Month: April 2025

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transport

Bumblebees and CCTV

C2 class "Bumblebee" tram

Why do five Melbourne trams have a bee logo? Because back in 2008 during a patronage surge, the government leased 5 surplus trams from Mulhouse in France. They were shipped over and put into service in their original black and yellow livery, for which they were nicknamed “Bumblebees”. Subsequently the trams were purchased and given  ... [More]

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Culture

My goodness, my Guinness (Book of Records)

Julian O'Shea performing One For The Record Books

Right from the opening slide of a Melbourne landmark, Julian O’Shea’s Comedy Festival show is very, very funny

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Photos from ten years ago

Old photos from Mar/Apr 2015

Old photos from 2014 and 2015

I missed last month’s ten year old photos post, so here’s bumper crop from March and April 2015. Remember when they tried to brand a residential development at the western end of the CBD with the New York-style “Upper West Side” name? Attending a Southland station consultation (at Southland naturally)… …then getting a photo at  ... [More]