LindaLindaLinda
@lindadrummond.bsky.social
Enthusiast of science communications and engagement, football (Newy Jets), music, champagne, slow cycling, art, comedy, films and fabulosity - living on unceded Awabakal land
I saw the genuinely delightful and hilarious @kirstywebeck.bsky.social tonight. Hook that woman's humour straight into my veins. Can't wait for her next show in Newy. Thanks legend!
October 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I saw the genuinely delightful and hilarious @kirstywebeck.bsky.social tonight. Hook that woman's humour straight into my veins. Can't wait for her next show in Newy. Thanks legend!
This show is SO GOOD and SO FUNNY that I am going back for a second round. Get amongst it Newy. Funny, delightful, and INFORMATIVE. Will there be giant fruit? Who can even tell?
I owe you all an apology for this image.
Know anyone in Newy? Please send them my way!
Know anyone in Newy? Please send them my way!
September 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This show is SO GOOD and SO FUNNY that I am going back for a second round. Get amongst it Newy. Funny, delightful, and INFORMATIVE. Will there be giant fruit? Who can even tell?
I've tried to work out why BlueSky hasn't quite had the same trajectory as Twitter - when it shares many commonalities. And this convo with @brendan.hyperweb.au nailed it - there's no vernacular. We had tweeps, tweeting, retweeting and tweet-ups - what do we have here? Blues? Blueing? Re-blue? Que?
September 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I've tried to work out why BlueSky hasn't quite had the same trajectory as Twitter - when it shares many commonalities. And this convo with @brendan.hyperweb.au nailed it - there's no vernacular. We had tweeps, tweeting, retweeting and tweet-ups - what do we have here? Blues? Blueing? Re-blue? Que?
Were you a #NewyTweep? Part of the OG #NewyTwitter? We're having a very #NewyTwistmas this year, on November 30, from 2pm at Carrington Bowling Club. Come? We're gonna party like it's 2011 - or thereabouts.
September 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Were you a #NewyTweep? Part of the OG #NewyTwitter? We're having a very #NewyTwistmas this year, on November 30, from 2pm at Carrington Bowling Club. Come? We're gonna party like it's 2011 - or thereabouts.
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Support Bookish in Bendigo, official Bendigo Writers Festival bookseller who would have spent months stocking books for the event and have pulled out in solidarity. Call them for your next book order if you can, or even pay it forward for one of their customers.
+61 3 5406 0596
+61 3 5406 0596
August 15, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Support Bookish in Bendigo, official Bendigo Writers Festival bookseller who would have spent months stocking books for the event and have pulled out in solidarity. Call them for your next book order if you can, or even pay it forward for one of their customers.
+61 3 5406 0596
+61 3 5406 0596
I'm so proud to work with people who really want to make a difference. This project is so exciting, and has the potential to be a game changer for people with brain cancer. And it's thanks to beanies (and the communities who buy them)
We're thrilled to announce that funding from the NRL Beanie Round will kickstart a big, bold #BrainCancer project. Read more: www.newcastle.edu.au/newsroom/fea...
Beanies kickstart new chase for brain cancer treatment options
Funding raised from the 2025 NRL Beanie for Brain Cancer Round will kickstart a big, bold project to develop new treatments for brain cancer patients.
www.newcastle.edu.au
August 12, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I'm so proud to work with people who really want to make a difference. This project is so exciting, and has the potential to be a game changer for people with brain cancer. And it's thanks to beanies (and the communities who buy them)
Raso + Heyman = fabulous
July 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Raso + Heyman = fabulous
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They can rescind my award, take away my prize money, rip up the contract but I was still one of two winners of the prestigious Blak & Write Fellowship for 2025. A panel of peers read my manuscript, and selected my work as worthy of winning. Haters can not rob me of Blak joy
May 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
They can rescind my award, take away my prize money, rip up the contract but I was still one of two winners of the prestigious Blak & Write Fellowship for 2025. A panel of peers read my manuscript, and selected my work as worthy of winning. Haters can not rob me of Blak joy
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Things are funny again
May 3, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Things are funny again
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It being 6:00pm and the close of polls on the east coast.....
GUT THE CHICKEN, GUT THE CHICKEN, GUT THE CHICKEN
GUT THE CHICKEN, GUT THE CHICKEN, GUT THE CHICKEN
May 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
It being 6:00pm and the close of polls on the east coast.....
GUT THE CHICKEN, GUT THE CHICKEN, GUT THE CHICKEN
GUT THE CHICKEN, GUT THE CHICKEN, GUT THE CHICKEN
Just look at my cat.
April 18, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Just look at my cat.
Absolutely agree. I think it's only as they're rolling back DEI that people actually understand what Diversity Equity and Inclusion actually is!
For all those Australian organisations who took Trump’s election as a signal to dump DEI: Dutton is gonna lose an election because he didn’t support DEI
April 6, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Absolutely agree. I think it's only as they're rolling back DEI that people actually understand what Diversity Equity and Inclusion actually is!
