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Use other footpath
Pedestrians — Use other footpath. Haha just kidding, there IS no other footpath! You’ll have to use the road or the (possibly wet boggy) grass. Silver lining: it’s not a very busy road. (Ward Street,...
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Frankston line: the big dig
So this is what it looks like when hundreds of millions of dollars worth of infrastructure gets built rapidly in your neighbourhood. Here are some photos and video of the first week of major works on...
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Bentleigh getting denser – and that’s fine by me
With Ormond likely to get its tower (whatever the height might be), what of other nearby suburbs? The transition is already underway in Bentleigh and many other areas. Around the station, numerous...
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The chains of Bentleigh
My local suburb is increasing in density, and (not entirely disconnected from that) it’s also interesting to see how the retail strip is doing. The shopping centre has grown around the railway station,...
View ArticleBentleigh Uniting Church takes a stand
Many around Australia would know of the Gosford Anglican Church, thanks to Father Rod Bower and his famous signs. A couple of weeks ago this sign appeared at the Bentleigh Uniting Church. It now seems...
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Small wins: 703 bus to be improved
Apologies for this very much locally focused (and possibly over-long) blog post: The main bus route through Bentleigh (both the suburb and the highly marginal state seat), the east-west 703 along...
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Plain concrete to be replaced by art
This coming Saturday the new Bentleigh, McKinnon and Ormond stations are hosting a “family fun day” featuring a steam train. Should be… well, fun. Edit: Here’s the steam train timetable: (Hopefully...
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Vacant shops
At long last the shops built as part of the new Bentleigh station (my local) have been leased. Somewhat to my surprise, in the middle of an economy-busting pandemic, they’re being fitted out now. One...
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