#Melbourne

Good grief, #Melbourne, get a grip!

I missed last night's #earthquake - probably throught it was just a passing goods train and instantly washed it from my memory.

I remember the Great Quake of Sept 2021 and the obsessive media focus on the one building - just around the corner from us - that lost a bit of wall. And I remember the one from June 2012.

There's been more quakes than that, of course - https://www.src.com.au/earthquakes/

Meanwhile, here's how they roll over in the Shaky Islands: @eqnz

Day 1458 #Pedal2Work

Comfortable ride into #Melbourne CBD this morning. Weather was cool, but not cold, and there was a slight breeze, but it wasn't a gale force headwind. Would be happy if conditions stayed like this for the ride home. 😃🚲👍

@trif #Melbourne, we will rebuild. #melbournequake

'Upgraded Myki ticketing system could have been in place sooner, according to alternate proposals tendered' #Melbourne #Victoria #PublicTransport https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/29/melbourne-public-transport-card-readers-wont-accept-credit-cards-or-mobiles-until-2025

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-29/earthquake-in-melbourne-sunbury-felt-across-cbd/102404018

#Melbourne #MelbourneEarthquake

It is a calm morning, not too cold but still not many out as I went for my ride. I did get to pat two doggies so all is not lost. Now it's blue skies!

#Melbourne #cycling

Woo we had a little earthquake overnight! That must have been the loud noise that woke me up late last night. No shaking though. Doh.

#Melbourne #MelbourneEarthquake

Blame the #earthquake #StonyPointLine #Melbourne #PublicTransport

Weird. I had a dream we were having an #earthquake and felt the gentle shaking. Woke up to outside sensor lights on. I assumed it was our resident kangaroo setting it off again.

Just turned on the #ABC to see the earthquake in #melbourne

I live in #brisbane

DM for psychic readings!...😅....
(Dont. thats a joke.)

My daughter slept through the #Melbourne earthquake. Felt pretty strong here!

An #earthquake? In #melbourne? 🤯

An one with an interesting variety of magnitudes 🤔

@maegul I saw one Mastodon post about the earthquake in my timeline and it used the hashtag #Melbourne, and not #earthquake. That led me to a number of other posts about the quake. (This is *not* an argument against your point about search — just an observation.)

I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area, and one reason I joined sfba.social was so my local timeline would light up in case of an earthquake. But we get quakes more often than you do.

Having the #Android Earthquake Alerts System notification pop on my phone as the earthquake happened is pretty damn impressive.
#Melbourne #Earthquake

Yikes! Stay safe peeps, that sounded like a truck going through.

#earthquake #melbourne

I am wide awake now! #Melbourne #earthquake https://earthquakes.ga.gov.au/event/ga2023kkwzpi

An earthquake? In THIS economy? #Melbourne

The number of times I have put something somewhere with the thought "that will be fine since we don't have earthquakes here" is... not zero. #melbourne #earthquake

Ok, I didn’t imagine it. #Melbourne #earthquake

🇦🇺 An #earthquake happened in #Melbourne, #Victoria, #Australia 10mins ago at 1:41PM on 28/05/2023 UTC. The earthquake had a magnitude of M3.8 and it was 3km (1.86 miles) deep in the ground. Stay safe! #sismo #quake

Site Used: https://cutt.ly/MwqFrFqh
Information from EMSC.

🇦🇺 An #earthquake possibly happened in #Melbourne, #Victoria, #Australia 3mins ago at 1:43PM on 28/05/2023 UTC. More information about the earthquake soon! #sismo #quake
(Seismograph via Raspberry Shake - https://cutt.ly/lwqFe9nE)

Anyone else in #Brimbank or #Melbourne feel that #earthquake

That was fucking impressive from #Android on my #Pixel phone! I felt the #earthquake in #Melbourne *just* as this notification came through.

good time to be a tectonics student in melbourne! #naarm #melbourne #earthquake

Ok, that wasn't a possum jumping on the roof was it?
#naarm #melbourne #earthquake

At least this #earthquake in #melbourne I had an idea what I was supposed to do

Ok well that earthquake just scared the crap out of us. #melbourne

For those in Melbourne, did you just feel that earthquake? #earthquake #melbourne

It seems that a few people in #Melbourne including me, just felt a tremor, possibly an earthquake?

