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Joanna Holman<p>The Outsiders gallery at Hosier Lane <a href="https://aus.social/tags/melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>melbourne</span></a> which focuses on street and urban art styles was already amazing (they have a whole room of Banksy works!) and just got better. They just added an installation piece by Rone imagining Hosier Lane’s history as a garment district. I can’t do justice to the finer details in photos. It’s really incredible that the collectors who own the featured works decided to make the gallery free entry.</p>
sortius<p>Thank fuck.</p><p>No more stupid fucking escooters littering my suburb <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-21/e-scooter-hire-lime-neuron-fitzroy-richmond-city-of-yarra/105079840" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-03-21/e-s</span><span class="invisible">cooter-hire-lime-neuron-fitzroy-richmond-city-of-yarra/105079840</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Melbourne</span></a></p>
Philip Mallis 🇺🇦<p>Something I learned last week at the Balwyn Historical Society was the purpose of these corrugated iron balconies that jut out from the rear of the Rialto Building on Flinders Lane.</p><p>These were actually toilets. It was an innovation at the time to provide them for each level in this way and they have been preserved through the site's redevelopments. Not sure if they're still used though.</p><p>Architect William Pitt designed this and many other buildings throughout Melbourne and are well worth a look, including the Princess Theatre, Foy &amp; Gibson and Bryant &amp; May.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Melbourne</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/AustralianHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AustralianHistory</span></a></p>
INBELLA<p>US band turn to their Aussie fans after singer passes out in the ocean and nearly drowns <a href="https://www.inbella.com/961591/us-band-turn-to-their-aussie-fans-after-singer-passes-out-in-the-ocean-and-nearly-drowns/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inbella.com/961591/us-band-tur</span><span class="invisible">n-to-their-aussie-fans-after-singer-passes-out-in-the-ocean-and-nearly-drowns/</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Brisbane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brisbane</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ByronBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ByronBay</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/CelebritiesNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CelebritiesNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/dailymail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dailymail</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>melbourne</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/MusicTours" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MusicTours</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/SYDNEY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SYDNEY</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/tvshowbiz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tvshowbiz</span></a></p>
agnusbeef<p>Back in the day, Victorian Railways operated holidays for Victorians with *direct trains* to the Mt Buffalo Chalet. Crazy because everyone just drives to Mt Hotham / the snowfields now and the drive is 4.5 hrs long &amp; the price made holidays more egalitarian for Australians. </p><p>Its hard to believe any state government would repeat this ever again (ie. operate railways to tourist areas).</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Buffalo_Chalet" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Bu</span><span class="invisible">ffalo_Chalet</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/metrotrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>metrotrain</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>melbourne</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a></p>
Frank<p>Hey readers, Booktown in Clunes is on again this weekend! Well worth a nice drive in the countryside if you're in Vic/SA</p><p><a href="https://clunesbooktown.org.au/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">clunesbooktown.org.au/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Roadtrip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roadtrip</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Clunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clunes</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Booktown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Booktown</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/ClunesBookTown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClunesBookTown</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Book" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Book</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Author" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Author</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Melbourne</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/Victoria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Victoria</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/SouthAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAustralia</span></a></p>
Joel Sutton<p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>melbourne</span></a> 😞</p>
Joanna Holman<p>There’s normal being bad at reading the room and assessing your own popularity, then there’s whoever approved a Clive Palmer billboard in the people’s socialist utopia of Brunswick </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>melbourne</span></a></p>
nick<p>Hey <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Melbourne</span></a> especially <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Musician" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musician</span></a> types, keep an eye out for this gear stolen from Scottish band <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Skerryvore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Skerryvore</span></a> in Docklands on Monday night:</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/melbourne-drive/scottish-band-has-instruments-stolen/105067960" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/listen/programs/mel</span><span class="invisible">bourne-drive/scottish-band-has-instruments-stolen/105067960</span></a></p><p>Article with more details:</p><p><a href="https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/6716134/skerryvore-bagpipes-guitar-stolen-australia/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/</span><span class="invisible">highlands-islands/6716134/skerryvore-bagpipes-guitar-stolen-australia/</span></a></p>
Tim Richards<p>And here's the view from the other direction, toward the Dandenong Ranges. </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Melbourne</span></a></p>
Tim Richards<p>Hmmm as I've always said, I'll believe it when I'm actually sitting on a train to Melbourne Airport. </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Melbourne</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/airport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>airport</span></a> <a href="https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/the-peace-deal-signatures-that-confirm-full-steam-ahead-on-airport-rail-20250319-p5lkvf.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theage.com.au/politics/victori</span><span class="invisible">a/the-peace-deal-signatures-that-confirm-full-steam-ahead-on-airport-rail-20250319-p5lkvf.html</span></a></p>
