'Ecosystem engineers' returned to desert decades after local extinction
By Bill Ormonde
Wiped off mainland Australia by the introduction of cats and foxes, burrowing bettongs are making a triumphant comeback in outback NSW.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-16/bettong-release-wild-deserts-sturt-national-park-after-extinct/106755452
#Conservation #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #NativeSpecies #Animals #EnvironmentalHealth #BillOrmonde
'Ecosystem engineers' returned to desert decades after local extinction
Wiped off mainland Australia by the introduction of cats and foxes, burrowing bettongs are making a triumphant comeback in outback NSW.
From wine to water, Adelaide Hills charity brings hope to kids in Kenya
By Bill Ormonde
From the Adelaide Hills to refugee camps in Kenya, how one young Aussie has made it his mission to help.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-14/adelaide-hills-charity-opblue-provides-water-in-kenya/106711400
#Charities #WaterResources #PrimaryEducation #BillOrmonde
From wine to water, Adelaide Hills charity brings hope to kids in Kenya
From the Adelaide Hills to refugee camps in Kenya, how one young Aussie has made it his mission to help.
ABC celebrates Mid-Year Walkley winners
ABC Broken Hill journalist Bill Ormonde has been named the 2024 Young Australian Journalist of the Year at the Walkley Foundation’s 2024 Mid-Year Celebration of Journalism.
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