Category: Melbourne

01 Jun

Fares on the rise

At a time when public transport is getting such a bad wrap, this news only adds fuel to the fire. On Sunday June 3, fares on public transport will rise. It’s basically the normal CPI increase that happens each year, only this year it was delayed from March due to the whole train braking disaster. The […]
17 Apr

Politics

I’m bored right now sitting in the student lounge on level four waiting for my uni friends to join me. So for a change, and to fill in the time, I’m writing this on paper, so I can type it up later - scary considering I can’t read my own writing half the time. But […]
20 Jan

Another Connex story

It’s inevitable when you read as much as I do about infrastructure around Melbourne that certain themes emerge. There’s one word that sums it all up, and one word that can send shivers down any Melburnians’ spine… Connex. Now you read a lot of negative press about Connex, so much of it in fact, that […]
08 Jan

BlackBerry Pearl

I mentioned the other day about my latest gadget and now that I’ve had a few days to get accustomed to it, I have to tell the world about it. It is THE gadget of my collection. That says a lot, and probably sets the poor little thing up to fall, but seriously, this thing […]
02 Jan

Stage 3 Water Restrictions

I don’t get fired up about public issues very often but this one is really starting to frustrate me - Water Restrictions. I was in a debate about it yesterday with Penelope and reading Chris’ latest entry, it reminded me that I need to vent about this. The fact is Stage 3 restrictions started on […]
01 Jan

Happy New Year

Whether you were out on a yacht or just relaxing in the backyard with mates, I hope everyone had a great New Year’s Eve last night - I know I did (thanks for the party Stu). It’s scary to think that it’s 2007 already. The new milennium seems like a distant memory and 2006 just […]