Short, sharp earthquake in #Melbourne.

Felt like there was a small earthquake in #Melbourne
Only lasted 5s. But all the items in my apartment were shaking

Shooketh

#earthquake
#Melbourne
#australia

WOW that was an earthquake. Wow.

#Melbourne

earthquake! #melbourne

My weekend in Melbourne, Australia’s biggest city, was the best - met great people in person for the first time (that was the best thing to come from Twitter, connections with good people). 🇦🇺

#Melbourne #MelbourneAustralia #VictoriaAustralia #Victoria

Finally, last night we marched through the CBD, blocking intersections for around ten minutes while we danced to Highway to Hell and then dramatically “died” on the ground. When we got to the corner of Swanston and Collins, a band on the back of a truck played for a half hour Oz Rock dance party.

In photos: me, Violet Coco, Aiv Puglielli, Mat Morgan

Images by Julian Meehan
#xr #xrVIC #xrAustralia #melbourne #naarm #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #protest #auspol

Second protest was with VIC Greens at the public housing estate the VIC Govt wants to knock down for privately owned and managed residential housing

Photos by me

#protest #auspol #PublicHousing #SocialHousing #Melbourne #Naarm #VicGreens #Greens

Home after a full weekend of protest action with friends in Naarm / Melbourne. Started with an XR slow march in the CBD… along with Blinky the koala, Ms Bee Have the bee, and Rupert Murdoch.

Images by Matt Hrkac
#xr #xrVIC #xrAustralia #melbourne #naarm #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #protest #auspol

#MaidOfTheMist or the #Gladiolus dalenii is a flowering plant in the iris family.

I’ve driven past the front garden where these are growing all week, and haven’t been able to stop. But today I made an exception and disregarded the steady falling rain to snap a few pics to share.

So glad I did because up close they’re just stunning.

These (pictured) are one of the most widely distributed species of Gladiolus, ranging from eastern South Africa and Madagascar throughout tropical Africa and into western Arabia.

This garden has heaps. And the colours are dynamic and bright.

🙌🧡💛

#urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy

Thanks, I hate it.
"The works mean buses will replace trains on the Williamstown, Werribee and Sunbury lines from 9pm on 23 June until the last train on 9 July." #WestGateTunnel #BigBuild #Melbourne #PublicTransport https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/big-build-works-heat-winter

A large #japanesemaple for your Saturday viewing. From #melbourne #Australia.

#autumn is such a lovely time of the year and so many visually hedonistic delights are on offer!

This maple is stunning in the morning sunshine, couldn’t resist stopping, snapping and sharing.

#Altext first image.

🙌🍂🍁

#urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy

Heading off on march soon from gardens at Spring St Melbourne
#occupy4climate #occupy #melbourne #xr #ScientistRebellion #xrACT #xrVIC #xrAU

Just look at this cute mural created by Melbourne’s own, artist #Juzpop.

It features on a feature wall, opposite the bar in the city’s #herosmelbourne and was painted June last year.

I love the fem strength and sass of this woman featured. So too the gorgeous flowers and foliage that sits around the main feature.

Oh, and that pretty #butterfly… oh so good!

Justine (Juzpop) nailed this mural perfectly, matching perfectly with the vibe of this bar, in #melbourne #Australia.

#gorgeous!

