Sign in

Gillian Fennell

@stationmum.bsky.social
651 followers 300 following 46 posts

Wife, mother, agfluencer - jill of all trades. Trying to make a life not a living in remote outback South Australia. Sequin loving bush badass.

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Dr Mary-Ann Fox BMBS FANZCA GChPOM @maffygirl.medsky.social · 20/05/2025
Here it is the #AnSkyMedSkyDebate from rural SA. Is there a professional obligation for city-based anaesthetists to contribute to rural service delivery? City based surgeons contribute greatly to services in rural areas in Australia, should us as anaesthetists do the same?
media.tenor.com
a woman in a brown sweater says what about us
ALT: a woman in a brown sweater says what about us
3186
Gillian Fennell @stationmum.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Don’t worry - we made it home.
010
Gillian Fennell @stationmum.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
😬 Sou
120
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Rick Morton @squigglyrick.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
An audit of BoM's asset maintenance program in the weather observing system by the ANAO is among the worst I've seen. It's scathing and the details are borderline absurd. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environ...
In 2019-20, the bureau modelled what it would cost to maintain and then replace every asset in its inventory over the coming decades and used this work to attract more government funding. The bureau then ignored the modelling and failed to convert it into an operational plan for asset replacement or maintenance.

The report found the weather agency developed a draft inventory management plan for replacement parts of its observing system in November 2022 but left it in draft form for the next two years, leading to both critical undersupply and costly overruns of inventory.

The BoM failed to achieve 10 per cent of planned maintenance last year. Its solar measurement instruments have returned no data to stakeholders for almost five years.

Where instrument or asset failures did occur, 43.3 per cent of these incidents did not meet the agency targets for “mean time to restore” service.

“I think it’s well past time for the government to take a look behind the veil of secrecy that the bureau has been operating under since Andrew Johnson came to the helm.”

