#yarra — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #yarra, aggregated by home.social.
-
I remember “way back when” - early 1990s - the Furphies played a benefit for the Save The Upfield (Railway) Line Campaign.
“ When I die put me in a barra
Wheel me down to the banks of the Yarra
Dig a hole both deep and narra
Bury me by my brown Yarra.”
- Whirling Furphies 1991 Lizard Tree)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asAqC6VqFD8
See also scuttlebutt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furphy -
I remember “way back when” - early 1990s - the Furphies played a benefit for the Save The Upfield (Railway) Line Campaign.
“ When I die put me in a barra
Wheel me down to the banks of the Yarra
Dig a hole both deep and narra
Bury me by my brown Yarra.”
- Whirling Furphies 1991 Lizard Tree)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asAqC6VqFD8
See also scuttlebutt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furphy -
I for one welcome this decision, and look forward to car manufacturers similarly being held responsible for their cars being driven and parked illegally, and car drivers driving while drunk, by having all of those manufacturer's cars being banned from the streets.
-
I for one welcome this decision, and look forward to car manufacturers similarly being held responsible for their cars being driven and parked illegally, and car drivers driving while drunk, by having all of those manufacturer's cars being banned from the streets.
-
‘Taking the mickey’: Inner-city council tears up e-bike deal
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/taking-the-mickey-inner-city-council-tears-up-e-bike-deal-20260714-p60fbu.htmlThe City of Yarra has ended its farcical, greenwashing, multimillion dollar, six-year, on-and-off "trial" with Lime e-bikes.
Previously, there was a brief suspension of the contract due to Lime failing to pick-up their trash that had been dumped inconsiderately in bad locations by customers, and because Lime got caught saturating the city with more hire vehicles than the contract permitted. And, it's been suspected by some people that Lime had also been dumping e-bikes: trucking them into suburbs and treating public footpaths as their own depot.
This final cancellation of the Lime contract means several inner city suburbs of Melbourne will finally be rid of the problem of shitty people with shitty cycling skills and shitty attitudes to safety, who were riding shitty rental e-bikes and scooters, and making shitty decisions about where to dump them.
-
‘Taking the mickey’: Inner-city council tears up e-bike deal
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/taking-the-mickey-inner-city-council-tears-up-e-bike-deal-20260714-p60fbu.htmlThe City of Yarra has ended its farcical, greenwashing, multimillion dollar, six-year, on-and-off "trial" with Lime e-bikes.
Previously, there was a brief suspension of the contract due to Lime failing to pick-up their trash that had been dumped inconsiderately in bad locations by customers, and because Lime got caught saturating the city with more hire vehicles than the contract permitted. And, it's been suspected by some people that Lime had also been dumping e-bikes: trucking them into suburbs and treating public footpaths as their own depot.
This final cancellation of the Lime contract means several inner city suburbs of Melbourne will finally be rid of the problem of shitty people with shitty cycling skills and shitty attitudes to safety, who were riding shitty rental e-bikes and scooters, and making shitty decisions about where to dump them.
-
Richmond bike lanes to shrink after controversial parking plan approved
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/far-too-narrow-richmond-bike-lanes-debate-intensifies-before-vote-to-bring-back-car-parks-20250811-p5mm3m.htmlYarra City Council Mayor Stephen Jolly is a tool of the motoring lobby. His decision to make critical cycling infrastructure worse will have a severe impact on safety and amenity, as well as the environment. He can claim he's making a compromise as though he's doing the right thing, but we all know he's a knob who won't stand-up to fight RWNJs.
-
Richmond bike lanes to shrink after controversial parking plan approved
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/far-too-narrow-richmond-bike-lanes-debate-intensifies-before-vote-to-bring-back-car-parks-20250811-p5mm3m.htmlYarra City Council Mayor Stephen Jolly is a tool of the motoring lobby. His decision to make critical cycling infrastructure worse will have a severe impact on safety and amenity, as well as the environment. He can claim he's making a compromise as though he's doing the right thing, but we all know he's a knob who won't stand-up to fight RWNJs.
