Living in Mparntwe-Alice Springs, CEO Desert Knowledge Australia, father, partner, brother, son, focused on people centred possibilities. Own views.
Mparntwe - Alice Springs, NT
Joined December 2011
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12/14 #AliceSprings #Mparntwe
Fasninating briefing & tour of the #DesertKnowledgePrecinct, a 73 hectare campus on #Arrernte land, by @JimmyCocking CEO @dka_connect.
#indigenous knowledge & collaboration & future opportunities like #solarenergy
The battery is made by @RollsRoyce.
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Alice Springs Future Grid featured in this ABC Rural story outlining the findings of the Roadmap to 2030 report.
"Grid security is going to be an issue across the world as we transition to renewables — everyone's going to be facing the same challenge,"
abc.net.au/news/rural/2024-0…
Jimmy Cocking retweeted
Thanks RenewEconomy for covering the #AliceSprings #Roadmap #2030 release and explaining the complexity and importance of the report.
#renewables #transition #collaboration
reneweconomy.com.au/a-town-l…
Congratulations to the Alice Springs Future Grid team for researching, consulting, compiling and completing this groundbreaking report.
#AliceSprings can lead on #renewable #energy #transformation, but urgent investment needed: 2030 Roadmap Report
Download report here: alicespringsfuturegrid.com.a…
#connecting #people #desert #knowledge #opportunities
Essential work #waterislife
National forum identifies key actions for better water in remote First Nations communities, see the key actions identified @dka_connect #knowledgeinaction @DCCEEW @wsaa_water @CentralLandCncl @NLC_74 @envirosanews @DWER_WA @NSWDCCEEW_Water @vanweydeveld
Made it to #Desert Tracks on ABC #AliceSprings. Shared some of my story so far. abc.net.au/alicesprings/prog…
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Friday afternoon/weekend listening: This fantastic podcast by @CroakeyVoices featuring @DrVMatthews, @SotirisVard, Prof Anne Poelina, Karrina Nolan, @ThomasLongden3 and @JimmyCocking about #cleanenergy and #climatechange
croakey.org/croakey-voices-p…
#gaslighting word of the year 2022 in US Dictionary. Thanks to the Australian voters in making sure we are only being gaslit by one or two in the Opposition now rather than the Prime Minister, front and backbench. May the slide away from the radical right continue.
Indigenous desert rangers gather in force - around 400 people gathering to share knowledge and strengthen connections across the arid third of the continent. #IDA2022Conference #Uluru
Charles III proclaimed King of Australia....brings up a range of feelings and reflections on issues of State.
abc.net.au/news/2022-09-11/k…
Freedom Day Festival is a celebration of Vincent Lingiari and the men, women and children who led the Wave Hill Walk Off. This birthed the land rights movement and shifted this country to recognise First Nations People. #fromlittlethingsbigthingsgrow
Closing the Gap 'Water for People and Communities'. I am proud to have played a role in amplifying the voices from Central Australian communities that I met and spoke with earlier this year. wsaa.asn.au/publication/prel…
Personally, feeling a little less enthusiastic about the 43% reduction target than I did about the #cleanenergyfuture legislation in 2011. Nonetheless, a step forward in a world with a billion more people and a growing awareness of what the #ClimateEmergency feels like.
Jimmy Cocking retweeted
A huge moment at #alcoota2022 with the very first articulated -Dromornis stirtoni- leg excavated from Classy Corner. Thankyou @Phoebyornis for scale! #fossilfriday @fupalaeosoc @FlindersPalaeo
Thanks @MAG_NT for the great open day and tour of the #Alcoota2022 dig. Finally got to see where the #megafauna fossils came from. #paleontologistsatwork
