Earlier this week Yarra Trams staff held a rally outside head office to protest the recent sackings of tram drivers, as well as union claims of harsh treatment by management. However it was something else that caught my interest.
Archive for May, 2014
Melbourne sunrise – from the south?
May 27th, 2014
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Watching the sun rise in the east, then set in the west – you’d think it is simple, but sometimes it isn’t.
PTV and the ‘Model Commuters’ campaign
May 21st, 2014
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Over the weekend Public Transport Victoria launched a new education campaign titled ‘Model Commuters’, with the aim of promoting good behaviour on public transport. However the story behind it is long and twisted.
Southern Cross Station’s new Water Tower Clock
May 20th, 2014
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Last week a new clock was unveiled at Southern Cross Station – not a brand new one, but a 130 year old ‘Water Tower Clock’ that was originally installed at Flinders Street Station. A nice piece of heritage restored – but unfortunately the motives behind it are less than pure.
‘Chuggers’ inside Melbourne railway stations
May 16th, 2014
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As someone who works in the Melbourne CBD, running into “chuggers” (private contractors paid by charities to raise funds) is an every day occurrence. Normally they just clutter up street corners and are easy enough to avoid, but last night I ran into street fundraisers from Médecins Sans Frontières working the unpaid area of Flagstaff station.
