Collettell
@collettell.bsky.social
#Chooks #chickens #hens
#Garden
#Vegetables
#Ornamental
#Edible
#Nativeplants
#Nativebees
#Ligurianbees
#Homehive
#Fishpond
#Nativebirds
#Australia #Adelaide #ColletteofClearview
#Wheelchair called #pumpkin
Can walk, but, not very far.
#Garden
#Vegetables
#Ornamental
#Edible
#Nativeplants
#Nativebees
#Ligurianbees
#Homehive
#Fishpond
#Nativebirds
#Australia #Adelaide #ColletteofClearview
#Wheelchair called #pumpkin
Can walk, but, not very far.
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DV advocates warn AusAlert system could put regional women at increased risk
AusAlerts could compromise 'safe phones' for women at DV risk
Regional women experiencing domestic violence are at high risk of their safe phones being discovered during tests of the new AusAlert disaster warning system.
www.abc.net.au
July 15, 2026 at 10:04 PM
DV advocates warn AusAlert system could put regional women at increased risk
I just had a therapist say, 'it's such an unfair situation , and I think of you often.'
All my therapists and medical team are doing amazing reports as well as taking decent care of my buggered body. The NDIA lawyers are ignoring it all. #thoughtsandprayers
#bloodyexpensive
#selffunded
#disabilty
All my therapists and medical team are doing amazing reports as well as taking decent care of my buggered body. The NDIA lawyers are ignoring it all. #thoughtsandprayers
#bloodyexpensive
#selffunded
#disabilty
June 19, 2026 at 4:07 AM
I just had a therapist say, 'it's such an unfair situation , and I think of you often.'
All my therapists and medical team are doing amazing reports as well as taking decent care of my buggered body. The NDIA lawyers are ignoring it all. #thoughtsandprayers
#bloodyexpensive
#selffunded
#disabilty
All my therapists and medical team are doing amazing reports as well as taking decent care of my buggered body. The NDIA lawyers are ignoring it all. #thoughtsandprayers
#bloodyexpensive
#selffunded
#disabilty
Dear carers, family, support workers etc
Do Not Do This!
Do not block ramp for ramp users.
Do not park car blocking all flow through traffic endangering pedestrians.
Do not compromise your wheelchair user with minimal available standing supports.
It is rude! Unsafe.
Tips #disability #carers
Do Not Do This!
Do not block ramp for ramp users.
Do not park car blocking all flow through traffic endangering pedestrians.
Do not compromise your wheelchair user with minimal available standing supports.
It is rude! Unsafe.
Tips #disability #carers
June 13, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Dear carers, family, support workers etc
Do Not Do This!
Do not block ramp for ramp users.
Do not park car blocking all flow through traffic endangering pedestrians.
Do not compromise your wheelchair user with minimal available standing supports.
It is rude! Unsafe.
Tips #disability #carers
Do Not Do This!
Do not block ramp for ramp users.
Do not park car blocking all flow through traffic endangering pedestrians.
Do not compromise your wheelchair user with minimal available standing supports.
It is rude! Unsafe.
Tips #disability #carers
1/2 I walk every morning.
Walk the cemetery, early, with my crutches.
Sometimes I meet dogs.
There is a dog who completely ignores me so studiously it's almost insulting.
2 Italian greyhounds who hate everyone except me!
Walk the cemetery, early, with my crutches.
Sometimes I meet dogs.
There is a dog who completely ignores me so studiously it's almost insulting.
2 Italian greyhounds who hate everyone except me!
June 11, 2026 at 12:09 AM
1/2 I walk every morning.
Walk the cemetery, early, with my crutches.
Sometimes I meet dogs.
There is a dog who completely ignores me so studiously it's almost insulting.
2 Italian greyhounds who hate everyone except me!
Walk the cemetery, early, with my crutches.
Sometimes I meet dogs.
There is a dog who completely ignores me so studiously it's almost insulting.
2 Italian greyhounds who hate everyone except me!
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I recently returned from a medical mission to Gaza, working as a neurosurgeon with the Palestinian Australian New Zealand Medical Association. I spoke to Croakey Health Media about my experience, and here is the interview. #neurosurgery #publichealth
www.croakey.org/inside-gazas...
www.croakey.org/inside-gazas...
