Australia - The Land Down Under

[Condobloke]

Dog at the wheel: How Lexie the ute-driving Jack Russell loves to chase sheep

A farm dog small in stature but big on work ethic is proving her worth on a family property where she does more than just round up sheep.

www.abc.net.au

A farm dog small in stature but big on work ethic is proving her worth on a family property where she does more than just round up sheep.

Lexie the Jack Russell has also learnt to drive the tracks of her 200-hectare home near Hamilton in south-west Victoria.

Why? You may ask. Why not, says Cam Zschech, who is Lexie's best mate.

Mr Zschech, 21, grew up on his dad's farm.

He works all week in the timber industry then at the farm on weekends.

Armed with a sense of humour dry as stubble, the young man grabs moments of fun in between the long hours of hard work, which is how Lexie got an opportunity in the driver's seat.

How bloody Australian can you get /!!

 

[f33dm3bits]

This Australian Bartender Found an ATM Glitch and Blew $1.6 Million

We asked Dan Saunders to describe the loophole and his five months of partying.

www.vice.com

 

[Condobloke]

Meet the young Aussie with four wheels and a dream to show your kids they can create 'the next big thing'

From his humble "old Troopy", Jameson Harvey is mixing dirt and determination to shape the next generation of young engineers.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Condobloke]

Wild summer sparks record pelican breeding season as 30,000 birds look for mates

These 30,000 pelicans are eating up to 30 tonnes of food a day at a rare breeding event in the central west of New South Wales.

www.abc.net.au

AT least the "bloke" penguins would be having a ball !!

 

[Condobloke]

Lets have a chat about.....Antibiotics.......

How two blokes 'mucking around' in the lab on weekends uncovered a medical breakthrough

Without new antibiotics, the world is on track to re-enter the medical dark ages by 2050, when a simple cut could kill 10 million people a year. So why are they so hard to find?

www.abc.net.au

 

[Condobloke]

We could also have a chat about .....Global Warming.;.....the topic, that when mentioned......has an immediate effect of causing people's eyes to glaze over.....a bit like the effect of mentioning that operating system called, Linux....

'We're going to lose this place': Postcards from the frontlines of climate change

For Pacific nations, climate change is not a hypothetical future event — it's already happening, with relocations and legal measures to protect sovereignty already underway.

www.abc.net.au

""For Pacific Island nations, climate change is not a debatable future concern open to interpretation, but a present reality that boils down to one fundamental question: can we afford to entertain the possibility that climate change is not an urgent existential threat, and be wrong?""

On the front lines, the answer is simple: No.

 

[Condobloke]

'We got away with blue murder': Tintinara's famous Sandblasters B&S Ball

Revisit the heyday of Tintinara's Sandblasters Ball, one of the biggest B&S events held in country South Australia during the 1990s.

www.abc.net.au

There used to be hundreds of 'uniquely Australian' B&S balls across the country, but they're vanishing. Here's why

Once a must-do event for rural singles, the country Bachelors and Spinsters ball is succumbing to a slow death with fewer than 20 on the calendar each year.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Condobloke]

'Irreplaceable': Globally-renowned master of the yidaki, Mr Gurruwiwi, dies in Arnhem Land

Mr Gurruwiwi was known as a genius, had toured the world, made Yothu Yindu's yidakis, and generously shared his instrument with people, including Gotye, who appeared in a biopic about his legacy. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains an image of...

www.abc.net.au

 

[Condobloke]

For those who commented on the packing room prize at the Archibald Prize, back in post #539....

The winner is :

$100,000 Archibald Prize goes to portrait of Wiradjuri artist Karla Dickens by Blak Douglas

It's fifth time lucky for Sydney-based Dhungatti artist Blak Douglas (aka Adam Hill), who has become the second Indigenous Australian to win the Archibald Prize.

www.abc.net.au

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[darry1966]

I was very sorry to hear about the death of one of Australia's great cricketers Andrew Symonds after the loss of Shane Warne both died too young, Many great memories of their performances at test level.

 

[Condobloke]

Absolutely. Both of them being true Aussie larrikins.....with hearts of gold.

 

[Condobloke]

Jo raised her home 4m off the ground — it still flooded. Insiders say she's a victim of Australia's 'worthless' climate predictions

Around Australia, statistical measures like the "one-in-100-year flood" level are used by authorities to determine safe building standards, but experts say climate change has changed everything.

www.abc.net.au

Climate change has made old measures predicting weather events in Australia 'essentially worthless'

The house below used to sit at a 'normal' height above the ground...probably around half a metre to a metre.
In 2017, just months after th owner finished renovating and moved in, Lismore was hit with its worst floods in 40 years.

A foot of water gushed through her newly renovated home.

So....she had it raised...to 4 Metres above the ground

Safe?........NO.

She said it was as high as was legally allowed, and it put her floor 80cm above what was known as Lismore's crucial "one in 100 year flood" level.
It is a marker used by state governments and local councils around the country to determine "flood planning levels" — the level above which new houses must be built.

"I believed that raising the house would make it flood safe," Ms Groves said.

But in February this year, another unprecedented flood swept through the town.

Ms Groves ended up with 1.25m of water through her home — a flood more than two metres above the one-in-100-year-flood level.

So...you don't really believe in climate change?/?.....are you sure about that ?

READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE

 

[KGIII]

Holy ball, that's intense.

To put things in perspective, my area gets about 4m of snow in a winter, though the last few have been a bit lacking - but this past year wasn't *too* bad (meaning we still got plenty of snow).

 

[Condobloke]

Australia is not so bad after all !

https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/ut9ica

 

[Condobloke]

Tamil asylum seeker family cleared to return home to Biloela

Acting Home Affairs Minister Jim Chalmers announces a Tamil asylum seeker family will be allowed to return to their central Queensland home in Biloela on bridging visas.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Condobloke]

'It was a six-foot mad roo': Man fights kangaroo for six minutes in Victoria

www.9news.com.au

 

[Condobloke]

Mountains of snow, and not just in the mountains!

It delivered. The Antarctic air mass which has held southeastern Australia in its icy grip for the past two days has brought a serious dump of snow to the mountains and beyond. As expected, ski resorts have received in the vicinity of 40 cm of snow from this storm, which will ease later today...

www.weatherzone.com.au

 

[KGIII]

That's not bad. That's pretty sweet! That's like 16" of snow. That'd be a pretty solid storm even where I live.

 

[f33dm3bits]

https://www.reddit.com/r/CrazyFuckingVideos/comments/v2c35k

 

[charlie.corder]

Dog at the wheel: How Lexie the ute-driving Jack Russell loves to chase sheep

A farm dog small in stature but big on work ethic is proving her worth on a family property where she does more than just round up sheep.

www.abc.net.au

A farm dog small in stature but big on work ethic is proving her worth on a family property where she does more than just round up sheep.

Lexie the Jack Russell has also learnt to drive the tracks of her 200-hectare home near Hamilton in south-west Victoria.

Why? You may ask. Why not, says Cam Zschech, who is Lexie's best mate.

Mr Zschech, 21, grew up on his dad's farm.

He works all week in the timber industry then at the farm on weekends.

Armed with a sense of humour dry as stubble, the young man grabs moments of fun in between the long hours of hard work, which is how Lexie got an opportunity in the driver's seat.

How bloody Australian can you get /!!

That is absolutely one of the best videos I have seen in a long time!!!
OG TC