Today's #everythingOpen week thing is about working to create the right mix of serendipity / audacity / opportunity. The linked story is about a tree planting project near #Naarm / #Melbourne funded by the OSGeo Oceania community.

My role - advocating successfully to avoid doing a performative carbon offsetting for a regional conference and looking for something different...

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https://osgeo-oceania.org/news/planting-the-seeds-of-carbon-offsets/

Today's #everythingOpen week thing is about working to create the right mix of serendipity / audacity / opportunity. The linked story is about a tree planting project near #Naarm / #Melbourne funded by the OSGeo Oceania community.

My role - advocating successfully to avoid doing a performative carbon offsetting for a regional conference and looking for something different...

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https://osgeo-oceania.org/news/planting-the-seeds-of-carbon-offsets/

One of the most fun things about riding a bike is trying to figure out if a motorists that ran in to you was at fault or not and which road rules apply in that situation and which weird bicycle specific road rule might mean that you're actually at fault even though there was no action you could have taken to avoid it.

It's usually some weird combination of a bunch of different rules that are all vague.

This rider was hit by a car that overtook them in a roundabout and then hit them when exiting the roundabout and is asking who was at fault.

It's a multi-lane roundabout because there is a very faded painted bicycle lane. The rider is required to ride in the bicycle lane and thus is always in the left most lane and so is required to give-way to vehicles exiting the roundabout.

This is unclear and very impractical in this roundabout as the rider would need to give-way immediately upon entering the roundabout to any cars turning left behind them but those cars would also need to illegally overtake as it doesn't look like there is enough space for a motorist to give the 1m required when overtaking.

I would always ignore the bike lane at this roundabout and take the traffic lane to prevent motorists from illegally overtaking and to avoid the issue of vehicles exiting across me.

This is an example of how painted bike lanes are used to improve car throughput while making riding a bicycle more dangerous. There is no safe and legal way for a bike rider to approach this roundabout.

#melbourne #bicycles

https://www.reddit.com/r/melbournecycling/comments/1qhqqdl/giving_way_in_a_roundabout/

One of the most fun things about riding a bike is trying to figure out if a motorists that ran in to you was at fault or not and which road rules apply in that situation and which weird bicycle specific road rule might mean that you're actually at fault even though there was no action you could have taken to avoid it.

It's usually some weird combination of a bunch of different rules that are all vague.

This rider was hit by a car that overtook them in a roundabout and then hit them when exiting the roundabout and is asking who was at fault.

It's a multi-lane roundabout because there is a very faded painted bicycle lane. The rider is required to ride in the bicycle lane and thus is always in the left most lane and so is required to give-way to vehicles exiting the roundabout.

This is unclear and very impractical in this roundabout as the rider would need to give-way immediately upon entering the roundabout to any cars turning left behind them but those cars would also need to illegally overtake as it doesn't look like there is enough space for a motorist to give the 1m required when overtaking.

I would always ignore the bike lane at this roundabout and take the traffic lane to prevent motorists from illegally overtaking and to avoid the issue of vehicles exiting across me.

This is an example of how painted bike lanes are used to improve car throughput while making riding a bicycle more dangerous. There is no safe and legal way for a bike rider to approach this roundabout.

#melbourne #bicycles

https://www.reddit.com/r/melbournecycling/comments/1qhqqdl/giving_way_in_a_roundabout/

Areas in #Melbourne 's growing west like Melton and Wyndham Vale need frequent, higher capacity suburban trains to cut crowding and keep people moving. Electrification done with track expansion would also help speed up journeys from Geelong and Ballarat.

Ok, for everyone in Melbourne.

The Pride Street Party is Feb 8th.

If you want to come see where I live, and why I love it, do come along.

If you see me, say hi, I won't bite (we don't know each other that well yet).

I'll be there with the kids, probably a good portion of the day, just to give you some idea of how kid-friendly the event is.