🙌💖

📸 - Pic 1 and 2 supplied by artist, with permission. 3rd pic - heroesbar.com.au

Insta: https://instagram.com/juzpop?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

#fembeauty #femskill #fempower #feminineenergy #urbanart #urbancanvas #femaleartist
#suburbanart #streetart #mastoart
#muralart #melbourne #narrm #murals #mural #publicart #art #victoria #Australia #aesthetichedonist #makesmehappy

I think we're at the point where a map like this is needed for #VLine and #MetroTrains, with a time selector, given so much #bustitition happening at any given time.
Currently you get a wall of text, or best case scenario, a wall of calendar items, making it very difficult to see if your journey is affected or not.
#Melbourne #PublicTransport

How fucking good are #TheCrayonFields?

This good: https://youtu.be/nPipAkw8YW8

#Aussie #Melbourne #Indie #IndiePopMafia #Graceless

Bring it on! Let's just hope the car obsessives don't try to nobble it.
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Melbourne CBD traffic: Melbourne City Council proposes new curbs on cars

#Melbourne #MelbourneCBD #Pedestrian

Cc @TheWarOnCars https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/cars-to-be-curbed-on-cbd-streets-under-a-new-council-plan-20230525-p5db3w.html

Lovely piece of writing, and she's right about Melbourne restaurants exuding a sense of place:

"Spend an evening eating and drinking at Gerald’s Bar, at the Carlton Wine Room, on the street outside Grossi. Stop in for a bowl of amatriciana at Mario’s, go eat falling-apart lamb shoulder in the grand Victorian dining room at Epocha. Where are you? You know exactly where you are."
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Melbourne v Sydney: Why Melbourne restaurants are the best in Australia

#Melbourne #Restaurants #Dining #Australia https://www.theage.com.au/goodfood/melbourne-eating-out/melbourne-s-restaurants-have-a-sense-of-place-and-personality-that-sydney-can-only-dream-of-20230525-p5dbb9.html

I just love this mural. I’ve posted some time ago, but can’t get enough of it

Found it again in my travels recently.

The #rosella is astonishingly good. So too the #wombat to the right of scene in the second pic.

Painted by HaydenDewar.com in 2019, this scene complements another painted on brick, just off Acland Street in StKilda. It has the same humanoid figures and #Australiana themes.

I’ll visit that and feature it here, sometime in the not too distant future.

This mural (pictured in this post) however, is located in #Bentleigh #Australia.

Gorgeous, and intriguing huh?

#altext first pic 👇

#suburbanart #streetart #mastoart
#burbs #muralart #melbourne #MostLiveable #narrm #muralart #Australia#Australia #murals #mural #muralart #mastoart #publicart #art #melbourne #victoria #aesthetichedonist #makesmehappy

This little crazy critter was pecking at the dried sap on this gumtree.

It’s a #noisyminor. I love them!

It hung upside down for a good while and flitted about flapping its wings, though was in full control and a bird on a mission!

Noticed too, this gum tree had a bulge near the base of its trunk. See last pic. Some may think it an anomaly or even unsightly. I thought it unique and quite appealing.

🙌🦜

#birdsofmastodon #MostLiveable #animalsofmastodon #melbourne #MostLiveable #victoria #Narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy

These are lovely.

#ScarlettBottlebrush.

I’m astounded at the various species of native #bottlebrush that adorns our beautiful country.

These ones are no exception. I love the long stems, covered in pink hair-like spikes. They are so pretty.

The #bees were having a ball! 🐝

📸 - #Mckinnon #Australia

#Altext, top-right image.

🙌💖

#urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy

I believe this is a type of #Hawthorn.

It’s fruit looks delightful.

Bright and vibrant, the fruit even shines in the late afternoon sunlight . It must attract the birds big time.

I think It was this same kind of larger fruiting tree, that was being stripped a few weeks back at sunset, in a leafy #melbourne suburb (near #Kew), by at least 150+ #longbilledcorella.

It was like a scene out of that movie ‘The Birds’… a real mess of leaves, fruit and branches strewn over the road and footpath.