According to the report, bureau management has repeatedly failed to track progress on maintenance and asset management. It promised to deliver reviews and responses to internal audits that went nowhere for years and did not report on the progress of key initiatives, “including the initiative to regularly review progress”.
34012
Gillian Fennell @stationmum.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
And #ausag is paying the price.
030
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Beth Penrose @bethpenrose.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Check out this great piece on my student @charlesdarwinuni.bsky.social Wes' PhD with some great insights from @stationmum.bsky.social! Wes is looking at management of inorganic waste on remote cattle stations www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2...
abc.net.au
The challenges of dealing with waste on remote cattle stations
Discarded batteries, ancient rubber tyres and drums of oil are the kinds of waste sitting on Australia's remote cattle stations that could have a brand new life if a researcher's plan comes to fruitio...
174
Gillian Fennell @stationmum.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Saw something so special I had to set it to music.
191
Gillian Fennell @stationmum.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
I’m too old & slow for this nonsense. #stationlife
251
Gillian Fennell @stationmum.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Looking forward to 2025. www.stockjournal.com.au/story/885276...
stockjournal.com.au
Year Ahead: Livestock SA chair Gillian Fennell
Among Livestock SA's major goals for 2025 are advocating for producers, fostering collaboration and bridging the urban-country divide.
1120
Gillian Fennell @stationmum.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Working the horses this morning. This is Kylie Mole (Mole for short) she’s out of a mixed bred mare that we used as a kids horse by Bones (my now-gelding) I have no idea what we’ll do with Mole, although I do have a pony cart going to waste in the shed….. #agsky
4221
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Catherine James @catherinejames.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Here's a good tip for the #agsky crew 👇
051
Gillian Fennell @stationmum.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Obelix is a Percheron gelding who used to be a bronco branding horse. Like many grey horses he developed a growth - in his case a large tennis-ball sized tumour in his neck near his jaw & on veterinary advice he was retired. #stationlife #agsky
1151
Gillian Fennell @stationmum.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Had me tricked when I went out to feed the dog 😂 #StationLife
181
Gillian Fennell @stationmum.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Feeling lonely? Need a good listen while on the road this holidays? Don't be sad that there's no new episodes - catch up on the back catalogue instead! bit.ly/AgFabPodcast apple.co/3Bam4Dp spoti.fi/3zijlat
040
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Ok, the start of my Emergency Australia list is here. When you find accounts that should be added (fire, ambulance, police, SES, transport and monitoring reporting) pls send them to me and I’ll update the list bsky.app/profile/did:...
1010250
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Leonie Wood @leoniewood.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
This is utterly absorbing - and horrifying in so far as it emphasises the absolutely hopeless (indeed, bizarrely uninterested) police & govt response to missing Indigenous men. Tim Elliott has done a great job writing & researching this. Read it. www.theage.com.au/national/dru...
theage.com.au
Drugs, bikies, a serial killer: How did six men vanish from the outback without a trace?
Wes Lockyer is one of six Aboriginal men from WA’s remote north to have disappeared in recent years. His family want the police and pollies to do more to find them. And the public to care.
052
Gillian Fennell @stationmum.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
We use a remote telemetry system to monitor some water points & areas of our station. Occasionally the cameras get invaded by 🕷️. #StationLife #agsky
4406
Gillian Fennell @stationmum.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
😉
040
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Kallee @kallee.com.au · 03/12/2024
With its #export licence now reinstated, Australian Country Choice says being caught up in a #trade war with #China taught the company not to become overly reliant on a single #market. #agsky #agchatoz www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2...
abc.net.au
Beef exporter says it will take time to resume trade with China as sanctions lift
An Australian beef exporter caught up in a trade war with China says the company has learned not to become overly reliant on a single market.
1102
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
John Stevenson @cropmad.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Will #agsky replace Ag Twitter? 1️⃣ Yes in 12 months 2️⃣ Yes in 6 months 3️⃣ Yes in 3 months 4️⃣ No 📊 Show results
7145
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Warwick Long @warwicklong.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Millet brooms imported from China found filled with apparent rice plants and grains at Bunnings launching biosecurity investigation. The brooms were found in the Riverina where most of Australia's rice is grown. www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2...
abc.net.au
Bunnings probes potential biosecurity issue after rice plant apparently found in imported broom
The millet brooms were imported from China and a former rice farmer says he "nearly fell over" when he saw one on the hardware giant's shelf in the heart of Australian rice-growing country.
261
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Dr Anika Molesworth @dranikamolesworth.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Book GIVEAWAY! The climate crisis is real but there is so much we can do to look after our planet. I’m offering 100 copies of my book FREE OF CHARGE (excluding postage) to help solution finding. I’d love to send you a book! Order your copy here www.anikamolesworth.com/author.html
0102
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Wow. Strong childhood memories of there always being bottles of Stoli clanking around in the freezer. What a way to go, ransomwared into bankruptcy
1258
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Adrift Lab (Marine Science) @adriftlab.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
🚨Do you live in #Tasmania? We need your help🚨 More than a dozen #Shearwaters have washed up near Swansea. Forecast is ~70km onshore winds = more #birds will likely wash up along the east coast tomorrow. We need data & photos! (please watch for metal bands attached to the birds’ legs)
25250
Gillian Fennell @stationmum.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
😜
3275
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Plibersek has been served up a diet of shit sandwiches all term, and Albanese decided to give her a side dish of roasted shit just to make sure she understood what her role is. This is very damaging stuff by Albanese. Won't help them in WA but will hurt elsewhere www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
theguardian.com
Plibersek had nature positive deal in writing before Albanese vetoed without her knowledge
Exclusive: Environment minister agreed detail with Greens but the PM intervened after lobbying from WA premier and miners
130992308
Gillian Fennell @stationmum.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Finally the truth about how coriander is grown.
170
Gillian Fennell @stationmum.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
In the history of dumb ideas this is one of the dumbest.
2120
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
AgWatchers @agwatchers.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
AgWatchers+ Ep7. On this podcast we cover the main factors driving the cattle, sheep and grain markets with a focus on Australia. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6865... #agsky #econsky
