Toni Cannard

Coastal researcher, passion for balancing economics, society's needs+best use of our environment. Views personal opinion only.

[Toni Cannard @TopcatToni]

I'd love to know how many of you scrolled in to look at the detail on each part of the #coastal #ecological #restoration #roadmap

[Toni Cannard @TopcatToni]

So happy to see this Coastal Restoration Roadmap paper published, open access here https://t.co/Q1HO0FP19B

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@ProfRScolyerMIA I have scanxiety too at the moment, only 3 more days to wait for the results ... I'm listening to bilateral music, doing yoga nidra and EFT - feeling for you its tough! https://t.co/vsRuzZ74OW

[Toni Cannard @TopcatToni]

Even the smartest most intelligent people get scanxiety ... and yes, I have it now because yesterday the text arrived saying your results are back and your GP would like to discuss - so much triggering in that little txt and only 3 more days to wait :(

[Professor Richard Scolyer AO @ProfRAScolyer]

My next #MRI #brain #scan looking for #recurrence of my #glioblastoma (&/ or #treatment effects) is very soon. I’m getting more anxious now as it gets closer (“scanxiety”).

Scanxiety describes the #stress, #worry & #fear some people (especially #cancer patients) may feel around the time of a scan. With #scanxiety, some people get physical symptoms too, like nausea, appetite changes or diarrhoea. For me it’s worry & fear.

I get more anxious about my scanning now than I did earlier in the course of my disease for a variety of reasons. I think I’m a little more moody & irritable as we get very close to my next scan so it’s harder on those closest to me, especially Katie. One of the principle reasons I’m anxious is probably because it’s the test that determines whether or not we can see my tumour is growing back and if it is, how long I’m likely to stay alive and when & how my functional state will likely deteriorate.

I find my scanxiety is greatest after the scan waiting for the results. I don’t know the best way to manage the pre/post scan anxiety & it’s likely different for different people. For me keeping busy & my mind occupied & exercising each day are probably what helps me most. But sometimes I just want time on my own.

I am so fortunate to have such a fabulous caring team looking after me so well especially my wonderful wife Katie & family, friends & colleagues.

Here are a couple of pictures from my last MRI brain scan from a couple of months ago.

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[ShiannonCorcoran💉x4 @shiannonc.bsky.social @ShiannonC]

I can’t remember a time when we ‘celebrated’ Australia Day in my family.

We never bought the flags or other paraphernalia to show our ‘patriotic support’. It just wasn’t a thing. It was just another day, another day off from work for Mum and Dad and a day off for me.

I didn’t grow up with the public holiday aspect of the day as a kid. Australia Day wasn’t declared a holiday until 1994 across the nation. The so-called patriotism that has been imported in recent times isn’t as old and as sentimental as the media and self-interested punters would have us believe. The Australia Day agenda has only been pushed lately as a part of the inflammatory culture wars that form part of that agenda of divisiveness that is so important to right-wing groups and gaslighters of opportunity.

I don’t have to be patriotic, divisive and inflammatory to love my country. I love living here and I love all our experiences of multiculturalism and acceptance of other peoples’ differences. I think it is important to remember our historical past - not only where we come from - but the history that came before our recent history. Acknowledging the fact that we have over 65,000 years of cultural history in this country is an important aspect of loving this country and learning about it.

I can’t think of anything more impactful than acknowledging our complete history - everybody’s history - not just one history - and be accepting of what has come before.

I acknowledge that some of my ancestors come from other lands - and some of my ancestral links go back to a culture that has been here for many thousands of years. I want to know about that. It’s important not to wipe that from our history books. God knows it has been tried often enough.

