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Fiona Parker @fionaparker1.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Are we trying to outdo each other? 😂 I left home at 18, lived in a flat in Richmond for 2 years, moved to Carlton near Rathdowne St for a bit then St Kilda Barkly St for 2 yrs then above a shop on Johnston St Collingwood near The Tote for ages then Coburg for a while. Then regional Vic: the best! :)

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Fiona Parker @fionaparker1.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

I am also spiritually Victorian, though born in Sydney (then Wollongong, Brisbane, Papua New Guinea, then Melbourne)… Now I just love Bendigo and regional Victoria generally.

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

“Defibrillator” in ten languages: 1. Defibrillator (German) 2. Defibrillator (Dutch) 3. Defibrillator (Hindi) 4. Defibrillator (Igbo) 5. Defibrillator (Indonesian) 6. Defibrillator (Samoan) 7. Defibrillator (Swahili) 8. Defibrillator (Yoruba) 9. Defibrillator (Afrikaans) 10. Hjertestarter (Danish)

Keith Flint of the Prodigy sticks out his tongue while holding a pair of hjertestarters. Next to him are written the classic lyrics "I'm the hjerterstarter, twisted hjerterstarter" taken from their well-known song "Hjertestarter"

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Fiona Parker @fionaparker1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Looking forward to hosting this panel on Friday at the Festival of Stories, discussing why regional media is important and lifting the curtain on the state of it. Do come if you can… it’s free but book your spot! 👇👇 #JournalismMatters #Media tickets.festivalofstories.com.au/outlet/event...

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Festival of Stories Journalism FORUM - Why Regional Media Matters Tickets at Echuca Library (Echuca, VIC) on Friday, 16 October 2026

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Kim Wingerei @kimwingerei.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Latest from our AAP #news feed #auspol Effort to keep young girl from mum’s cult ‘stonewalled’. Before a young girl died, medical experts warned she faced "extreme risk" if returned to a mother whose religious beliefs forbade insulin, a coroner...

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Effort to keep young girl from mum's cult 'stonewalled' - Michael West

Before a young girl died, medical experts warned she faced "extreme risk" if returned to a mother whose religious beliefs forbade insulin, a coroner has heard.

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Gigz @andrewgigacz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Finding NeMonty Python and the Holy Grail

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somethingtony.bsky.social @somethingtony.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

my fair lady and the tramp

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Fiona Parker @fionaparker1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Combine 2 Film Titles to make a New Film No Country For Old Men In Tights

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Skip, the Online New Yorker (terrifying, i know) @badposter.lol · 07/10/2026

more business owners need to be like this

Coldstuff Ice-cream • Follow

I swear to God. STOP YELLING AT MY FUCKING EMPLOYEES. They are children. This job, for most of them is their first. They are going to make mistakes. They aren't in charge of anything. This can all be fixed with a smile and a polite attitude. It's ice cream for crying out loud. Grow up and act your age.

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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Wrong answers only. My bet: thanks for all the fish.

Newspaper headline: Queen Elizabeth’s Final Diary Entry Contained Only Five Words.

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Railmaps @railmaps.com.au · 05/10/2026

Bendigo retained a section of its former electric tramway network after its closure in 1972, and has run it as a tourist attraction and heritage tramway since then Here is 1917-built tram no 25 in Pall Mall and Charing Cross, Bendigo Exactly forty years ago today, October 5 1986 2 of 5

1917-built tram no 25 in Pall Mall, Bendigo

1917-built tram no 25 in Charing Cross, Bendigo

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Fiona Parker @fionaparker1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A gorgeous day for a drive to Serpentine in Northern Vic for the Loddon Valley Arts Trail. Amanda Western’s “Red Bricks” - lithograph projections bringing to life the history of the East Loddon Woolshed a site-specific sound/ art installation - was beautifully done. #Art #Arts #Lithograph

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Fiona Parker @fionaparker1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Absolutely. Especially if you’ve got chooks, or other feathered friends who have homes in your trees. Why the cloak-and-dagger approach? Makes no sense.

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Fiona Parker @fionaparker1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Interesting. They told us (ie. my work, the ABC in Bendigo) that they’d let us know what this illness is/was. Interesting they wouldn’t tell others…? I wonder why. People may certainly wish to know if bird flu was in their suburb/ town/ district/ area… 🤔

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Luke Foley @lukefoley.me · 02/10/2026

We all understand laws and regulations re: bushfire prevention but a bit of common sense needs to come into play here. That’s outrageous. Like you say, it’s bureaucracy gone mad.