-
We walked 10km along the Yarra today. It was a few kilometres further than I had intended but I hadn't taken into account a 3km bulge in the walk because of the bendy, wendy Yarra River.
This week was the first week I have done exercise since my surgery four weeks ago. I did two walks of about 2.5 km each this week as well as this long one. I have definitely lost fitness but I am pleased that I have been able to do this much.
The weather is glorious in Melbourne today so it was a great day for it. I have now walked the Yarra from Docklands to Fairfield. When the weather gets warmer I must get my bike fixed and start riding the Yarra River and Gardiner's Creek bike trails.
-
We walked 10km along the Yarra today. It was a few kilometres further than I had intended but I hadn't taken into account a 3km bulge in the walk because of the bendy, wendy Yarra River.
This week was the first week I have done exercise since my surgery four weeks ago. I did two walks of about 2.5 km each this week as well as this long one. I have definitely lost fitness but I am pleased that I have been able to do this much.
The weather is glorious in Melbourne today so it was a great day for it. I have now walked the Yarra from Docklands to Fairfield. When the weather gets warmer I must get my bike fixed and start riding the Yarra River and Gardiner's Creek bike trails.
-
@franckpaul @tth Mais non, tout le monde sait que la terre est plate, donc l'eau resterait bien dans la #Garonne (ou la #Yarra ou la #Maribyrnong si à #Melbourne) -
Stephen Jolly is clearly feeling the heat from the Yarra bicycle community.
Reversing on removing the Coppins St bike infrastructure and instead making it permanent, announcing things the previous council already announced (Wellington St up to Alexandra Pde) and committing to some things that probably aren't possible (extending Elizabeth St protected bike lane down Baker St and a protected bike lane on Langridge St, protected Wellington St lane up to Queens Pde) -
Stephen Jolly is clearly feeling the heat from the Yarra bicycle community.
Reversing on removing the Coppins St bike infrastructure and instead making it permanent, announcing things the previous council already announced (Wellington St up to Alexandra Pde) and committing to some things that probably aren't possible (extending Elizabeth St protected bike lane down Baker St and a protected bike lane on Langridge St, protected Wellington St lane up to Queens Pde) -
The Yarra City Council wants to narrow the bike lanes on Elizabeth St in Richmond to add an additional parking lane.
They're justifying this on the idea that the lanes are overly wide.The bike lanes are pretty wide by Melbourne bike lane standards but are still narrow by proper bike lane standards, they've got enough space for you to be riding your cargo bike and for someone else to overtake.
The geometry problem that the council encounters is that while there is space on the street for wide protected bike lanes, there isn't enough space to add a parking lane and have bike lanes of a usable width.
When you add an additional car parking lane you need to narrow the bike lanes to at most 1.4 metres (with probably <1m of usable space due to car doors).
The ability to overtake in bike lanes isn't an optional extra it's a complete necessity. Motorists will drive at very similar speeds on local streets, but cyclists will ride at a wide variety of speeds depending on the abilities of the rider (and whether they have electric pedal assist).
Narrow bike lanes make safe overtaking impossible which increases stress and discourages slower riders from wanting to use the lane.
A common response that came back from the Petal project survey was that young women felt uncomfortable riding on busy bicycle paths because they felt like they were in the way and received some level of aggression from faster riders because of it.
If you're in Yarra or ride through Yarra put your name on the petition.
https://form.jotform.com/yarrabike/yarra-council-dont-risk-our-safety
-
The Yarra City Council wants to narrow the bike lanes on Elizabeth St in Richmond to add an additional parking lane.
They're justifying this on the idea that the lanes are overly wide.The bike lanes are pretty wide by Melbourne bike lane standards but are still narrow by proper bike lane standards, they've got enough space for you to be riding your cargo bike and for someone else to overtake.