And thus ends five days of @newwritersfest.bsky.social goodness. My soul is full. I feel honoured that so many extraordinary authors let us into their lives and minds. I've loved books for almost as long as I've lived and can I say, there's no better place for a bibliophile than a festival #NWF2025
April 6, 2025 at 8:02 AM
And thus ends five days of @newwritersfest.bsky.social goodness. My soul is full. I feel honoured that so many extraordinary authors let us into their lives and minds. I've loved books for almost as long as I've lived and can I say, there's no better place for a bibliophile than a festival #NWF2025
A little sneaky shot of the Second Placed team - Virginia's Wolves in here
Last night we kicked off #NWF2025 with Literary Trivia 📚 Thank you to Customs House for hosting, @nickmilligan.bsky.social for facilitating and everyone who attended.
Join us in the Civic precinct for the festival this weekend. Explore the 2025 program at www.newcastlewritersfestival.org.au/events/
Join us in the Civic precinct for the festival this weekend. Explore the 2025 program at www.newcastlewritersfestival.org.au/events/
April 3, 2025 at 7:26 AM
A little sneaky shot of the Second Placed team - Virginia's Wolves in here
Best weekend of the year peeps! I'm kicking my week off with Literary trivia tomorrow night, then it's NWF, NWF, NWF all the way.
Join us in the Civic precinct this weekend for #NWF2025
This year’s festival program includes 100 free and ticketed events featuring 150 writers and thinkers from throughout Australia.
Explore the 2025 program in the thread below or at www.newcastlewritersfestival.org.au/events/
This year’s festival program includes 100 free and ticketed events featuring 150 writers and thinkers from throughout Australia.
Explore the 2025 program in the thread below or at www.newcastlewritersfestival.org.au/events/
April 1, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Best weekend of the year peeps! I'm kicking my week off with Literary trivia tomorrow night, then it's NWF, NWF, NWF all the way.
Holy woah! This has extraordinary repercussions and we need to act on it right now.
A safety net fund needs to be immediately put in place by our Federal Government to protect the integrity of our universities and researchers.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australian researchers asked to confirm they align with Trump administration interests if they receive US funding
Researchers told to respond within 48 hours to more than 30 questions, including on DEI, gender and climate
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Holy woah! This has extraordinary repercussions and we need to act on it right now.
The Teeniest of Teeny Tinies went rogue and scored in the big goals!
There is the teeniest of teeny tinies on the pitch and we are all deceased from the cuteness
March 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The Teeniest of Teeny Tinies went rogue and scored in the big goals!
There is the teeniest of teeny tinies on the pitch and we are all deceased from the cuteness
March 9, 2025 at 6:54 AM
There is the teeniest of teeny tinies on the pitch and we are all deceased from the cuteness
It is such an honour and privilege to do the work I do. Simin is an extraordinary researcher whose PhD was confirmed yesterday - and it was a thrill to sit in the room and see her speak so passionately about her work. The future is bright.
Congratulations to PhD student Simin Zheng who passed her PhD Confirmation yesterday. Simin’s work is supported by the MHF Centre for Brain Cancer Research and College of Health, Medicine & Wellbeing at the University of Newcastle.
February 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
It is such an honour and privilege to do the work I do. Simin is an extraordinary researcher whose PhD was confirmed yesterday - and it was a thrill to sit in the room and see her speak so passionately about her work. The future is bright.
If I agreed any harder with this my head would fall off with all the nodding
I was getting so furious about comedians doing lazy jokes and blaming the response on wokeness that @patricklenton.bsky.social was forced to publish my rantings before my head fully blew off. Read if you want ! t.co/uwP12v1fxy
t.co
January 14, 2025 at 3:14 AM
If I agreed any harder with this my head would fall off with all the nodding
Did you just scream YESSSSSSS @kirstywebeck.bsky.social in Newcastle? If not, check your inbox peeps cos this funny, fabulous being is coming to Newy!
January 14, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Did you just scream YESSSSSSS @kirstywebeck.bsky.social in Newcastle? If not, check your inbox peeps cos this funny, fabulous being is coming to Newy!
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Wait, I’m sorry…if the truck blows up, it locks you in?
January 2, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Wait, I’m sorry…if the truck blows up, it locks you in?
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So, in 2024, we published 42 episodes of If You’re Listening. The one I worked hardest on was about Domestic Violence.
Sadly, though perhaps predictably, that’s the episode with the fewest views of any ep we’ve made.
Anyway if you want to watch it, it’s here. youtu.be/p0_VTGzZj2U?...
Sadly, though perhaps predictably, that’s the episode with the fewest views of any ep we’ve made.
Anyway if you want to watch it, it’s here. youtu.be/p0_VTGzZj2U?...
Should we treat domestic violence like we treat terrorism? | If You’re Listening
YouTube video by ABC News In-depth
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January 1, 2025 at 1:57 AM
So, in 2024, we published 42 episodes of If You’re Listening. The one I worked hardest on was about Domestic Violence.
Sadly, though perhaps predictably, that’s the episode with the fewest views of any ep we’ve made.
Anyway if you want to watch it, it’s here. youtu.be/p0_VTGzZj2U?...
Sadly, though perhaps predictably, that’s the episode with the fewest views of any ep we’ve made.
Anyway if you want to watch it, it’s here. youtu.be/p0_VTGzZj2U?...