Tim Richards<p>Having breakfast on the 35th floor of the Sofitel. How many Melbourne icons can you spot in this photo?</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Melbourne</span></a></p>
maerchen1313 on Twitch<p>Santa Carla's full of vampires! We had an awesome time at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@maerchen1313" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>maerchen1313</span></a></span>'s retro beach <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/party" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>party</span></a> last night then raided out to the wonderful @DJiamelectro in Vancouver. Thanks so much for hanging out! Photo by Colette. <a href="http://twitch.tv/maerchen1313" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">twitch.tv/maerchen1313</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vampires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vampires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VTuber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VTuber</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lostboys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lostboys</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/80s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>80s</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/radioshow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radioshow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Eldenwood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eldenwood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/goth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>goth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/springbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>springbreak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/marchbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marchbreak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vacation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vacation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/miami" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>miami</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mexico</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>california</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brazil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>melbourne</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surfing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surfing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beach</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/punk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>punk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/alternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alternative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/swim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swim</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DJ</span></a></p>
Photo Nutter from Melbourne<p>Good evening, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastophoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastophoto</span></a> </p><p>This is <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wednesday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fotografie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> </p><p>Pulpit Rock, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naarm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>melbourne</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/roentare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roentare</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photographyisart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photographyisart</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photooftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photooftheday</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pictureoftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pictureoftheday</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/picoftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>picoftheday</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/potd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>potd</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/landscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landscape</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/landscapephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>landscapephotography</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beautiful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beautiful</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beauty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beauty</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sunset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sunset</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buyintoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buyintoart</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ayearforart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ayearforart</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Roentare" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Roentare</span></a></span> </p><p>Original </p><p><a href="https://Roentare.zenfolio.com/p525345940/e3904e5b8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">Roentare.zenfolio.com/p5253459</span><span class="invisible">40/e3904e5b8</span></a></p>
Joanna Holman<p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>melbourne</span></a> people: there’s a free Cat Empire show at Fed Square this weekend. Should be really fun <a href="https://fedsquare.com/events/the-cat-empire-at-fed-square" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fedsquare.com/events/the-cat-e</span><span class="invisible">mpire-at-fed-square</span></a></p>
Daniel Bowen<p>🐝Why do 5 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Melbourne</span></a> trams have a bee logo? Because back in 2008 during a patronage surge, the government leased 5 surplus trams from Mulhouse in France. They were shipped over and put into service in their original yellow livery, for which they were nicknamed “Bumblebees”.</p>
sortius<p>Well, 3 CH-47's just went over the city</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Melbourne</span></a></p>
Tim Richards<p>And... it *was* a freebie. Nice. </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Melbourne</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bar</span></a></p>
Rod Sherwin<p>For those interested in <a href="https://social.chinwag.org/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Melbourne</span></a> coffee shops open after 3pm like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@timrichards" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>timrichards</span></a></span> check out Hikari on Swanston St opposite QV. They’re open to 7pm. One of my favourite watering holes. <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/RiMr7S4ANtsu8xkr8?g_st=ic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">maps.app.goo.gl/RiMr7S4ANtsu8x</span><span class="invisible">kr8?g_st=ic</span></a></p>
Tim Richards<p>At least I *think* it was a complimentary beer. Will find out when I leave. </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Melbourne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Melbourne</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/bar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bar</span></a></p>