043
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Matt Dalgleish @meatwatcher.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Mutton still being favoured over lamb in Aussie meat works as mutton exports boom. Read more on the link below #agsky episode3.net/livestock/mu...
episode3.net
Mutton majority - Episode 3
Mutton continues to dominate slaughter throughput.
083
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Bluesky Safety @safety.bsky.app · 26/11/2024
1/ We're experiencing a huge influx of users, and with that, a predictable uptick in harmful content posted to the network. As a result, for some very high-severity policy areas like child safety, we recently made some short-term moderation choices to prioritize recall over precision.
1490680547878
Gillian Fennell @stationmum.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
😉
150
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
In case you are interested in seeing where US food imports come from, here's a helpful visual: www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/us-food-i...
visualcapitalist.com
Visualizing Top U.S. Food Imports by Origin Country
This infographic shows the top exporting countries for U.S. food imports, ranging from exotic fruits to meat, oils, spices, and more.
24338120
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
James Ball @jamesrball.com · 24/11/2024
"X rewards assholery, shithousery, amateurish trolling and outrage baiting. That’s what brings in the bucks. X isn’t a shithole just because of who’s on there, or because Elon laid off lots of moderators. It’s full of ragebait because that’s what is rewarded." www.techtris.co.uk/p/musks-sadi...
techtris.co.uk
Musk's sadism economy
It's not really about "better moderation", it's not even monetisation – there's a reason X is so different to anything else.
21558132
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 22/11/2024
By integrating digital literacy into the education system from the preschool years, Finland shows how to keep young people safe online without resorting to a ban.
theconversation.com
Educating young people about social media would be far more effective than a ban - Finland can show us how
By integrating digital literacy into the education system from the preschool years, Finland shows how to keep young people safe online without resorting to a ban.
8228128
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Rex Patrick @mrrexpatrick.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
It’s a Bill that gifts tens of millions in public money to the major parties while everyday people struggle with the cost-of-living and embeds the duopoly while constraining everyday people’s choice of independents at elections. #PartyFirstPolitics #auspol
thesaturdaypaper.com.au
‘That’s the f--king point’: Labor donor reforms explained
The biggest electoral reforms in 40 years have been criticised as a plot to entrench the two-party system, which would deliver millions in extra funding to Labor and the Coalition.
15217
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
AgWatchers @agwatchers.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
There is an #agsky feed now
1116
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Dr M @ivalaine.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
“It’s in the bag” is back this year. Drop off at bunnings. Women often go without the things they need to put food on the table. Help share the dignity and drop of a bag of womens essentials (or just some of the items if thats all you can give) www.sharethedignity.org.au/itsinthebag Please share
sharethedignity.org.au
It's in the Bag
Share the Dignity works to make a real, on the ground difference in the lives of those experiencing homelessness, fleeing domestic violence, or doing it tough. We distribute period products to those i...
14026
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Crowbar @crowbar.wtf · 20/11/2024
An actual article for a Bachelor's Handbag - the bloody obvious people have been doing for years. Oh ABC *shakes head* Please hire an actual food writer. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
abc.net.au
Easy dinners using a supermarket barbecue chicken as base
A rotisserie chicken is an excellent shortcut for weeknight dinners, especially with these simple recipes.
2010814
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Dr Emma Beckett @dremmabeckett.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
"Healthism" & the idea that individuals should "just do better" is exhausting. We make choices, but in context which looks different for all of us. Healthism harms through judgment, discrimination & letting politicians who actually run society outsource responsibility to individuals & businesses.
1116
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Matt Dalgleish @meatwatcher.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
There is a new feed created for all agriculture interested people. Make sure to add #agsky to any ag based post you put up and follow the #agsky feed so you can keep updated on all ag related matters.
media.tenor.com
a cartoon of a shark with the words feed me written above it
ALT: a cartoon of a shark with the words feed me written above it
13519
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Benjamin Moffitt @benmoffitt.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Perfect, no notes (For international readers, Pete Evans is a celebrity chef who went from hosting "My Kitchen Rules" to going full conspiracist/wellness guy posting Nazi symbols online)
theage.com.au
Former celebrity chef Pete Evans to publish cookbook with RFK Jr
The book will be published by Kennedy’s Children’s Health Defence, an organisation known as one of the country’s largest anti-vaccine groups.
3717863
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
David Sligar @davidsligar.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
labor over the years
distracted boyfriend (labor) looking at young woman (no children on social media), annoyed girlfriend (no children in poverty)
3394106
Gillian Fennell @stationmum.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I treated myself to a new pair of RM Williams boots. (From the outlet store because I’m not completely made of money).
3321
Gillian Fennell @stationmum.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Stop hogging the road!
2170
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Warwick Long @warwicklong.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
My chat with Kaleb Cooper from Clarkson’s Farm for the Country Hour - amazing how different people find their way into agriculture…. (posting a few older things to Bluesky to find in future)
youtu.be
Kaleb Cooper from Clarkson's Farm talks with The Country Hour about farming life 🚜 | ABC Australia
YouTube video by ABC Australia
2155
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
What Kermit (the frog) is called in ten different countries... 10. Kermit (Denmark) 9. Kermit (France) 8. Kermit (Romania) 7. Kermit (Slovakia) 6. Kermit (Italy) 5. Kermit (Canada) 4. Kermit (Iceland) 3. Kermit (the Netherlands) 2. Kermit (Poland) 1. Gustavo (Spain)
1744063595
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Warwick Long @warwicklong.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
The clean up from a major fire near Edenhope in Vic is continuing The tractor & farm machinery industry is hopeful of right to repair changes A report suggests farmers will be paid $1 billion in payments from renewable infrastructure this decade Elders announces plans to buy Delta Ag POD 👇🎧
abc.net.au
Victorian Country Hour - ABC listen
How much does renewable energy infrastructure pay farmers
0113
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Here's Woolies competing with Coles on price "every single day" #ACCC
Table showing that Coles and Woolworths take it in turns every other week having Coke and Pepsi on sale
87809263
Reposted by Gillian Fennell
Flick Reynolds @flickreynolds.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Just in case you lost your recipe and you wanted to make this today
5779578645