The geometry problem that the council encounters is that while there is space on the street for wide protected bike lanes, there isn't enough space to add a parking lane and have bike lanes of a usable width.
When you add an additional car parking lane you need to narrow the bike lanes to at most 1.4 metres (with probably <1m of usable space due to car doors).
The ability to overtake in bike lanes isn't an optional extra it's a complete necessity. Motorists will drive at very similar speeds on local streets, but cyclists will ride at a wide variety of speeds depending on the abilities of the rider (and whether they have electric pedal assist).
Narrow bike lanes make safe overtaking impossible which increases stress and discourages slower riders from wanting to use the lane.
A common response that came back from the Petal project survey was that young women felt uncomfortable riding on busy bicycle paths because they felt like they were in the way and received some level of aggression from faster riders because of it.
If you're in Yarra or ride through Yarra put your name on the petition.
https://form.jotform.com/yarrabike/yarra-council-dont-risk-our-safety
-
6️⃣. Bring your on-bike sound systems for our Spotify playlist, link soon at https://criticalmass.melbourne/
7️⃣. Speakers: tbh
8️⃣.Organised by #Bikelanes 4 Johnston St, #MerriBek Bicycle Users Group, #PortPhillip Bicycle Users Group, #Yarra Bicycle Users Group, #StreetsAlive Yarra, Streets Alive #darebin Bike Melbourne ... and especially YOU!
9️⃣ Have fun with all your new friends
🔟 Bookmark https://criticalmass.melbourne/ for future ridesMORE:
➡️ https://www.yarrabug.org/yarra-for-safer-streets/@CriticalMassMelb
aus.social -
Critical Mass Naarm Melbourne
@CriticalMassMelb
aus.social#CriticalMass #Yarra!
safe, bike lanes1️⃣ Meet 5.30pm, Friday 31 January 2025, State Library, Swanston Street, #Naarm #Melbourne
2️⃣ Riding through #Fitzroy #Collingwood & #Richmond
3️⃣ #Art thanks to #SamWallman for adapting his Freedom Machine design. https://www.samwallman.com/store/freedom-machine-bike-poster
4️⃣ Ride together, stay safe: corking + massing up: link at https://criticalmass.melbourne/
5️⃣ Running late? Critical Maps to find us on the day: https://www.criticalmaps.net/ -
Critical Mass Naarm Melbourne
@CriticalMassMelb
aus.social#CriticalMass #Yarra!
safe, bike lanes1️⃣ Meet 5.30pm, Friday 31 January 2025, State Library, Swanston Street, #Naarm #Melbourne
2️⃣ Riding through #Fitzroy #Collingwood & #Richmond
3️⃣ #Art thanks to #SamWallman for adapting his Freedom Machine design. https://www.samwallman.com/store/freedom-machine-bike-poster
4️⃣ Ride together, stay safe: corking + massing up: link at https://criticalmass.melbourne/
5️⃣ Running late? Critical Maps to find us on the day: https://www.criticalmaps.net/ -
📰YarraBUG Jan 2025 Newsletter, hey it's a new year let's go
📌Announcing: @CriticalMassMelb Yarra Fri 31 Jan
📌Petition: Yarra Council: Don't risk our safety - tell council not to remove safe cycling lanes
📌Call out for support & volunteers➡️ https://us8.campaign-archive.com/?u=98353edfe14ed5b9ac6e619dd&id=1fad37fc6d
➡️ https://form.jotform.com/yarrabike/yarra-council-dont-risk-our-safety#Richmond #Fitzroy #Collingwood #Carlton #Abbotsford #Yarra #Melbourne #MobilityTransition #bicycle #VisionZero #naarm #walking #activetransport #8to80 #cycling #micromobility #criticalmass #climatecrisis
-
‼️Hey you do have five-ten minutes?