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Fiona Parker @fionaparker1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is just marvellous! Check out the wonderful Debbie Harry taking pics at the iconic Chelsea Hotel! Photographer is Danielle Levitt. (Hopefully it’s not too fuzzy for this Bluesky incarnation) #Blondie #1980s #PopMusic #NewWave #NYC #ChelseaHotel

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Fiona Parker @fionaparker1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Bureaucracy gone mad? Trees gone without notice. At Elphinstone Primary School near Castlemaine: “They tried to pull out the kids' cabbages & strawberries from the kitchen garden.” At Carisbrook Primary: Among the trees removed was a Lone Pine seeded from Gallipoli. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

abc.net.au

Parents outraged as trees chopped down at central Victorian schools

A Lone Pine tree and strawberry plants are among vegetation abruptly cleared from a central Victorian school as part of a state government tree removal program.

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Fiona Parker @fionaparker1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Mass Ibis death at Lake Weeroona #Bendigo. I went to have a look just then. Some Ibis looking very lethargic, not moving. They’re usually so active. Way less Ibis than when I was there Wednesday. Don’t know if it’s H5N1 bird flu yet but whatever it is it’s distressing. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

abc.net.au

Bird flu tests underway after 59 ibises found dead in Bendigo

Authorities are working to determine whether the death of almost 60 birds at a popular lake in Bendigo is the result of H5N1 bird flu.

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Fiona Parker @fionaparker1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

abc.net.au

Bird flu tests underway after 59 ibises found dead in Bendigo

Authorities are working to determine whether the death of almost 60 birds at a popular lake in Bendigo is the result of H5N1 bird flu.

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Fiona Parker @fionaparker1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I mean the stupid thing on my part is that they usually annoy me and in the warmer weather it’s a bit whiffy walking past, but seeing the flock and the area where they roost like this is very sad.

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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026

Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.

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Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport

Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.

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Rose❤️🇨🇦Part owner of Canada.🇨🇦❤️ @scotfreeme.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Poland had some wise words, for Russia. They can puff out their chests all they like, they can keep killing... But this Polish Foreign Minister is 💯 correct. They will never win.

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Fiona Parker @fionaparker1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thank you! Got this info late yesterday so will follow up this morning. “Of interest,” as we say..

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Fiona Parker @fionaparker1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Haha six you say? We’ve really proved our own point then haven’t we?

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Fiona Parker @fionaparker1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

TikTok trekkers are ignoring warnings not to walk on the fragile land formation of the Pink Cliffs at Heathcote, and are trampling all over them to get the perfect tiktok vid or insta pic. 😠 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

abc.net.au

TikTok tourists blamed for visitor damage at Victoria's Pink Cliffs

The Pink Cliffs at Heathcote are a unique remnant of 1800s gold mining and have become a tourist hotspot as people seek the perfect photograph for social media.

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Swamp @sirswampthing.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Scores in the 2026 Grand Final Before Wharfie Time FREM 12.17 (89) BRIS 10.12 (72) After Wharfie Time BRIS 4.0 (24) FREM 0.0 (0) #AFLGF #AFLFinals #AFLFreoLions #AFL

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Luke Foley @lukefoley.me · 26/09/2026

How good is footy eh

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Fiona Parker @fionaparker1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Cappuccino strip is a bit working class these days I’d say. If it was a piccolo strip, now that would be a different story… an affogato strip perhaps..

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Fiona Parker @fionaparker1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

There’s a change coming that’s for sure.

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Fiona Parker @fionaparker1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Yes it’s a very mild morning in Vic- Bendigo right now is already 21.8 degrees.

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joesferatu @24fps.myatproto.social · 23/09/2026

chat, we did it, we finally found who's afraid of Virginia Woolf

mark Zuckerberg scared of feminism, presumably

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Fiona Parker @fionaparker1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

How’s this amazing tree in Maldon! Vote for it in the National Trust’s 2026 Victorian Tree of the Year competition. Voting opened this morning. There’s also a massive Indian Bean Tree in Castlemaine’s Botanical Gardens as one of the nine finalists. #Trees #Nature www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

abc.net.au

'Messy but beautiful' tree among nine vying for Victoria's annual gong

One regional Victorian shire is home to two finalists in this year's Victorian Tree of the Year competition.

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