Update: Well it looks like blocking off one of the busiest intersections paid off. Cabbies get their safety screens as well as other demands. Could it be? The government cares? Either way, it is a positive result for all. Updates at The Age. (continue reading)

Following Adrock's post on Melbourne's railway overhauls, I caught the the new Connex advertisement on TV one evening and it rocks my socks. Of course, everyone still hates Connex anyway. It's a great PR campaign for a network that is constantly (continue reading)

I made this entry over fifteen months ago and my stance still remains the same: Give me a large cold glass of shit water anyday, mate. A year has passed, and seems like the Government's attempt to convince Melburnians to consume shit water has (continue reading)

Heading home in Carlton this evening, I spotted a caucasian man, in his late thirties with a short, stout build, fitted into a dark coloured jumper and a black beanie (looking so classically burglar-ish), fiddling about with a bicycle parked next to (continue reading)

I've always enjoyed a little bit of decadence in my lifestyle, and being a member of Sensual Ball satisfies that little bit of egotism in me. Granted, I don't partake in any of the sexual cruises or swinging parties that dot their itinerary. But (continue reading)

Australia rules when it comes to swimming, cricket and occasionally rugby. But a couple of weeks ago, a new sport was dominated in St. Leonard's near Geelong. 72 SCUBA divers set into the ocean with a goal of beating the record for the largest (continue reading)

...even the mailbox in Moonee Ponds. Where's the tomato (continue reading)

Hey I'm all for publicity, controversy and ratings, but Big Brother 2008 has definitely gone out of its way to make itself 'different' this year. Turn on our tellies and you'd not have missed this friendly-looking grandmother who professed that (continue reading)

If you thought taxi drivers blocking Flinders & Swanston street was bad, imagine 250 trams parked on all of the major city routes along with public buses and picketers blocking all tram transportation. That's what happened on January 2, 1990 and (continue reading)

Bah bah bah...bah bah baaah...bah bah baaah...baah (Sounds of clapping). Yes, I realise it looks like a conversation with a sheep. Replace the bahs with sounds of a trumpet, a sax, and drums in the background and you have the Melbourne Jazz (continue reading)

Roving police patrols at night targeting violent hotspots was a great idea but Premier John Brumby's 2AM lockout is just ridiculous. Last week, Brumby announced a trial starting on June 3, that imposes a 2AM lockout in areas in and around Melbourne. (continue reading)

I have to admit, it has been quite sometime since I wandered along Little Bourke Street. Thinking of enjoying some yum cha in the spacious Dragon Boat restaurant, I was bewildered when I encountered boarded windows and the entire complex in total (continue reading)

Love books? Really love old books? Visit the Medieval Imagination exhibition at the State Library of Victoria to look at some really really old books. I think there are more than 90 manuscripts, many of which are hand written books from past (continue reading)

So, the petrol prices has been skyrocketing and you are finding your funds vaporising (pun-intended) from your bank account. Have a read of this e-mail that just dropped in this morning (validity up to reader's discretion): Do not pump [a] (continue reading)

Have any readers, in the last five months, purchased a Samsung LCD/Plasma television during their buy-one-get-one free promo? I bought the sleek LA40M81BDX (above) in February from The Good Guys in Maribyrnong and Samsung had promised to deliver (continue reading)