Shaping a better Yarra together - Council Plan 2025-29
It's really easy to fill in too!
Consultation open to 9am, Monday 16 December 2024
https://yoursayyarra.com.au/councilplan2529
#Richmond #Fitzroy #Collingwood #Carlton #Abbotsford #Yarra #naarm #Melbourne #MobilityTransition #bicycle #VisionZero #naarm #walking #activetransport #8to80 #cycling #micromobility #climatecrisis #ourstreets
-
For over two decades, Yarra has been one of naarm Melbourne's best areas to walk & ride. A newly elected conservative Yarra council is eyeing up removing vital infrastructure
Get involved to keep our streets safe & support your right to move safely> https://www.yarrabug.org/yarra-for-safer-streets/
#Richmond #Fitzroy #Collingwood #Carlton #Abbotsford #Yarra #naarm #Melbourne #MobilityTransition #bicycle #VisionZero #naarm #walking #activetransport #8to80 #cycling #micromobility #criticalmass #climatecrisis #ourstreets
-
For over two decades, Yarra has been one of naarm Melbourne's best areas to walk & ride. A newly elected conservative Yarra council is eyeing up removing vital infrastructure
Get involved to keep our streets safe & support your right to move safely> https://www.yarrabug.org/yarra-for-safer-streets/
#Richmond #Fitzroy #Collingwood #Carlton #Abbotsford #Yarra #naarm #Melbourne #MobilityTransition #bicycle #VisionZero #naarm #walking #activetransport #8to80 #cycling #micromobility #criticalmass #climatecrisis #ourstreets
-
Ride through Richmond? Building a better Coppin Street: open for public feedback to 16 December 2024* https://yoursayyarra.com.au/safer-coppin-street
*Apparently open for public feedback unless something else happens, here's a handy link https://www.lgi.vic.gov.au/local-government-inspectorate-complaint-form
-
New! #3CR #podcast: Do residents want to wind back active transport in Yarra? Talking to Liz Honey about 26 Nov omnibus motion at council meeting. News includes VLGA podcast, NY congestion tax, Climate Action Chronicles call out, Streets People Love + more
Listen back: https://www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/episode/do-residents-want-wind-back-active-transport-yarra
#yarra #naarm #Melbourne #activetransport #cycling #walking #bicycles #climatechange
-
If you're in #MelbourneAustralia and want to learn more about #UrbanAgriculture, check out this free event.
Fitzroy Urban Agriculture Walk
Wed, 27 Nov, 2:15pm - 3:30pm AEDT
198 Napier St, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia
Free event (but please pre-register at the link below)"Join us to learn about urban agriculture activities in and around Fitzroy. Meet the instigators, teachers and growers of the community and how the different sites and organisations work. You will hear about the challenges of growing and composting in the public, supporting children to eat well and teaching members of our community about growing food in Melbourne.
"We will visit Fitzroy Learning Network, Condell Growers and Sharers and Cubbies Adventure playground.
"Please feel free to bring any surplus produce, seeds, cuttings, plants, gardening magazines etc to swap and share!
"Please note that this is an event for Naarm/Melbourne gardeners only. If you live outside this area, please contact your council to find out what free sustainable gardening events are available locally.
"If you have any access or support questions or requirements in order to participate fully (eg. interpreter), please let us know at least two weeks prior to the event and we will be pleased to assist you. Photos will be taken at this event, but there is an option to opt out on the day.
"This My Smart Garden event is proudly presented by Yarra City Council on the land of Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin nation. My Smart Garden pays our respect to Elders past, present and emerging and acknowledges that First Nations peoples have cared for Country sustainably for tens of thousands of years."
Register:
https://events.humanitix.com/fitzroy-urban-agriculture-walk#Yarra #YarraCityCouncil #Naarm #FitzroyVictoria #MelbourneAustralia #MySmartGarden #MySmartGardenAustralia #FoodSecurity #UrbanGardens #Gardening #PlantSwap #SolarPunkSunday #CondellGrowersAndSharers #FitzroyLearningNetwork
-
If you're in #MelbourneAustralia and want to learn more about #UrbanAgriculture, check out this free event.
