If you were ever a fan of my vampire novel The Opposite of Life and its sequel Walking Shadows, you might like to check out my Patreon where the third book of the series - Beyond Redemption - is finally being serialised starting today! For $3/month you get fortnightly chapters plus two other posts (often stories) a month and a few other perks. Higher levels have more stories, cards and perks!
Yes, above shopfronts is generally a good place for housing, and densification is generally a good thing.
But.
Why are we putting more suburban subdivisions and density in towns like Gisborne, instead of having more density in the inner suburbs of Melbourne?
Wouldn't it be better to have more apartments in inner-suburbs like Camberwell, where there are multiple train and tram lines, than have more sprawl on the fringes?
Refused meds by GP who promised to prescribe until I found a new GP (he dropped me because my case is too complex). Changed his mind! Now have 13 days to find any doctor to write a script or #withdrawal agony for me & no #pain control.
Refused meds by GP who promised to prescribe until I found a new GP (he dropped me because my case is too complex). Changed his mind! Now have 13 days to find any doctor to write a script or #withdrawal agony for me & no #pain control.
Thank you to everyone who came to the launch of This Fresh Hell at Readings Emporium last night, and big love to Katya de Becerra Eugen Bacon Claire L. Smith Jason Franks , Chuck Mckenzie and Lindy Cameron. who all took part. We had a fabulous time!
If you missed it but would like to get This Fresh Hell, visit the team at Readings books at the Emporium in Melbourne!
If you live in Melbourne's southeast, come along to my free talk at Cheltenham Library about the epic rail journey that led to my book Heading South. It's on Wednesday 30 August from 6.30pm, and you can book your place here: https://library.kingston.vic.gov.au/whats-on/events-activities/tim-richards
New horror anthology "This Fresh Hell" is launching in Melbourne at 6pm on 31 August at Readings Emporium Melbourne!!
The event is free but you need to book your place (links below) - so please come and see editors, me and Katya de Becerra, Author and authors Chuck McKenzie, Eugen Bacon, @Jasonfranks and Claire L. Smith and find out more about these horror stories with a twist!
One of the interesting details the ABC shows is that retailers along the strip significantly overestimate the percentage of customers who arrive by car.
While retailers assume nearly two-thirds of customers drive to their stores, the real figure is closer to 30%.
Already, just under 70% of customers either walk, catch public transport, or cycle.
Most of those who drive to businesses in the area park in one of the 2000 parking spots off Sydney road, rather than the 450 on the road itself.
Meanwhile, the lack of a dedicated protected bike lane makes it far less attractive to cyclists. The cars significantly slow down trams. And the exhaust fumes make it unpleasant for pedestrians.
Melbourne Airport Rail workers redeployed as project officially paused.
A really disappointing, backwards step here from the Victorian government.
And yes, stopping and then restarting a major infrastructure project (if that's what ends up happening) is almost certain to lead to delays and cost blowouts, when compared to just completing construction.
From The Age:
"Hundreds of tradespeople will be seconded to other projects after the Andrews government confirmed Melbourne Airport Rail Link construction would be paused, awaiting the results of a major Commonwealth review of the country’s infrastructure pipeline.
"Deputy Premier Jacinta Allan on Wednesday ended weeks of speculation about the future of the long-awaited rail line, saying works would be temporarily halted on the $13 billion Airport Rail Link, as well as upgrades of Clyde, McGregor and Racecourse roads."