Inside Gaza’s hospitals: neurosurgeon Ruth Mitchell on deprivation, courage and determination
With Israel enforcing a blanket ban on international journalists entering Gaza it is getting harder to find independent accounts of
www.croakey.org
May 2, 2026 at 1:48 AM
I recently returned from a medical mission to Gaza, working as a neurosurgeon with the Palestinian Australian New Zealand Medical Association. I spoke to Croakey Health Media about my experience, and here is the interview. #neurosurgery #publichealth
www.croakey.org/inside-gazas...
www.croakey.org/inside-gazas...
1/3 I was being served in a shop today when another customer asked the assistant for help. I said he should ask me if I minded, as I was the customer being interrupted. He ignored me - and asked the assistant again. The assistant asked me if I minded her helping him.
April 29, 2026 at 11:30 AM
1/3 I was being served in a shop today when another customer asked the assistant for help. I said he should ask me if I minded, as I was the customer being interrupted. He ignored me - and asked the assistant again. The assistant asked me if I minded her helping him.
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Thank you! The petition to keep Community Radio Station 2SER-FM on air is going gangbusters. Shout out to all the wonderful folk who've signed. Nearing 2K verified signatures. Woo Hoo. Add yours here....
c.org/Y7VMR2HvJV
c.org/Y7VMR2HvJV
Sign the Petition
Save 2SER-FM
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April 22, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Thank you! The petition to keep Community Radio Station 2SER-FM on air is going gangbusters. Shout out to all the wonderful folk who've signed. Nearing 2K verified signatures. Woo Hoo. Add yours here....
c.org/Y7VMR2HvJV
c.org/Y7VMR2HvJV
Chookkid2 left his Axolotyl out, and the dog got it. Face repaired and new eyes inserted. #toyrepair #handsewing #fixit
April 19, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Chookkid2 left his Axolotyl out, and the dog got it. Face repaired and new eyes inserted. #toyrepair #handsewing #fixit
I been well hugged by 3 men I have known for over 20 years. One of them is my godson. The other 2 are his best friends. I love them all dearly. But, I have a very close bond with Joe (middle photo). I'm proud of the human he became. Plus, I love a man in a sharp suit! #wedding #blacktie
April 18, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Today, the chookkids brought over 2 friends from school.
They all ate
Raw quince
Quince leather
Quince paste
Roast Quince and
Quince jelly.
All completely addicted to the different ways you can eat it!
#homegrown #homemade #quince
They all ate
Raw quince
Quince leather
Quince paste
Roast Quince and
Quince jelly.
All completely addicted to the different ways you can eat it!
#homegrown #homemade #quince
April 6, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Today, the chookkids brought over 2 friends from school.
They all ate
Raw quince
Quince leather
Quince paste
Roast Quince and
Quince jelly.
All completely addicted to the different ways you can eat it!
#homegrown #homemade #quince
They all ate
Raw quince
Quince leather
Quince paste
Roast Quince and
Quince jelly.
All completely addicted to the different ways you can eat it!
#homegrown #homemade #quince
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A letter to the National Press Club.
Send them your thoughts too, please.
Send them your thoughts too, please.
March 30, 2026 at 4:52 AM
A letter to the National Press Club.
Send them your thoughts too, please.
Send them your thoughts too, please.
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BBC and NWA: the day ABC staff went on strike – and left Aunty looking ‘a bit different’
BBC and NWA: the day ABC staff went on strike – and left Aunty looking ‘a bit different’
Triple J signed off with the hip-hop anthem Express Yourself while other radio and TV networks filled the air with BBC broadcasts, re-runs and soothing music
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Broadcasters had warned their audiences that the ABC would look “a bit different” on Wednesday – and as the clock struck 11am, they weren’t wrong.
As more than 2,000 ABC staff walked off the job for the first time in two decades in protest of their working conditions, the public broadcaster’s news channel switched over to the BBC.
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March 25, 2026 at 7:41 AM
BBC and NWA: the day ABC staff went on strike – and left Aunty looking ‘a bit different’
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I could scroll through the vomitous tabloid trash garbage that is the mainstream news media's coverage of the South Australia election. Or I could read @antonygreenelec.bsky.social's blog. Hmm. 🤔 #SAvotes #auspol antonygreen.com.au/updates-on-t...