Fitzroy Urban Agriculture Walk
Wed, 27 Nov, 2:15pm - 3:30pm AEDT
198 Napier St, Fitzroy VIC 3065, Australia
Free event (but please pre-register at the link below)"Join us to learn about urban agriculture activities in and around Fitzroy. Meet the instigators, teachers and growers of the community and how the different sites and organisations work. You will hear about the challenges of growing and composting in the public, supporting children to eat well and teaching members of our community about growing food in Melbourne.
"We will visit Fitzroy Learning Network, Condell Growers and Sharers and Cubbies Adventure playground.
"Please feel free to bring any surplus produce, seeds, cuttings, plants, gardening magazines etc to swap and share!
"Please note that this is an event for Naarm/Melbourne gardeners only. If you live outside this area, please contact your council to find out what free sustainable gardening events are available locally.
"If you have any access or support questions or requirements in order to participate fully (eg. interpreter), please let us know at least two weeks prior to the event and we will be pleased to assist you. Photos will be taken at this event, but there is an option to opt out on the day.
"This My Smart Garden event is proudly presented by Yarra City Council on the land of Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people of the Kulin nation. My Smart Garden pays our respect to Elders past, present and emerging and acknowledges that First Nations peoples have cared for Country sustainably for tens of thousands of years."
Register:
https://events.humanitix.com/fitzroy-urban-agriculture-walk#Yarra #YarraCityCouncil #Naarm #FitzroyVictoria #MelbourneAustralia #MySmartGarden #MySmartGardenAustralia #FoodSecurity #UrbanGardens #Gardening #PlantSwap #SolarPunkSunday #CondellGrowersAndSharers #FitzroyLearningNetwork
-
Announcing Yarra The Great Leap Backwards! In an reactionary attempt to remove 30+ years of progress in one of Australia's most accessible urban areas, here's one big omnibus motion to amend/remove important active transport infrastructure & initiatives, including e-scooters, e-bikes, Elizabeth St cycle lane, Coppin St ‘bike-friendly’ pop-ups, Charlotte St Pocket Park, amongst other items. Beam me up Scotty!
https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/events/2024/11/26/council-meeting
-
Announcing Yarra The Great Leap Backwards! In an reactionary attempt to remove 30+ years of progress in one of Australia's most accessible urban areas, here's one big omnibus motion to amend/remove important active transport infrastructure & initiatives, including e-scooters, e-bikes, Elizabeth St cycle lane, Coppin St ‘bike-friendly’ pop-ups, Charlotte St Pocket Park, amongst other items. Beam me up Scotty!
https://www.yarracity.vic.gov.au/events/2024/11/26/council-meeting
-
Birrarung / Yarra River Fest Sept 2024
https://riverfest.com.au/ -
Splashing in the #Seine Diving in the #Danube
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/aug/19/splashing-in-the-seine-diving-in-the-danube-the-drive-to-make-cities-swimmable#Birrarung aka #Yarra “too thin to plough / too dirty to swim’ ?
https://www.foreground.com.au/agriculture-environment/detoxing-the-yarra-river/#RiverFest
https://riverfest.com.au/#art #illustration #poster #SamWallman
“Make the Yarra Swimmable” -
Splashing in the #Seine Diving in the #Danube
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/aug/19/splashing-in-the-seine-diving-in-the-danube-the-drive-to-make-cities-swimmable#Birrarung aka #Yarra “too thin to plough / too dirty to swim’ ?
https://www.foreground.com.au/agriculture-environment/detoxing-the-yarra-river/#RiverFest
https://riverfest.com.au/#art #illustration #poster #SamWallman
“Make the Yarra Swimmable” -
@yarrabike Hey Yarra friends, if Stonnington comes on board with the scheme then we can at least e- scoot over to your place #Stonnington #melbourne #yarra
-
Melbourne morning. Have a great day everyone.
