vevant : Exile, A Surf Video

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

I was looking for some creative videos on Vimeo recently and stumbled across a small work directed by Gian Mazcour and edited by Antonio Sanchez & Todd Stewart of Endless Bummer NY surf blog called Vevant: Exile, A Surf Video. … Continue reading →

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Rizal Tanjung as a Grommet

Posted on July 15, 2010 by

[Ketut] Menda gave me a board, Pica fixed it for me and Switra took me surfing. We were always going surfing, or if we weren’t surfing then we were talking about surfing.Till we fell asleep at night we’d talk about … Continue reading →

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