If you're hetero, and I do mean this, please turn up. If it's just to show support for a few hours, or to get involved, you are an important part of the queer story; both in the past and the future.

If you're bringing kids, just be cool with seeing the odd dildo in a stall, or scantily clad person of indeterminate gender. Those conversations are fun, and part of being an ally

#Melbourne

Ok, for everyone in Melbourne.

The Pride Street Party is Feb 8th.

If you want to come see where I live, and why I love it, do come along.

If you see me, say hi, I won't bite (we don't know each other that well yet).

I'll be there with the kids, probably a good portion of the day, just to give you some idea of how kid-friendly the event is.

If you're hetero, and I do mean this, please turn up. If it's just to show support for a few hours, or to get involved, you are an important part of the queer story; both in the past and the future.

If you're bringing kids, just be cool with seeing the odd dildo in a stall, or scantily clad person of indeterminate gender. Those conversations are fun, and part of being an ally

#Melbourne

I know this is a massive call, but does anyone on the Fediverse know anyone who still sells Mini-DV tapes, preferably in #melbourne (Australia)?

#camcorder #camcorders

I know this is a massive call, but does anyone on the Fediverse know anyone who still sells Mini-DV tapes, preferably in #melbourne (Australia)?

#camcorder #camcorders

Long shot, but anyone here happen to know anyone in the market for retail shelving and/or office desks/chairs in Melbourne? I have retail equipment and office furniture that I need to sell. Happy to let em go cheap to a good cause!

#melbourne

Long shot, but anyone here happen to know anyone in the market for retail shelving and/or office desks/chairs in Melbourne? I have retail equipment and office furniture that I need to sell. Happy to let em go cheap to a good cause!

#melbourne

2 months to go until the Steamrail Victoria Newport Workshops Open Days on 7-9 March! There will be 28 steam locos on display across the Newport Railway Museum and the Steamrail Victoria Newport Workshops site, with at least a dozen in operation running around the 140-year old Newport Railway Workshops site. Steamrail carriages will be open for inspection as well, along with:
- Guided Tours of the 140 year old railway workshops
- The restoration of the iconic Clocktower will be open to view and to meet the Hobsons Bay Men's Shed volunteers
- See how the only remaining operational Steam Locomotive Weighbridge in Victoria works
- Displays showcasing the workshops’ rich railway & wartime history
- Aviation displays including aircraft cockpits from Moorabbin Air Museum
- Enjoy a game of ‘Trugo’ under the clocktower - Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the sport invented at Newport Workshops
- Model railway layouts from AMRA & Sunbury Model Rail Club
- Vintage cars and steam powered machinery
- Displays from local history groups - Williamstown Historical Society & National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Inner West Branch
https://www.steamrail.com.au/opendays

#HeritageRail #Melbourne

So, how's that awesome new "safe separated bike lane" going in Oakleigh? Makes great parking for the locals

So much green, so bicycle

Two rides along it, two illegally parked cars. Coincidence, or Oakleigh motorbrain?

(edit: council officer came 2hrs later and ticketed the illegally parked car)

#cycling #melbourne #biketooter

PSA: most V/Line rail and coach services for tomorrow 9 January 2026 have been cancelled. Trains will not be replaced by coaches.

This affects services in the Central, Northern Country, South West and Wimmera Fire Districts

All train services scheduled for the Albury, Ararat, Bendigo, Echuca, Maryborough, Seymour, Shepparton, Swan Hill and Warrnambool train lines will be cancelled, with no coach replacement services.

More information here: https://www.vline.com.au/Service-Changes/Unplanned-Disruption-Webpages/2026/01-Jan/Catastrophic-Fire-Danger

#Melbourne #Victoria #Australia #VicFires #PublicTransport #Transit #VicWeather #MelbourneTrains

Just your annual reminder that, while #Melbourne and #Sydney bitch and moan on every possible media outlet about it being oh so hot today etc etc, #Adelaide has quietly been going about its business with temps in the 40s for days now