They were screeching and chortling, a real dynamic and noisy scene to behold.

Never quite observed anything like that in suburbia.

This gorgeous Washington Hawthorn (I believe it is) was snapped in #Bentleigh #Australia.

🙌❤️

#urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy

Fun piece, catches the city's vibe.
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Down an alleyway, in a basement - a very Melbourne way to dine

#Melbourne #Underground #Restaurants #Bars https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/down-an-alleyway-in-a-basement-a-very-melbourne-way-to-dine-20230515-p5d8jq.html

A weed I know.

But clover in any shape, size or variety for mine, is beaut!

Especially the all elusive four leaf!

As a kid, my dad said he’d give me $50 if I ever found a four leaf clover. Hunted for years, found one in my latter years, now preserved between the pages of a book.

Offered the same deal to my two boys a few years back and inflation meant $100.

Im $200 lighter in the bank account, as a result!!

They were super diligent 😂

🍀

#urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #MostLiveable #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy

Next was a thorough talk by Ariel Ezrachi deconstructing in exacting detail how #BigTech companies discourage innovation at the University of #Melbourne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7d-cQr7VKQ (5/11)

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#cycling #advocacy #BicycleUserGroup #naarm #Melbourne #bicycle

There have been many #Myki myths over the years, and the latest one is that you'll need a bank card to travel. This is incorrect. It'll be an option.
You'll still be able to get and use a Myki card. This is essential for kids and others who might not have a bank card. #Melbourne #PublicTransport

Woohoo!

"Commuters will be able to pay for Victorian bus, tram and train fares with a debit or credit card as part of a new contract for the state's public transport ticketing system."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-15/credit-cards-fares-public-transport-myki-conduent/102347288

#PublicTransport #melbourne

Next pt ticketing contract announced. https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/new-public-transport-ticketing-contract #Melbourne #PublicTransport #Myki #SpringSt

@JenGeorge

Hi Jen! Good question!!

Generally Australia does not experience wide spread #snow falls during #winter but we do have what’s knows as our #HighCountry in the State of Victoria.

We do have #snowfields, good skiing in general. Most of Victoria's alpine resorts lie to the north-east of Melbourne. Anywhere from say 2 to 4.5 hrs drive from our capital city Melbs.

These are a few of Victoria’s snowfields: #LakeMountain, #MtBawBaw, #MtBuller and #MtStirling, #MtHotham and #FallsCreek.

These👇are stock photos (source: https://www.visitvictoria.com/see-and-do/outdoor-and-adventure/snow-and-skiing/mt-buller and various), and #snow will start dumping early next month im guessing.

#newsouthwales has awesome snowfields. The largest ski resort in the #SouthernHemisphere is #Perisher. It has 47 lifts, plenty of runs, five terrain parks and around 100km of cross country trails. In #Thredbo you can ski Australia’s longest runs.

The Australian State of a #Tasmania, the island located to the south of Victoria, experiences flurries and snow falls throughout winter too. It’s closer to the #SouthPole. #Tassie is a gorgeous part of our country. 👏👍

PS I’m sure I’ve left out a load of other locations.

❄️☃️🏂🎿🏔️⛷️

#melbourne #victoria #Narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy

'Antipodean Mists' (2019) -- Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia

#australia #beach #surf #victoria #12apostles #greatoceanroad #melbourne #landscape #landscapephotography #photography #fotografie #fotographie #fotografia #nature #naturephotography #bw #bwphotography #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #jayceecrawford #mastoart #fediart #ayearofart #bipocart

An intriguing building at #StKilda Junction, #Melbourne #Australia.

This design and build has polarised opinion of many #Melburnian’s since it’s completion in 2015.

It’s known as ‘The Icon’ or ‘Lego Building’. It stands at 56 metres tall, divided into six sectional levels…with varying (and may I say; ‘bright’) colours.

The Icon houses 119 apartments within its stacked boxes.

What do you think??

👍 OR 👎??

First pic from Facebook. Others, mine from yesterday.

#melbourne #victoria #Narrm #architecture #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy

I have too many interests, but here's a list of things that I'd love to talk about as an #introduction.

* Tech/Games: #Apple #AtariVCS #FOSS #Linux #MisterFPGA #RetroVideoGames #Shmups #SwitchCorps #Fediverse

* Music: #CompactDisc #ConfidenceMan #Dreampop #KLF #MBV #NewOrder #PetShopBoys #Ride #SaintEtienne #Shoegaze #UKIndie #Vinyl

* Films/TV: #MIFF #StarWars #TwinPeaks

* Art: #Invader #RyojiIkeda

* Other: #Espresso #Canucks #Melbourne #RemoteWork

In #Melbourne this weekend and super excited to be seeing Judith Lucy in HAPPY DAYS

No matter which company gets the next ticketing contract, the govt must ensure that bank/credit card fare payments (including via iPhone) are enabled. This fixes multiple problems with the current system. https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/myki-ticketing-decision-could-ride-on-cost-of-replacing-readers-20230502-p5d4vc.html #Myki #Melbourne #PublicTransport

Talking #Myki on ABC Melbourne shortly... Listen here https://www.abc.net.au/melbourne/live #Melbourne #PublicTransport

Meet a scary looking critter, the #orbspider, but she’s pretty harmless all the same.

This is a female. They’re the big ones! Males are way-smaller in size.

I saw a heap of these (nearly walked into this one’s web) a week ago, along the #LoddonRiver in #Bendigo #australia.

Australian golden orb weaver:

Found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, northern New Zealand, and New Caledonia.

The female typically grows to around 40mm (1.5 inch), whereas males only reach around 7-10mm (quarter to a third of an inch) in length.

It’s web is normally over 1 metre in diameter. Once built, it never leaves its web.

They’re harmless and not poisonous to humans.

Its main predators are birds and parasitic wasps.

Breeds throughout late summer and spring, and produces an average of 380 eggs.

The tiny males tie down the much larger females before mating, weaving silk threads over their abdomens.

Sexual cannibalism is rare with this species, however up to 50% of males are cannibalised throughout the natural course of life, as ‘prey’.

They’re an edible spider and are considered a delicacy in New Guinea. They’re plucked by the legs from their webs and lightly roasted over an open fire. Ummm, no thanks 😳

#altext, first image

#creepycrawley #spider #spiders #scaryshit #urbanflora #flora #Bendigo #Centralvictoria #bush #river #gardening #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy

🎧 Forty years ago tonight, #MenAtWork's "Overkill" had just entered the charts in the US.

🎥 #TonyStevens directed the #film in #StKilda (#Melbourne).

#music #rock #pop #colinhay #Australia #80s

https://youtu.be/RY7S6EgSlCI

Hey #Aussies looking for #MothersDay presents 🎁 come take a look at the WhoozQueen Etsy store. Lots of pretty smaller earrings if that’s her preference and plenty of artier styles too.

#earrings #mothersday #giftsforher #presents #australia #melbourne #sydney #adelaide #perth #darwin #brisbane #hobart #cairns #karratha #albany #geelong

Was directed to this work-in-progress by a fellow #VisualHedonist around the corner, as we were both taking pictures of a recent mural in #Mckinnon #Australia, lunchtime today.

And OMG, glad I went to have a sticky-beak!!

Such #feminine elegance forming here. Accompanied by leaves, perhaps some roses and plenty of #fem #love!!

I’d suggest this gorgeous piece is about halfway complete and the detail (face, neck, arms, fingers, surrounding scene etc) will take the longest to complete; will be painstaking. Just guessing.

I can see this coming along beautifully, with shading and more depth to come. This will look absolutely breathtaking once complete.

Justine, the creator of this emerging masterpiece took a little time out to chat to passers by and me. This accomplished artist is a marvel to speak to and you can see why she’s an angel who paints from the heart. Just wow and… gosh!

