Monthly Archives: October 2020

Changes 11:59pm on 27 October 2020

last updated: 2020-Oct-28 12:25pm ❝ From Tuesday 11:59pm 27 October 2020 Victoria is in Third Step restrictions [2] Metropolitan Melbourne will move from Second Step to Third Step. Regional Victoria continues in Third Step with further easing of restrictions. ❞ … Continue reading

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From 11:59pm on Tuesday 27th Oct, Melbourne will move from “stay home” to “stay safe”

🍩🍩 Donut Day ❝ I want to thank everyone who did the right thing by their community and our state in getting tested. I also want to thank the nurses, lab technicians, collectors, couriers – everyone who has been working … Continue reading

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Week 48 #OptOutside #OptToAct

October ❎ Week 48: Attempt to create zero food waste this week. Food waste makes up 22 percent of the solid waste in U.S. landfills and it can take years to break down because there’s not usually enough air in … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2020-10-26)

In brief: Victorians are owed a nation’s gratitude (2020-Oct-26) [The Age] ❝ This is not about Victorian pride or parochialism: it’s about acknowledging the suffering, and that the suffering had a purpose. That all the little heartbreaks of Melbourne’s lost … Continue reading

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2020-Oct-25 No Changes

❝ I know plenty of people were looking forward to some good news today. And soon, very soon, we’ll have some. But for now, we need to do again what we’ve done throughout this pandemic: follow the advice of our … Continue reading

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Te Araroa Trail

Last month I read BeWILDered – by Laura Waters, the story of her journey along the Te Araroa trail in New Zealand a 3000 kilometre trail winding from the top of the North Island to the frosty tip of the … Continue reading

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Wanderlust (German, n.)

Wanderlust (German, n.) / ˈwɒn dərˌlʌst / Lit. desire (Lust) to hike (Wander). A longing/desire/prediliction for travel and adventure. #PositiveLexicography 📷 Stan Brae, Warrandyte VIC

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Changes 11:59pm on 18 October 2020

last updated: 2020-Oct-19 10:10am From 11:59pm 18 October restrictions changes are being made to restrictions in both metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. Restrictions easing from 11:59pm 18 October 2020 [2] ❝ ● You can now travel up to 25 km … Continue reading

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Week 47 #OptOutside #OptToAct

October ❎ Week 47: If you don’t need it immediately, consider a slower shipping option. Yes, we all love the convenience of two-day shipping. But the environment may not: Fast, custom deliveries can require vehicles to take inefficient routes, according … Continue reading

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This weeks links (2020-10-19)

In brief: Dog poo, bike jumps and trampled habitat: Loving our parks to death in lockdown (2020-Oct-23) [The Age] ❝ It has resulted in mountain bikers digging up new bike jumps, and walkers trampling habitats to form new paths. Despite … Continue reading

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