Updates on the South Australian Election Result
I’ve been in Adelaide this week working for the ABC on the state election coverage. I may have retired from on camera work, but I’m still involved in analysis off camera. And last night…
antonygreen.com.au
March 22, 2026 at 8:40 AM
I could scroll through the vomitous tabloid trash garbage that is the mainstream news media's coverage of the South Australia election. Or I could read @antonygreenelec.bsky.social's blog. Hmm. 🤔 #SAvotes #auspol antonygreen.com.au/updates-on-t...
My auspost delivery driver, who knows my name, waves and beeps whenever he sees me out in my wheelchair, is celebrating the end of Ramadan today. He is a Good human.#EidMubarak
March 20, 2026 at 1:45 AM
My auspost delivery driver, who knows my name, waves and beeps whenever he sees me out in my wheelchair, is celebrating the end of Ramadan today. He is a Good human.#EidMubarak
I get to #chookkids door, I knock, & when they come and let me in I say 'Hours I've been waiting'.
Yesterday, I was running a couple of minutes late for tennis practice, they had started walking. The absolute joy on her face as she ran to meet me 'hours we've been waiting for you!' #sayings
Yesterday, I was running a couple of minutes late for tennis practice, they had started walking. The absolute joy on her face as she ran to meet me 'hours we've been waiting for you!' #sayings
March 11, 2026 at 10:04 PM
I get to #chookkids door, I knock, & when they come and let me in I say 'Hours I've been waiting'.
Yesterday, I was running a couple of minutes late for tennis practice, they had started walking. The absolute joy on her face as she ran to meet me 'hours we've been waiting for you!' #sayings
Yesterday, I was running a couple of minutes late for tennis practice, they had started walking. The absolute joy on her face as she ran to meet me 'hours we've been waiting for you!' #sayings
1/4
I was preyed (prayed) upon by a pentacostal christian (small c on purpose) during my early morning walk in the cemetery.
My offensive use of crutches to walk upset her sensibilities of perfect, so a prayer was issued.
I was preyed (prayed) upon by a pentacostal christian (small c on purpose) during my early morning walk in the cemetery.
My offensive use of crutches to walk upset her sensibilities of perfect, so a prayer was issued.
March 10, 2026 at 10:15 PM
1/4
I was preyed (prayed) upon by a pentacostal christian (small c on purpose) during my early morning walk in the cemetery.
My offensive use of crutches to walk upset her sensibilities of perfect, so a prayer was issued.
I was preyed (prayed) upon by a pentacostal christian (small c on purpose) during my early morning walk in the cemetery.
My offensive use of crutches to walk upset her sensibilities of perfect, so a prayer was issued.
1/2 I met a dog today who was super aggressive.
Owners were very concerned!
So, I got out of my wheelchair, and leaned against a fence, the dog could lean against me and be patted in all the spots she wanted to be patted.
The dog had been to the pet shop and bathed.
She didn't like being wet.
Owners were very concerned!
So, I got out of my wheelchair, and leaned against a fence, the dog could lean against me and be patted in all the spots she wanted to be patted.
The dog had been to the pet shop and bathed.
She didn't like being wet.
March 10, 2026 at 10:42 AM
1/2 I met a dog today who was super aggressive.
Owners were very concerned!
So, I got out of my wheelchair, and leaned against a fence, the dog could lean against me and be patted in all the spots she wanted to be patted.
The dog had been to the pet shop and bathed.
She didn't like being wet.
Owners were very concerned!
So, I got out of my wheelchair, and leaned against a fence, the dog could lean against me and be patted in all the spots she wanted to be patted.
The dog had been to the pet shop and bathed.
She didn't like being wet.
1/2 I have been told my request for new crutches to walk is 'unsafe'.
I have been walking with crutches for 13 years.
The NDIS has now 'lost' all evidence of my nerve damage, and state there is NO evidence of my use of crutches.
I have been walking with crutches for 13 years.
The NDIS has now 'lost' all evidence of my nerve damage, and state there is NO evidence of my use of crutches.
February 27, 2026 at 11:58 PM
1/2 I have been told my request for new crutches to walk is 'unsafe'.
I have been walking with crutches for 13 years.
The NDIS has now 'lost' all evidence of my nerve damage, and state there is NO evidence of my use of crutches.
I have been walking with crutches for 13 years.
The NDIS has now 'lost' all evidence of my nerve damage, and state there is NO evidence of my use of crutches.
1/2 A friend's son contacted me today to tell me his mother had been killed in a road crash.