#melbourne #naarm #photography #yarra #dawn -
Melbourne morning. Have a great day everyone.
#melbourne #naarm #photography #yarra #dawn -
The lake in Alowyn Gardens, in the Yarra Valley near Melbourne. I could hear lots of frogs!
#alowyn #lake #reflections #yarra #photography #travel #olympus -
🚧 Yarra City Council: Wellington Street Strategic Cycling Corridor, more than ten years in the making, stage 3 and 4 now open for consultation ✔️
https://yoursayyarra.com.au/building-safer-wellington-street#naarm #Melbourne #cycling #Collingwood #protectedlanes #ActiveTransport #8to80 #Yarra
-
Yarra Transport Action Plan survey open for feedback
✔️ Encourage sustainable transport
✔️ Create a more accessible city
✔️ Promote a healthy and active lifestyle
✔️ Reduce transport emissionsSurvey open to 9am Monday 16 October 2023: https://yoursayyarra.com.au/transport-action-plan
#naarm #Melbourne #8to80 #cycling #ActiveTransport #transport #publictransport #sustainabletransport #yarra
-
In #Yarra, Australien wurde nun - einstimmig - ein Verbot für fossile Werbung beschlossen:
https://fossiladban.org/yarra-implements-a-fossil-ad-ban/
#BanFossilAds- welche Stadt wird die nächste sein?
-
In #Yarra, Australien wurde nun - einstimmig - ein Verbot für fossile Werbung beschlossen:
https://fossiladban.org/yarra-implements-a-fossil-ad-ban/
#BanFossilAds- welche Stadt wird die nächste sein?
-
Hundreds of drones plunge into Melbourne’s Yarra River
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-16/hundreds-of-drones-plunge-into-yarra-river/102607576
#drones #lights #yarra #display -
Hundreds of drones plunge into Yarra River after malfunction
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-16/hundreds-of-drones-plunge-into-yarra-river/102607576
#drones #lights #yarra #display -
Shots of buildings located in the heart of #Melbourne’s #Southbank precinct.
Its southern area is considered part of the central business district of the city. Southbank is bordered to the north by the #Yarra River, and was formerly an industrial area.
It was transformed into a densely populated district of high rise apartments and office buildings beginning in the early 1990s.
Southbank now houses over 22,000 residents and there are theatres, clubs, restaurants and designer shops throughout and in and around the #CrownCasino complex.
The riverside promenades feature al fresco fine dining and cargo sheds housing craft-beer bars.
It’s definitely a hub of action and fun.
One of my fave places in Melbs!
#modernliving #modernarchitecture #new #modern #urbanliving #aesthetichedonist #Narrm #Australia
-
Shots of buildings located in the heart of #Melbourne’s #Southbank precinct.
Its southern area is considered part of the central business district of the city. Southbank is bordered to the north by the #Yarra River, and was formerly an industrial area.
It was transformed into a densely populated district of high rise apartments and office buildings beginning in the early 1990s.
Southbank now houses over 22,000 residents and there are theatres, clubs, restaurants and designer shops throughout and in and around the #CrownCasino complex.
The riverside promenades feature al fresco fine dining and cargo sheds housing craft-beer bars.
It’s definitely a hub of action and fun.
One of my fave places in Melbs!
#modernliving #modernarchitecture #new #modern #urbanliving #aesthetichedonist #Narrm #Australia
-
I spent yesterday evening watching the flying foxes at Yarra Bend as the sun set. They're among the largest members of the bat family and are super active at this spot along the Yarra River.
They occasionally skim the top of the river, mid flight, to cool down and get little drinks of water, then hang upside down in the gum trees along the riverbank. An incredible sight.
This always was and always will be Wurundjeri country. :firstnations: