January 2025 – Daniel Bowen
Jan 9, 2025 · Something interesting out of the Australian Open tennis this year – 15 special “AO25 night bus” routes will run Sunday to Thursday night, if play runs after 11:30pm.
Here is the news – Daniel Bowen
Dec 4, 2024 · @B P Moffit, yes clearly there’s a trend away from mainstream media – newspapers, radio, TV. My view is I still like to dip into them; having more options to go looking for details is very good, but the MSM can give me a good overview of what’s happening.
Farewell to 2024 – Daniel Bowen
Dec 31, 2024 · Just a quick post, because I can’t believe the end of the year has raced up like this. My favourite things of 2024? Thursday Island and Far North Queensland trip, chasing down ancestors, exploring new places.Wonderful.
Daniel Bowen
Great to see Maidstone tram depot taking shape, but why have they made it more difficult for pedestrians?
News and events – Daniel Bowen
News and current affairs. Happy end of lockdown, Melbourne! On a related note: Last week Texan Republican senator Ted Cruz weighed into the news that the NT government will mandate vaccines for public-facing workers: I heard similar sentiments from an Australian recently, in the context of Victoria’s vaccine mandates for permitted/essential on-site workers.
Night Buses every night? – Daniel Bowen
Jan 9, 2025 · Something interesting out of the Australian Open tennis this year – 15 special “AO25 night bus” routes will run Sunday to Thursday night, if play runs after 11:30pm.. The buses depart from the Russell Street side of Federation Square, 40 minutes after play finishes. This means many tennis fans have an option if they miss their regular public transport service, on nights that the weekend ...
Council elections 2024 – Daniel Bowen
Oct 7, 2024 · Council elections are happening this month.. In a lot of areas there’s been a change. Here in Glen Eira we used to have 3 wards with 3 councillors each. Now we’ll have 9 wards with 1 councillor each. I’m not so sure this is a good idea.
Metro tunnel reaches a milestone – Daniel Bowen
Jul 29, 2023 · A quick one: the Metro tunnel reached a milestone this week when two test trains entered the tunnel. There was the usual obligatory media release, media event and social media from the government.
New Glen Huntly station – Daniel Bowen
Aug 3, 2023 · This means for citybound trains, lots of people will be boarding the rear carriage. Unfortunately, with the platforms being longer than the trains, and the stop mark being right at the far end, up trains stop past the main point of entry, the stairs.
More frequent? Faster? – Daniel Bowen
Oct 12, 2024 · So from 7am-9am, four more trains than the late-1990s; a 44% increase, with a more even frequency. I’d definitely call that progress. That hasn’t come about due to this specific crossing removal, though steady removal of many crossings means the increase in services doesn’t impact other transport modes around stations.