RustyRaven

cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/140478

"Established in 1856, the System Garden is one of the oldest teaching gardens in the country. Plants in the garden are arranged into subclasses and families, giving visitors the opportunity to learn by comparing the form and flower structure of different plant families."

Gardening Australia have done a segment on the garden if you are interested in learning a bit more. If you are in the area and can plan a visit there are also in person and virtual tours showcasing sustainability and biodiversity around the university.

"Established in 1856, the System Garden is one of the oldest teaching gardens in the country. Plants in the garden are arranged into subclasses and families, giving visitors the opportunity to learn by comparing the form and flower structure of different plant families."

Gardening Australia have done a segment on the garden if you are interested in learning a bit more. If you are in the area and can plan a visit there are also in person and virtual tours showcasing sustainability and biodiversity around the university.

I was happy to see they are planning to use AI to assist call centre staff rather than replace them. It sound like they are planning to use AI in a helpful way, hopefully it works out that way.

The worry with AI is always when it is used to replace people with no oversight - like robodebt, or chatbots that block the ability of customers to get through to talk to a person.

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A nice little spot I visited early in the morning when the light was perfect for photos. There are a few pieces of old machinery dotted around too.

These are photos I took a few years ago from the flying fox viewing platform at Bellbird Park in Kew. I really love the personality these little guys have.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/M9NzwivQKvc7Qffm7

It's good to see projects like this being implimented. There is a lot of work still to be done in moving to cleaner fuels and every step like this gets us a bit closer.

I would like to see more investment in putting in place recycling/end of life processes for things like batteries, we don't have a great record in that area when we can't just send everything overseas. Hopefully that will come too, but I suspect we will end up playing catch-up with stockpiled batteries etc. at some point.

A few other articles for anyone interested: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-14/first-big-battery-at-ex-coal-site-goes-live/102477230

https://engie.com.au/hazelwoodbattery

Well, tied with a few other states for highest number. And we have 12, compared to the lowest states which have 11. But I'm taking it as a win!

There are so few at this time of year though, it's a long cold gap.

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I knew about common heath, helmeted honeyeater and Leadbeater's possum as state emblems, but there are apparently lots more. I'm not sure why we need so many, but we also have a state fossil, a state mineral, a state marine animal and a state tartan!

If we are going for a "more is better" approach what other State Emblems should we add?

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