Josh Meadows
@joshmeadows.bsky.social
Australian Conservation Foundation media adviser | It's a Jangle Out There on Main FM, Castlemaine | Leaf Mosaic, The Bell Streets, The Steinbecks, The Sugargliders | 🖤PNG and NMFC. Views own.
Where’s ‘Australia’?? www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Dedicated followers of passion: the Kinks’ 40 greatest songs – ranked!
To coincide with a new exhibition in London about the Davies brothers, we rate the best of a band who brought a sociologist’s eye to hard rock, gentle pastoralia and so much in between
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Warnings for Australia from overseas. Nuclear is an unwise and completely unsuitable energy source for an increasingly dry and fire-prone land. 🚫☢️
A growing alliance of local councils is pushing the federal govt to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate damage instead of leaving ratepayers to foot the bill. www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/932075...
Newcastle council says big polluters should cough up for climate damage
Councillors say ratepayers shouldn't foot climate bill.
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Bird flu cases are detected in a fifth Australian state, Victoria, prompting warnings of a national wildlife emergency. #H5N1 www.canberratimes.com.au/story/932080...
Endangered species at risk as bird flu spreads
Conservationists hold deep concerns for the future of some of Australia's most critically endangered species after a spike...
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Playlist (but not playback) for this week’s It’s a Jangle Out There. Main FM’s Mixcloud is down at present… I will upload the show when it’s back online. jangleoutthere.wordpress.com/2026/07/30/p... @slumberlandrecords.com @skepwax.bsky.social @sundayrecords.bsky.social @lameorecords.bsky.social
Playlist for Thursday 30 July 2026
[Main FM’s Mixcloud is down at present… will upload the show when possible] THE CATBURGERS – I’ve got a friend AZTEC CAMERA – Mattress of wire NATIONAL PARK – The only stars ABSOLU…
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In just 20 minutes it'll be time once again for #ItsAJangleOutThere with @JoshMeadows.bsky.social! Tune to #949MAINfm on 94.9fm in #Castlemaine or via t.co/HVPCLZp1Z4 or the #AudialsSoftware or #VRadio apps. Trust me, it will make your day - come on, get ready!! 🎸😎
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I have a heavy heart. www.marineconservation.org.au/bird-flu-lan...
Bird flu lands at Seal Bay: Australia's best-loved sea lion colony now on the frontline of extinction - Australian Marine Conservation Society
The confirmed spread of bird flu to crested tern in Seal Bay, SA, is a clear signal that Australia's unique wildlife is now in the path of a virus that has devastated animal populations worldwide.
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A further 11 suspected cases of H5 bird flu have been detected in South Australia’s south-east and Kangaroo Island.
Breaking: Local transmission of H5 bird flu 'very, very likely', SA government says
A further 11 suspected cases of H5 bird flu have been detected in South Australia’s south-east and Kangaroo Island.
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“If we were in a bushfire scenario, those subantarctic birds that arrived with the disease initially were like the embers. Now having it in crested terns, that’s the smoke. Governments have been saying it hasn’t spread – this is evidence of spread.”
Australian Conservation Foundation@ausconservation.bsky.social · last wk.Seven suspected new bird flu cases are evidence of spread into Australian wildlife, experts warn. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Playlist & playback for this week’s It’s a Jangle Out There. jangleoutthere.wordpress.com/2026/07/23/p... @dandyboyrecords.bsky.social @slumberlandrecords.com
Playlist for Thursday 23 July 2026
LENS FLARE – Pony pop ACTION PAINTING! – These things happen THE KITCHENETTES – Sunday best CHEESES – Ready steady CHEESES – Blowing kisses THIS IS LORELEI – Billy came back THE GOOD…
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Why ACF is taking Environment Minister Murray Watt to court over his approval of Woodside's North West Shelf gas hub out to 2070.
“The dept and minister were concerned with ensuring any conditions attached to the approval were satisfactory to Woodside,” Angus Scott KC told the Federal Court yesterday. @williamhton.bsky.social au.finance.yahoo.com/news/bid-hal...
Minister 'bias' in major gas project extension approval
A federal minister has been accused in court of favouring an energy giant over the environment by agreeing to extend the life of a major gas project.
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The Albanese government’s decision to approve one of the world’s largest gas projects in Western Australia is being challenged in the federal court, setting up a significant test of how Australia’s environment law deals with the climate crisis. #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate and rock art advocates take on Woodside’s ‘carbon bomb’ WA gas project in federal court
Albanese government’s approval of North West Shelf gas extension being challenged by the Australian Conservation Foundation and Friends of Australian Rock Art
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Playlist for this week’s It’s a Jangle Out There... jangleoutthere.wordpress.com/2026/07/16/p... @warmcoat.bsky.social @precrecs.bsky.social @skepwax.bsky.social @douglarkin.bsky.social and playback... www.mixcloud.com/MainFm/its-a...
