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Technical note: How rocket launches could threaten Australia’s coastal wildlife

By: kirstenparris
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This post is a technical note to accompany the article I published this week on the University of Melbourne’s Pursuit platform. It includes additional details regarding the potential impacts on wildlife – including EPBC-listed species – of the planned rocket-launch facility at Whalers Way in South Australia, plus a list of references. Summary A proposed…

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Frog Fest: A retrospective

By: kirstenparris
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This week marks two years since Frog Fest at The Living Pavilion – a family-friendly event on the Parkville campus of the University of Melbourne. As well as providing froggy fun for all ages, Frog Fest aimed to connect participants with nature in the city by re-imagining the frog biodiversity that would have occurred on…

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