#Merribek
From A to Bee https://museumsvictoria.com.au/article/from-a-to-bee/
Investigating the value of citizen-led gardens on road verges for insect biodiversity in the City of Merri-bek, Australia
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1618866725001554
Another thing that the City of Merri-bek passed at the meeting on Wednesday night was a resolution to start participating in a dockless bike hire program (eg. Lime bikes)
The interesting part is that the resolution required that all bike hire bikes be parked in designated areas and that all those areas will be on the road replacing car parking spaces. This means that footpaths won't be littered with hire bikes.
This is going to require hundreds of car parking spaces around the city to be converted in to bike hire parking space.
This is a great move and other city councils should do the same.
Last night the Merri-bek City council approved the "Streets for People plan" that provides a master plan for a network of streets across the city that will be targeted for upgrades to make them better for people walking and cycling.
It's a big vague plan that will be implemented on a street by street basis over decades but will hopefully allow consultations to be done in the context of a larger transportation network. It's hoped that people will be better able to see the benefits when they see how a project on their street connects in to a wider network.
The plan also includes upgrading entire streets to provide full connections instead of small ad-hoc piece-meal changes to streets that don't connect to anything in the existing network.
https://conversations.merri-bek.vic.gov.au/streets-people-plan
New @3CRMelbourne podcast: Remembering John Englart 1955-2025, Faith & Val speak to Andrea Bunting from @camoreland. A celebration of John's life will be held on Monday July 28th, 12-4pm at St Mark's Church Hall in Fawkner. #merribek #couchpeloton
https://www.3cr.org.au/yarrabug/episode/remembering-john-englart-1955-2025
John Englart's family are inviting everyone who knew John to celebrate his life - Monday July 28, 12 noon to 4pm at St Mark's Church Hall in Fawkner.
#JohnEnglart #couchpeloton #merribek #climatejustice #ChihuahuasforClimateAction
So many people have asked, happy to report that @takvera beloved @JulietAndJones 'chihuahuas for climate action', have found a loving home after his untimely death last week. #JohnEnglart #couchpeloton #merribek #climatejustice #ChihuahuasforClimateAction
Vale
John Englart
@takvera
Juliet and Indiana Jones
@JulietAndJones
photographer, independent journalist, historian & Social justice activist for more than 30 years in Australia. A reluctant climate warrior attended UN Climate conferences as an NGO observer COP21, COP22, COP23, COP25.
videos www.engagemedia.org/Members/takver/videos; as Takvera and John Englart on Youtube.
Photos
https://www.flickr.com/photos/takver/
Where ever you are, what ever you do, there is a Union for you. https://www.3cr.org.au/sticktogether/episode/save-merri-bek-library-social-worker
#3cr #communityradio #labormovement #libraryworkers #MerriBek #Organize #Solidarity #unions
City of Merri-Bek is looking for expressions of interest in on-street bicycle parking hangars.
If you're in Merri-Bek and don't have a convenient place to park your bike at home then express your interest.
#merribek #bicycles #coburg #brunswick
https://conversations.merri-bek.vic.gov.au/bicycle-parking/cycle-hangars
Here we are: end Fossil Fuels vigil week 4, outside Labor MP Peter Khalil’s Coburg office on Tuesday.
Chihuahuas are persistence
"..visibility of pedestrians was hampered by the crest of the hill that rises from Melville Road..."
This is one of the biggest things that worries me when I'm crossing here. The motorists can't see you until they're over the hill and you can't see them approaching and they're approaching at 60km/h. So you just have to scurry across and hope they're paying attention.
For a small child or anyone with any kind of mobility disability it's impossible to safely cross.
#Brunswick #Coburg #MorelandRd #merribek
https://brunswickvoice.com.au/calls-for-new-pedestrian-crossing-after-moreland-road-fatality/
The maps that show how climate change is driving up the cost of insuring #Melbourne homes.
A 59% increase in insurance premiums for #Merribek since 2020. And Merri-bek was an LGA with relatively low increases compared to outer suburb and heavily forested eastern suburbs.
#CostofLiving #Climatecrisis https://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/the-maps-that-show-how-climate-change-is-driving-up-the-cost-of-insuring-melbourne-homes-20250513-p5lyv5.html
#Bloomscrolling while strolling along #merriCreek in #merriBek #Naarm
At #RadicleRoots community garden
Saturday April 26th 2025
#Bloomscrolling while strolling along #merriCreek in #merriBek #Naarm
At #RadicleRoots community garden
Queer History Queer Futures
From pubs to squats, protests to parties, discover Merri-bek’s #queerhistory as told by the people who shaped it. Walk the streets with us over fourteen episodes to discover the collective histories of #LGBTQIA+ organising, activism and community in #Merribek and our imaginings for the future.
https://www.3cr.org.au/queerhistoriesqueerfutures
Episodes
https://www.3cr.org.au/queerhistoriesqueerfutures/episodes
#3CR #CommunityRadio # Queer
We checked out around the new Balam Balam Place Arts precinct in Brunswick built by Merri-bek Council.
It features a huge mural - ‘Always’ - by Gamilaroi artist Riko Rennie.
There is a public open day on April 5.
#Merribek
#ChihuahuasonBikes
#DogsofMastodon
#Chihuahuas
#LifeinFawkner
If you have a dog and live in #merribek or #brunswick, the city is taking comment for changes to dog parks and open spaces. Have a read and take the survey.