Playlist for Thursday 16 July 2026
CLEANERS FROM VENUS – Spring wings in THE HOUSEMARTINS – I smell winter ALTA ZUMA – The summer they killed the Rosenbergs SHARP PINS – Saturday sun SHARP PINS – (In a while) you’ll be mine SHARP PI…
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In just 15 minutes it'll be time for #ItsAJangleOutThere with @JoshMeadows.bsky.social! Tune to #949MAINfm on 94.9fm in #Castlemaine or via t.co/HVPCLZp1Z4 or the #AudialsSoftware or #VRadio apps. Trust me, it will make your day! Come on; get a cuppa, sit back and let it put a smile on your face. 🎸😎
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"If you want to build a data centre in Australia, you should be compelled to build the renewable energy and water recycling infrastructure to service it" Yes
Australian Conservation Foundation@ausconservation.bsky.social · 3w agoACF statement in response to the Prime Minister’s plan to introduce faster approval processes for AI data centres. #auspol www.acf.org.au/news/ai-data...
"For the Coorong, (summer is) probably the critical time when you're going to have issues because that's when you've got vast numbers of birds using this system," Dr David Paton says. #H5N1 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
'Sacred' Coorong wetlands bracing for impact of bird flu
South Australia's Coorong is a sanctuary for birds and marine life but it is increasingly under threat with the arrival of bird flu in Australia the latest in a rolling barrage of crises.
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In a concerning development, the H5N1 bird flu virus has been detected in a greater crested tern found at Robe on South Australia's Limestone Coast. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Bird flu detected in native species for first time - ABC listen
Poultry producers and wildlife organisations are on high alert after confirmation the H-5-N-1 bird flu has now reached native Australian bird populations.
abc.net.au
It's absolutely outrageous that the vital habitat for a critically endangered species (swift parrots) is still being logged. #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
What happened when a rare bird found a place to nest near a logging coupe
It was late 2021 when one of Australia's rarest birds started to arrive in the native forests of Lonnavale. Ecologists had expected it but for a reacting forestry sector, it was "not sustainable".
abc.net.au
Playlist & playback for this week’s It’s a Jangle Out There. Guess the theme. jangleoutthere.wordpress.com/2026/07/09/p...
Playlist for Thursday 9 July 2026
CHOO CHOO TRAIN – High COMMUNITY RADIO – Love to get high PRIMAL SCREAM – Higher than the sun MAC DEMARCO – Cooking up something good SUPER FURRY ANIMALS – Something for the weekend DICK DIVER…
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It's time RIGHT NOW for #ItsAJangleOutThere with @JoshMeadows.bsky.social! Tune to #949MAINfm on 94.9fm in #Castlemaine or via t.co/HVPCLZp1Z4 or the #AudialsSoftware or #VRadio apps. Trust me, it will make your day - come on, it's starting!! 🎸😎
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Enormously wealthy multinational gas corporation comes after a teacher, an artist and a backpacker. #climatechange au.news.yahoo.com/woodsides-la...
Woodside's lawsuit on protesters set for court hearing
A civil case initiated by an oil and gas giant against three environmentalists over a stink bomb three years ago has been listed for a court hearing.
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‘A genuine wildlife emergency’: explainer on the arrival of H5N1 bird flu in Australia. By @petrastock.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A genuine wildlife emergency’: everything you need to know about the arrival of H5 bird flu in Australia
What is the virus? Where did it come from? Are humans at risk? What does it mean for the agricultural sector and wildlife? Experts answer your questions
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Why FOGO is not the right fit for Castlemaine. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The fight against green ‘waste’: how a Victorian community came together to create garden gold
Kitchen scraps and garden waste can be a valuable resource. But some communities are forgoing the Fogo bin and collecting their own compost
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Sydney records hottest June since 1859 as expert warns new high a ‘signature’ of global warming. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Sydney records hottest June since 1859 as expert warns new high a ‘signature’ of global warming
Bureau of Meteorology says city’s mean temperature reached 16.1C, surpassing the previous record of 15.7C set in 1991
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Suspected positive H5N1 bird flu case detected in NSW, as another migratory bird in Western Australia also tests positive. 🙁 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
Suspected bird flu cases detected in NSW and WA after devastating impact overseas
A suspected positive case of H5 bird flu has been identified in New South Wales, the state agriculture minister has announced.
abc.net.au
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Playlist for Thursday 2 July 2026
CUPPA JOE – Let it ride REDSPENCER – Ride it out LOG FLUME – Got this feeling FOUNTAIN LAKES – Cry wolf CUT WORMS – Barfly NATIONAL PARK – The only stars TIFFANY SAMMY – IRB (feat. Sadie …
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It's time RIGHT NOW for #ItsAJangleOutThere with @JoshMeadows.bsky.social! Tune to #949MAINfm on 94.9fm in #Castlemaine or via t.co/HVPCLZp1Z4 or the #AudialsSoftware or #VRadio apps. Trust me, it will make your day - come on, it's starting!! 🎸😎
http://mainfm.net/listen-live/
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