It was a sad call, but, he delivered the news well, gave good information, an idea of a memorial celebration.
It was a sad call, but, he delivered the news well, gave good information, an idea of a memorial celebration.
February 18, 2026 at 10:04 AM
1/2 A friend's son contacted me today to tell me his mother had been killed in a road crash.
It was a sad call, but, he delivered the news well, gave good information, an idea of a memorial celebration.
It was a sad call, but, he delivered the news well, gave good information, an idea of a memorial celebration.
Friday 13th is proving unlucky for rats! So many fruit trees makes my place a rat heaven! Unlucky for some!
All State pest control staff for 8+ years has been professional, knowledgeable & a good human.
I highly recommend them!#Adelaide
#friday13th #pestmanagement
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All State pest control staff for 8+ years has been professional, knowledgeable & a good human.
I highly recommend them!#Adelaide
#friday13th #pestmanagement
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Allstate Pest Control: Adelaide's Trusted Pest Experts
Allstate Pest Control offers expert, eco-friendly pest management services across Australia, keeping your home and business safe and pest-free year-round.
allstatepest.com.au
February 13, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Friday 13th is proving unlucky for rats! So many fruit trees makes my place a rat heaven! Unlucky for some!
All State pest control staff for 8+ years has been professional, knowledgeable & a good human.
I highly recommend them!#Adelaide
#friday13th #pestmanagement
allstatepest.com.au
All State pest control staff for 8+ years has been professional, knowledgeable & a good human.
I highly recommend them!#Adelaide
#friday13th #pestmanagement
allstatepest.com.au
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As beautiful as they were powerful: Jon Kudelka’s political cartoons were made with true conviction
theconversation.com/as-beautiful...
theconversation.com/as-beautiful...
As beautiful as they were powerful: Jon Kudelka’s political cartoons were made with true conviction
The award-winning cartoonist Jon Kudelka died in Hobart on Sunday, aged 53. Over 30 years, his work resisted the polarisation of the contemporary Australian media.
theconversation.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:52 AM
As beautiful as they were powerful: Jon Kudelka’s political cartoons were made with true conviction
theconversation.com/as-beautiful...
theconversation.com/as-beautiful...
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Really delighted to see my university make this move. There could be no more appropriate place for the journal. 📔
‘A cultural icon’: axed Australian literary journal Meanjin finds new life in Queensland
The 85-year-old magazine will return to the city for which it was named after a successful bid by Queensland University of Technology
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Really delighted to see my university make this move. There could be no more appropriate place for the journal. 📔
I lived opposite a lovely couple from 1996 until 2011. Their daughter became pregnant at 16, and they raised the baby.
I have never had their phone number.
I have never known their surname.
#neighbours #goodpeople
I have never had their phone number.
I have never known their surname.
#neighbours #goodpeople
February 11, 2026 at 3:33 AM
I lived opposite a lovely couple from 1996 until 2011. Their daughter became pregnant at 16, and they raised the baby.
I have never had their phone number.
I have never known their surname.
#neighbours #goodpeople
I have never had their phone number.
I have never known their surname.
#neighbours #goodpeople
I asked an exercise physiologist professional who 'understands' my medical condition how to navigate increasing muscle mass with autonomic failure. I have the heart rate when exercising of either
108 or 170.
'It can be a challenge' was his response.
I KNOW!!! How about something useful??
108 or 170.
'It can be a challenge' was his response.
I KNOW!!! How about something useful??
February 9, 2026 at 9:36 AM
I asked an exercise physiologist professional who 'understands' my medical condition how to navigate increasing muscle mass with autonomic failure. I have the heart rate when exercising of either
108 or 170.
'It can be a challenge' was his response.
I KNOW!!! How about something useful??
108 or 170.
'It can be a challenge' was his response.
I KNOW!!! How about something useful??
Today I have sent an email with the following opening.
'I must admit to being a little flummoxed by the request ....'
#wordoftheday
#dealingwithlawyers
'I must admit to being a little flummoxed by the request ....'
#wordoftheday
#dealingwithlawyers
Definition of FLUMMOXED
completely unable to understand : utterly confused or perplexed… See the full definition
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February 3, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Today I have sent an email with the following opening.
'I must admit to being a little flummoxed by the request ....'
#wordoftheday
#dealingwithlawyers
'I must admit to being a little flummoxed by the request ....'
#wordoftheday
#dealingwithlawyers