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Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · 5d

Please refuse this application Ipswich City Council. The developer acknowledges that 100s of people will be at risk of flooding.

Hundreds of units proposed on land that faces 'extreme potential flood levels'

A major developer wants to build 500 apartments on the banks of a river to Brisbane's south, but some concerned residents say the flooding risk is too high.

www.abc.net.au

Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · 11d

This World Rivers Day, the #InternationalRiverFoundation invited Simon Cleary (author of Everything Is Water) and me (author of A River with a City Problem) to help celebrate river, the lifeblood of our planet.
www.riverfoundation.org.au/world-rivers...

World Rivers Day 2025 - International River Foundation

Reflections from authors Simon Cleary and Dr Margaret Cook on Maiwar, the Brisbane River. Celebrating the river through storytelling.

www.riverfoundation.org.au

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Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · 12d

I really enjoyed presenting with Simon Cleary recently at the #InternationalRiversSymposium

Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · 12d

I really enjoyed presenting with Simon Cleary recently at the #InternationalRiversSymposium

Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · 20d

At Qld State Library with Alessandro Antonello & thinking of you @ncushing12.bsky.social

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Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · 24d

Thanks for showcasing Kerrie’s story

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Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · 24d

Thanks @rubyekkel.bsky.social for the opportunity to showcase the work Kerrie Saunders & I did for #MurrayDarlingBasinAuthority through #AustralianRiversinstitute

Australian Women's History Network @auswhn.bsky.social · 24d

NEW at #VIDAblog!

Kerrie Saunders and @mcookhistory.bsky.social explore Kamilaroi women’s knowledge of nature, country, and history.

The "Environment and Gender" series is guest edited by @rubyekkel.bsky.social.

Read it here ⬇️
www.auswhn.com.au/blog/listeni...

Listening to Kamilaroi Women | Australian Women's History Network

Kerrie Saunders and Margaret Cook explore Kamilaroi women's knowledge of nature, country and history.

www.auswhn.com.au

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Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · 27d

Thanks to Prof. Karen Nelson, Vice Chancellor of University of Southern Qld, for advocating for the Humanities.
Read the full article: lnkd.in/gVtTGFeg.

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

lnkd.in

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Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · 27d

Please place a vote for your favourite book in the People’s Choice Awards. My vote goes to ‘Everything is Water’.

www.slq.qld.gov.au/queensland-l...

Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · Aug 6

Please consider signing to achieve affordable Arts degrees.

AHA (Australia) @austhistassoc.bsky.social · Aug 4

We are so close to reaching our target of 2500 signatures on this petition calling for the repeal of Job-Ready Graduates! If you care about equity in higher education and want the BA to be affordable and accessible for *all* students, please sign! www.openpetition.org/au/petition/...

Repeal Job-Ready Graduates Policy Now: Restoring Equity in Higher Education - Online petition

We sign this petition in solidarity with those who signed the Open Letter to the Prime Minister on 28 July 2025…

www.openpetition.org

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Dr Erin O'Donnell (she/her) 🇵🇸 @ezzyod.bsky.social · Aug 1

"The River Test in Hampshire has become the second waterway in the UK to be recognised as a legal entity, following a unanimous vote by Test Valley Borough Council to grant it “personhood”."

www.scottishlegal.com/articles/eng...

England: River Test granted legal personhood in protection bid

River Test The River Test in Hampshire has become the second waterway in the UK to be recognised as a legal entity, following a unanimous vote by Test Valley Borough Council to grant it “personh...

www.scottishlegal.com

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Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · Jul 16

Congratulations Dr Croft.

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Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · Jul 14

A great opportunity to delve into SLQ collections.

Apply for the 2026 Queensland Memory Awards

Apply for a fellowship Have you ever wanted to explore historic material in State Library's collections and uncover new aspects of Queensland's history? As a research fellow, you’ll have a…

www.slq.qld.gov.au

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Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · Jul 10

Thank you. More oral histories to come!

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Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · Jul 10

I am still stunned at being awarded an Industry Fellowship to work with communities, QRA & NHRA on disaster resilience. Thanks @ARC, @GriffithUniversity, friends & family for support. Sympathy to all the wonderful scholars who missed out (I know that pain!)

www.arc.gov.au

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Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · Jun 28

www.environmentalhistory-au-nz.org/2025/06/voic...

Voices from the Basin: Digital stories are live!

For two years a group of researchers from La Trobe University have been conducting oral histories throughout the Murray-Darling Basin, recording the voices and lived experiences of people who live …

www.environmentalhistory-au-nz.org

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Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · Jun 28

Looking forward to sharing my research with Kamilaroi women on water & grasses @AHA2025

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Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · Jun 28

Thanks for the shout out! See you at AHA.

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Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · Jun 28

Thanks for the shout out.

Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · May 26

Fabulous day flying over Kati Thanda/Lake Eyre, Diamantina River & desert in flood

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Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · Apr 26

It was such a wonderful collaboration.

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Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · Apr 25

Last night I was part of an art exhibition launch - “Flood Lines” - at the Ipswich Art Gallery.
This video tells you about the project & collaboration between an artist (Kylie Stevens) & historian (me)
vimeo.com/1075538131

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Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · Apr 24

Excited to have launched Flood Lines tonight with Simon Cleary & Kylie Stevens. Here’s a video if you want to know more. www.instagram.com/reel/DIuK4PQ...

Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · Apr 15

Thanks for the feed back on my article & the great reading list.

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Margaret Cook @mcookhistory.bsky.social · Mar 31

The damage & stock loss in these floods is staggering

Graziers speak of flood devastation in outback Queensland - ABC News

amp.abc.net.au