I enjoyed this profile of Fitzroy. It's a great area, I visit often.

'This deep community campaigning has cemented Fitzroy as the heartland of Melbourne’s progressive politics, Yarra Mayor Stephen Jolly says.

'“If you’re living in Fitzroy, you’re voting Green, socialist, independent or maybe even Labor,” he says.

'The suburb also remains a hub for Melbourne’s LGBTQI+ community, with venues like The 86, a cabaret and cocktail bar, and popular gay nightspot The Peel.

'It holds the title of Melbourne’s first suburb, officially established in 1839. Fitzroy is also among Australia’s smallest and most densely populated, with a population of more than 10,431 and median age of 35, according to latest census data.'

#Melbourne #Fitzroy https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/from-slums-to-gentrification-but-the-magic-on-the-street-and-political-heart-lives-on-20251022-p5n4k2.html

I enjoyed this profile of Fitzroy. It's a great area, I visit often.

'This deep community campaigning has cemented Fitzroy as the heartland of Melbourne’s progressive politics, Yarra Mayor Stephen Jolly says.

'“If you’re living in Fitzroy, you’re voting Green, socialist, independent or maybe even Labor,” he says.

'The suburb also remains a hub for Melbourne’s LGBTQI+ community, with venues like The 86, a cabaret and cocktail bar, and popular gay nightspot The Peel.

'It holds the title of Melbourne’s first suburb, officially established in 1839. Fitzroy is also among Australia’s smallest and most densely populated, with a population of more than 10,431 and median age of 35, according to latest census data.'

#Melbourne #Fitzroy https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/from-slums-to-gentrification-but-the-magic-on-the-street-and-political-heart-lives-on-20251022-p5n4k2.html

My desire to complain about the unpleasantly rainy #melbourne weather is tempered by the knowledge that the people spending obscene amounts of money to support the gambling, animal abuse and vanity focused Melbourne Cup on Tuesday will be navigating mud slicks in their impractical shoes and tacky outfits

My desire to complain about the unpleasantly rainy #melbourne weather is tempered by the knowledge that the people spending obscene amounts of money to support the gambling, animal abuse and vanity focused Melbourne Cup on Tuesday will be navigating mud slicks in their impractical shoes and tacky outfits

I ordered a magic at a Bentleigh cafe today. I wasn't sure if I was too far from the inner-city for that sort of thing, and the locals might set upon me with pitchforks. But the barista was cool about it ("We don’t get many orders for that.")

#Melbourne #coffee #cafe

#Melbourne tooters! My son-in-law is looking for work. He's a skilled sound engineer with qualifications. He's also spent a lot of time working on installing, repairing, and tuning AV kit in homes and businesses. He's also got years of experience as a cafe manager and barista.

He'd be happiest doing sound engineer work or with high-end audio gear.

Know of anything? Let me know and I'll point him in the right direction.

#employment #JobHunting

#Melbourne tooters! My son-in-law is looking for work. He's a skilled sound engineer with qualifications. He's also spent a lot of time working on installing, repairing, and tuning AV kit in homes and businesses. He's also got years of experience as a cafe manager and barista.

He'd be happiest doing sound engineer work or with high-end audio gear.

Know of anything? Let me know and I'll point him in the right direction.

#employment #JobHunting

Awesome weather today for the annual North Melbourne Queensberry Cup, a billy cart race and street festival in North Melbourne. Starts from 1pm with early heats. Full details https://queensberrycup.org.au/

#Melbourne #NorthMelbourne #BillyCartRace #QueensberryCup

Awesome weather today for the annual North Melbourne Queensberry Cup, a billy cart race and street festival in North Melbourne. Starts from 1pm with early heats. Full details https://queensberrycup.org.au/

#Melbourne #NorthMelbourne #BillyCartRace #QueensberryCup

#melbourne people: the Port Melbourne boat tours that only run a few times a year are coming up. They’re an excellent way to learn about an essential part of the city most of us don’t see much of. I think all Melbournians should do it. The small booking fee is donated to welfare organisations for seafarers.

https://events.humanitix.com/port-of-melbourne-boat-tours-2025

#melbourne people: the Port Melbourne boat tours that only run a few times a year are coming up. They’re an excellent way to learn about an essential part of the city most of us don’t see much of. I think all Melbournians should do it. The small booking fee is donated to welfare organisations for seafarers.

https://events.humanitix.com/port-of-melbourne-boat-tours-2025

FYI @NarrelleMHarris and I have reviewed a bunch of Melbourne Fringe Festival shows - including one by some very funny New Zealanders dressed in banana costumes, taped to a wall. Yes, you read that right.

Read on...

Reviews: Melbourne Fringe Festival 2025 https://www.patreon.com/posts/reviews-fringe-140943635

#Melbourne #MelbourneFringe #Fringe #arts #Festival #Theatre #Music #Comedy

Can anyone identify this bird? I suspect it is quite young. It was chirping away for quite some time in this spot without flying away. It seemed quite discombobulated (another way of spelling confused :-).
#Twitchers #Melbourne #BirdsOfMastodon

Can anyone identify this bird? I suspect it is quite young. It was chirping away for quite some time in this spot without flying away. It seemed quite discombobulated (another way of spelling confused :-).
#Twitchers #Melbourne #BirdsOfMastodon

FYI @NarrelleMHarris and I have reviewed a bunch of Melbourne Fringe Festival shows - including one by some very funny New Zealanders dressed in banana costumes, taped to a wall. Yes, you read that right.

Read on...

Reviews: Melbourne Fringe Festival 2025 https://www.patreon.com/posts/reviews-fringe-140943635

#Melbourne #MelbourneFringe #Fringe #arts #Festival #Theatre #Music #Comedy

#melbourne transport nerds: an opportunity to tour state library station before it opens is coming up on the 18th. Free ticket bookings open on Friday
https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/community/community-events/mt/state-library-station

Could be a good day out combined with the Italian Festa at Royal Exhibition Building
https://www.melbourneitalianfesta.com.au/

#melbourne transport nerds: an opportunity to tour state library station before it opens is coming up on the 18th. Free ticket bookings open on Friday
https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/community/community-events/mt/state-library-station

Could be a good day out combined with the Italian Festa at Royal Exhibition Building
https://www.melbourneitalianfesta.com.au/

And if you didn't know there are two public velodromes in the City Of Merri-bek.

Coburg and Brunswick.

#melbourne #bicycles

Collins Street parent falcon grapples with how a big powerful bird of the sky like them ended up responsible for fluff balls

#CollinsStFalcons #367CollinsFalcons #melbourne #PeregrineFalcons