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Riding on a car-free Yarra Boulevard

Sunday, April 30th, 2006

With thousands of lycra clad fittos (and some notsofittos), I twirled through a few laps of Yarra Boulevard on 12 March when Bicycle Victoria blocked it off to cars (the next “cyclovia” is on 28 May 2006: 4 km of Sydney Road in Brunswick for 6 hours). It is one of the world’s few events [...]

Cycling, Kew, Parks, Rides, Yarra Bend Park, Yarra River, coffee | No Comments

Breakfast at the Collingwood Children’s Farm

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Long have I waited before posting about the Collingwood Children’s Farm. Meanwhile, a Farm Flickr group has been created. The first post about Abbotsford’s most precious and wonderful asset was supposed to be fittingly splendid. Well, it’s going to be mundane, just eggs and coffee. For the missing Abbotsford breakfastry is upon us, and in [...]

Collingwood Children's Farm, Rides, Yarra River, breakfasts, coffee | 1 Comment

Hoodlum slashes cabbie; cabbie robs old lady; sniper guns down cyclist

Saturday, March 25th, 2006

A wave of curious crimes is sweeping over our area. On 19 March a thin Asian hoodlum who seemed to be about 17 years old slashed a cabbie with a knife after getting in on Victoria St, prompting calls for the installation of security screens. Down the road in Thomastown Kathleen Kelsen, an [...]

Crime, Rides, Victoria Street | No Comments

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