Posted, with permission (this work-in-progress) by @Juzpop herself.

Check her works out, on socials.

Insta: https://instagram.com/juzpop?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

#Altext, first image.

#fembeauty #femskill #fempower
#suburbanart #streetart #mastoart
#muralart #melbourne #narrm #murals #mural #publicart #art #victoria #Australia #aesthetichedonist #makesmehappy

Melbourne 🇦🇺 Raspberry Pi Meetup on 7 May!

Makers are invited to bring along their projects and project ideas, and come connect with other makers. Get your questions answered, show off the work you are doing, and get support to resolve nagging issues.

https://events.raspberrypi.com/community/f566949b-350e-4701-af9e-27cf6b2f12f9

#RaspberryPi #Melbourne

See you at Melbourne's May Day rally on Monday May 1st! Game Workers Australia is organising our contingent to meet at the George & Dragon statue by the State Library of Victoria, at 5pm.
Go to gameworkers.com.au/join to pop in the discord and stay in the loop.
Non-members welcome!

#Melbourne #MayDay #InternationalWorkersDay #GameWorkersAustralia #ProfessionalsAustralia #union

Are there any genuine European-style bakeries in #Melbourne suburbia?

Most of #Europe has bakeries in nearly every village and even the average #bread is om nom nom. 🤤

I haven’t tasted anything like it here, possibly because even the flour has additives, so special preparation doesn’t make much difference?

I don’t mean inner #city #suburbs, I mean out here with the millions of plebs. Maybe we’re doomed to eat rectangular blocks of meh…

Fun piece of art spotted along Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, yesterday...

#Melbourne #Art #StreetArt #Fitzroy

It's about time we had a public transport service that reflects our big city size. "Metro" trains only every 20-30-40 minutes isn't good enough. Hundreds of bus routes running hourly or not at all on weekends/in the evenings definitely isn't good enough. https://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-tops-sydney-as-australia-s-biggest-city-on-a-technicality-20230413-p5d04g.html #Melbourne #PublicTransport

Sunset along #CothamRoad #Kew #Australia with tram tracks and the usual urban infrastructure.

This neck of the woods is one of many ‘leafy’ suburbs of Melbs.

The camera captured only a portion of the true magic that was 🍂🧡🍁🌅

#narrm #melbourne #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy

#ABCNews Police search for driver after #Melbourne #cyclist left with life-threatening injuries

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-15/driver-wanted-as-fitzroy-north-cyclist-in-hospital/102227292

The driver struck a bike rider at about 3:15am (3 April 2023) while driving a black Volkswagen hatchback along #BrunswickStreet in #FitzroyNorth, according to police

@aurynn ah! You'e in #Melbourne for the weekend too, eh!?!

Light after COB.

#Photography #Melbourne #BlackAndWhite

New! #3CR #podcast: Planning your #VLine cycling adventures, bicycle-themed news incl Paris Roubaix, 2023 Indy Pac, e-scooter trials, subscribing to YarraBUG newsletters, #CriticalMass Chapel Street & more!

#bikepacking #CommunityRadio #bicycling #Melbourne #naarm #dotwatchers

https://www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/episode/planning-your-vline-cycling-adventures

The ID app tells me this is yet another #Hibiscus in bloom!

#HibiscusMutabilis, also known as the Confederate rose, Dixie rosemallow, cotton rose or cotton rosemallow, is usually a plant grown for its showy flowers. And I can see why!!

Originally native to southern China, it is now found on all continents except Antarctica.

#Melburnians are being treated to a visual feast atm, as they grow sensationally here in suburban Victoria!

This one was photographed in #ashburton #Australia.

🙏💖

#urbanflora #flora #gardening #garden #melbourne #aesthetichedonist #flowersofmastodon #gardeningAU #gardening #narrm #victoria #Australia #makesmehappy