Our family spent decades living here, but nailing down precise locations proved surprisingly difficult.
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Mystery island
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History, old and new
We were holed up in our accommodation on Thursday Island. No sleep-in for us; we received a delivery of locally produced “breakfast boxes” at 7am. This was actually a great start to the day, a great mix of yummy stuff to eat for breakfast or save for later, and an hour later we were boarding ... [More]
A homecoming of sorts
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Bananas and sugar cane
Chasing family history in Innisfail
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Above the treetops
It’s skyrail, but not as you know it
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Flight 702 to Cairns
Escaping winter to the warmth of Far North Queensland
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The train speed myth (again)
The claim that trains to Geelong were faster last century came up again. It’s still wrong.
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Grattan Street gets a road diet
The new improved layout has wider footpaths, protected bike lanes, fewer traffic lanes and less parking.
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Which train on which line?
Recent changes mean that most Metro lines now run only one type of train.
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Metro 2 Fishbend preferred route
You might have spotted this in The Age or on the government’s web site: the preferred route and station locations for Metro 2 through Fishermans Bend have been announced. Rewind a moment: What is Metro 2? I’ve got an explainer I wrote a few years ago, but to summarise: just as Metro 1 is a ... [More]
So busy recently that I didn’t get around to posting my usual ten year old photos last month, so here’s May and June 2014 combined into one post. The then-newish tram platform stops in Northcote on route 86. Quite narrow, I guess by necessity, but hopefully they do the job. Punt Road traffic. Always bad, ... [More]
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Free fares: two charts
Free PT continues to distract from the actual reasons people don’t use the system