Fishermans Bend is supposed to be Melbourne’s next new urban development precinct, but there is something lacking – decent public transport. On the bus The Fishermans Bend urban renewal area has been divided into four precincts. With permits already granted for high rise development across much of the Montague Precinct. But no plans have been […]
Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time a three part post on January 2009. Road trip! An extended road trip through Western Victoria was on the agenda, starting down the Princes Highway to Warrnambool. As I followed the daily freight train down to the container terminal at Warrnambool. Then […]
If you’re the kind of person who enjoys tracking down the source of stolen photographs, then Facebook groups are the source of endless joy. I found this photo on Facebook the other week, but “retro Aussie lollies” weren’t what caught my eye – the milk bar did. It looked like a milk bar in the […]
Everyone knows the clocks at Flinders Street Station – but have you ever stood and taken a closer look at the arched leadlight window located above? The detail of the windows is best viewed from inside the station, looking back out. I first took a close look at the windows in August 2009, and noticed […]
If something ever goes wrong in Melbourne’s City Loop tunnels, emergency responders need a way to get to the scene of the incident. The first problem Walking along the tracks will take forever – each section of concrete slab track has a hole in the middle! So emergency trolleys were provided at each entrance to […]
