DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a>: As a place to fix, mend, and connect, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafes</span></a> battle loneliness as well as waste</p><p>By Emma Hannigan, Wed 12 Feb</p><p>"In south-east <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Queensland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Queensland</span></a>'s Scenic Rim, the sound of tools and laughter fills the air at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TamborineMountain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TamborineMountain</span></a> Repair Cafe.</p><p>"While 93-year-old volunteer Leon Hughes sharpens a pair of antique Japanese scissors, fellow repairer Neville Warner tackles a piano accordion.</p><p>"'We get all kinds of jobs,' according to coordinator Geoff Marshall, 'from sharpening knives, scissors and gardening tools to furniture repairs and fixing wobbly chairs'."</p><p>Learn more:<br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-13/fixing-more-than-broken-stuff-the-growing-impact-of-repair-cafes/104727868" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-02-13/fix</span><span class="invisible">ing-more-than-broken-stuff-the-growing-impact-of-repair-cafes/104727868</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepairCafesAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepairCafesAustralia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FixIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FixIt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a></p>
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Daniel Pomarède<p>On my way to the Cosmic Flows 2025 Conference, that is going to be held at Tamborine Mountain near Brisbane, in Australia.</p><p><a href="https://indico.global/event/12931/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">indico.global/event/12931/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cosmicflows2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cosmicflows2025</span></a> </p><p>This is my first conference in 5 years - last one was the AAS235 in Honolulu back in January 2020, before the Covid crisis...</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cosmology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cosmology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cosmicflows" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cosmicflows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conference" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Conference</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astrophysics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Astrophysics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/STEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>STEM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Queensland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Queensland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brisbane" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Brisbane</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tamborine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tamborine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mountain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mountain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TamborineMountain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TamborineMountain</span></a></p>
Julien Parrot<p>My little <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>introduction</span></a> </p><p>I am a nature <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photographer</span></a> and I came here seeking a meaningful community, as traditional social media never felt right for me.</p><p>I’m a based in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tamborinemountain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tamborinemountain</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Queensland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Queensland</span></a>. </p><p>My work focuses on landscapes, with some wildlife when the opportunity arises, showcasing my region, the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Scenicrim" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Scenicrim</span></a> from lonely tree in open fields to ancient trees in the mountain’s rainforests of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lamington" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Lamington</span></a> </p><p>I hope you will enjoy my photos !</p>
erica_sea55<p>Morning visitor <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tamborinemountain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tamborinemountain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kingparrot" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>kingparrot</span></a> These brilliant Australian parrots are very friendly and visit all the houses (looking for snacks but I don’t feed native animals) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>birds</span></a></p>
erica_sea55<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@gpowerf" class="u-url mention">@<span>gpowerf</span></a></span> I know them, and while nobody in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tamborinemountain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>tamborinemountain</span></a> could be called “normal” (myself included), they are mostly harmless</p>
Tom Andraszek<p>Since the Christmas Day storm and tornado residents of Tamborine Mountain near Gold Coast still don't have electricity: </p><p><a href="https://www.hottomato.com.au/1029-hot-tomato/tamborine-mountain-residents-in-crisis-and-need-urgent-help/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hottomato.com.au/1029-hot-toma</span><span class="invisible">to/tamborine-mountain-residents-in-crisis-and-need-urgent-help/</span></a></p><p>There are fallen trees in Gold Coast too. The one in the photo has been blocking a footpath in Coomera for 8 days now.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GoldCoast" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GoldCoast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TamborineMountain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TamborineMountain</span></a></p>
lilly piri<p>I have a solo exhibition opening here on Tamborine Mountain at the end of October. Hope to see some of you there! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AustralianArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AustralianArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>painting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TamborineMountain" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TamborineMountain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brisbane" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Brisbane</span></a></p>
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