Stephen Collins<p>Partying like it's 2006 on Twitter, here's my <a href="https://aus.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a> post:</p><p>Terminally online ex-pat <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Tasmanian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tasmanian</span></a> with a head removal scar to prove it. I've lived and travelled in a bunch of places. </p><p>I live with my partner and BIL (a person with disabilities)in the bush in Djiringanj Yuin country and run a B&B in the mountains of the Bega Valley (<a href="https://rocklily.com.au/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">rocklily.com.au/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) in a place called Brogo (NSW, Australia).We're 25km from the nearest town (Bega) living on 100 acres of primarily remnant endangered forest (<a href="https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedspeciesapp/profile.aspx?id=10110" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">environment.nsw.gov.au/threate</span><span class="invisible">nedspeciesapp/profile.aspx?id=10110</span></a>).</p><p>I also work on a large <a href="https://aus.social/tags/dairy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dairy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/farm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farm</span></a> (1800 acres/728ha) where we run between 800 and 1000 cattle supplying to the Bega Group.</p><p>I've spent the past 20 years as a service designer (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_design" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_</span><span class="invisible">design</span></a>) with expertise in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> and the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/publicsector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicsector</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/userexperience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>userexperience</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/servicedesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>servicedesign</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/orgdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>orgdesign</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/opengovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opengovernment</span></a>, communications, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>innovation</span></a>, designful <a href="https://aus.social/tags/leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leadership</span></a>, and organisational <a href="https://aus.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a>. I'm mostly retired (but hire me, I'm good) from client work.</p><p>You'll see posts from me about <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bushlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bushlife</span></a>, our journey to <a href="https://aus.social/tags/offgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>offgrid</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/homesteading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homesteading</span></a>, and ethical feral species <a href="https://aus.social/tags/hunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hunting</span></a>, the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/outdoors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outdoors</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/righttorepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>righttorepair</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/handyperson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handyperson</span></a> things, and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/RFS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFS</span></a> volunteer firefighting.</p><p>I'm into <a href="https://aus.social/tags/archery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archery</span></a>, being a husband, dad, and carer, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> (console <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PS5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PS5</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/RPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RPG</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ttrpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ttrpg</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/boardgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boardgames</span></a>), and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/progressive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>progressive</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Green" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Green</span></a> politics, particularly <a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a>. I'm a fan of many sports, with a competitive background in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/gymnastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gymnastics</span></a> (coaching), traditional <a href="https://aus.social/tags/taekwondo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taekwondo</span></a> (practitioner and instructor), and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/powerlifting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powerlifting</span></a> (elite masters competitor). I support the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Brumbies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brumbies</span></a> in Super Rugby, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Vikings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vikings</span></a> in the NFL, and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FCStPauli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FCStPauli</span></a> in football.</p>