On the Westgate Bridge yesterday https://www.byteseu.com/896611/ #Australia #Melbourne
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Guest speaker at the MAY BUG meeting will be Elliot Fishman, from the Institute for Sensible Transport. Elliot has written a report for Austroads on Increasing active transport mode share.
(This talk is re-scheduled from March.)
"Across Australasia, an increasing number of state and local governments have identified the need to reduce car use and increase walking and cycling levels. Despite this interest, transport data shows that there are no widespread or sustained increases in active transport mode share in Australasia. The project principally focuses on interventions to grow active transport and provides coverage of the effectiveness of different intervention types to increase walking and cycling mode share."
Tuesday 6th May; short BUG meeting at 6.30pm; talk from 7pm. All welcome. Cora Graves Community Centre 38 Blessington St, St Kilda.
https://sensibletransport.org.au/project/increasing-active-transport-mode-share/
Interesting stuff happening next to the state library yesterday (5/4) https://www.byteseu.com/896253/ #Australia #Melbourne
Icarus Tech is awesome https://www.byteseu.com/895582/ #Australia #Melbourne
Who remembers McEwans? https://www.byteseu.com/895287/ #Australia #Melbourne
A century of building new roads hasn’t fixed traffic yet… but I’m sure this one will be different. #Melbourne #WestGateTunnel
Board Games Group in Melbourne East – Free for all to join https://www.byteseu.com/894363/ #Australia #Melbourne
The Great Can Wall: Australia’s Magnum Opus https://www.byteseu.com/893392/ #Australia #Melbourne
Tony Mokbel freed on bail by Victorian court after ‘Lawyer X’ scandal https://www.byteseu.com/892414/ #Australia #Melbourne
Loving the new increased frequency of service on my line 
https://www.byteseu.com/892121/ #Australia #Melbourne
Gillian Cosgriff is relatable, likeable, and a very talented composer — yes, she injects a few original songs into her standup — as well as a hilarious storyteller. Her dissection of the world and our worries may not offer TED Talk-level insights like those of comedians Daniel Sloss or Hannah Gadsby, but what she delivers might be even better: a sense of lightness and hope to carry into a world full of worries.
Fresh New Worries, her comedy show, was our first at this year’s comedy festival — exactly the kind of show you hope to see first. Highly recommended! #micf2025 #micf #melbourne
Elizabeth Street is flooding https://www.byteseu.com/891792/ #Australia #Melbourne
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“The #Coalition’s spokesman for #MigrantServices has declared his family’s financial interests in a #MigrationAgency that helps people stay in #Australia and overturn their #VisaRefusals as his party wages an election fight over #immigration.
Opposition frontbencher #JasonWood’s wife, #JudyCheungWood, is the half-owner and co-director of #Melbourne-based firm #FerntreeMigration, according to his register of interests and #ASIC files. The company’s social media promotes cases where it has found a path through tight #VisaRules, while its website touts it as an expert advocate in the appeals tribunal.”
When the Opposition leader touts cuts to public service, this is where business opportunities for corruption flourish.
#AusPol <https://theage.com.au/politics/federal/opposition-shadow-migrant-services-minister-declares-family-interests-in-migration-firm-20250331-p5lntf.html>
The Age · Opposition migrant services spokesman declares family interests in migration firm
Quite a long way from Cairo … lots of miles from Vietnam … https://www.byteseu.com/891472/ #Australia #Melbourne
Men with guns arrested inside MCG during AFL match https://www.byteseu.com/891161/ #Australia #Melbourne
I found this pet tag while cleaning my car. I think it belonged to a previous owner. If you recognize it, let me know. I’ve had the car for a few years so I don’t remember who the last owner was. https://www.byteseu.com/890476/ #Australia #Melbourne
Bike stolen in abbotsford https://www.byteseu.com/890158/ #Australia #Melbourne