For some historical context…. ‘Australia Day has not always been celebrated on 26 January. It was first celebrated on 30 July in 1915 …and it wasn’t until 1935 that all Australian states and territories used the name ‘Australia Day’ to mark 26 January. It was in 1994 that 26 January became a national public holiday’

‘On the 26 January 1788 Captain Arthur Phillip landed on Australian soil with the first fleet of British Ships. He raised the British flag at Sydney Cove to claim NSW as a British Colony’

The 26 January was merely the day that NSW was claimed as a colony under British rule. That day is also seen as a day of loss for many of our First Nations people.

History is important. Understanding that history and its significance without looking at it as an affront to some kind of latent patriotism is as equally important.

[Integrated Marine Observing System @IMOS_AUS]

We're seeking a Project Officer to join the IMOS team based in Hobart, supporting the development of our next generation scientific data management systems 🐠

Applications close 7th January 2024.

[TropWATER @TropWATER]

Check out our latest newsletter 👉 Water security challenges, dugong population declines, promising seagrass regrowth, farmers connecting with science, and more. 🌱🌊🪸🔗 https://t.co/OM0z4F1087

[Toni Cannard @TopcatToni]

@sophusticated @wildbusiness @EJMilnerGulland @DICE_Kent @OxfordBiology @ICCS_updates @NatureRecovery very well done Sophus! you've done the hard yards to earn this impact award - looking forward to hearing more about your work in the not too distant future

[Toni Cannard @TopcatToni]

full paper here https://t.co/E1998M4c6w

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Understanding #fisheries with #coastal #ecology https://t.co/cEYfxxR2RN

[Toni Cannard @TopcatToni]

Our paper in #Nature #Sustainability links water use scenarios to fisheries outcomes ... #spoiler elegant models predict impacts in complex ecological systems, making the complicated simple is powerful when driven by #stakeholderengagement knowledge! https://t.co/E1998M3EgY

[Toni Cannard @TopcatToni]

@EmmaJMcKinley @mcsuk @DiverseValues I'd love to know more please

[Dan Ziffer @danziffer]

It’s been almost a decade since my mate Stella died. I didn’t expect to be so moved when I got to visit her statue in Stawell but it’s just wonderful. If you didn’t know Stella you really missed out! Fierce, funny, glorious. You can learn more about her at https://t.co/ZIXmgNDnGT

[Toni Cannard @TopcatToni]

@tanya_plibersek welcome news! and even though auditing offsets is difficult it is not impossible. A comprehensive audit is the appropriate way to uncover the current practices that are not in keeping with the #MitigationHeirarchy and the intent of offsetting ... more tricky is non-compliance

[Toni Cannard @TopcatToni]

if you haven't found it yet, this is a brilliant podcast and just love this episode on perfectionism - https://t.co/8DSMvhWwJh

[Barrett William Wolfe @WolfeBarrett]

watch the East Australia Current extension push poleward over the AVHRR Pathfinder sea surface temperature dataset (1981-)

rug marks = southernmost extent of 20 °C water

[Toni Cannard @TopcatToni]

@SamNScience @UQ_News @VenomsLab @IMBatUQ @CSIRO well done! congratulations

[Toni Cannard @TopcatToni]

@carlosduartephd @QHanich Thanks Carlos! you were one of the people who inspired me to keep going when the going got tough - that conversation on the way to Stradbroke Island will always stay with me

[Toni Cannard @TopcatToni]

My PhD is conferred! relieved the journey is over and forever grateful to supervisors Sean Pascoe & @QHanich & to John Elkington for #triplebottomline, ways to create #wellbeing and #socialequity #community #stewardship guided by #coastal #ecology 1/
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[Toni Cannard @TopcatToni]

Thanks also to some of the many wonderful @CSIRO and ex-CSIRO people who put me on that path as a mature age student especially Neil Loneragan, Bill de la Mare, Richard Kenchington, Andy Steven and so many more - because no #phd is a solitary endeavour!

[Toni Cannard @TopcatToni]

My PhD thesis captured in one image - with a special mentions to Merrett Keech and @suepillans - both amazing, powerful artists who inspired me to ensure that communicating my #research was done in a #visual manner