Author Archives: Skippy

No Bloody Network (NBN)

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Skippy

Sunshine is one of the few major hubs in Melbourne’s Western suburbs – based on location, business and transport among other things. So where are we on the list for the National Broadband Network (NBN) roll-out? Well we weren’t included in the … Continue reading →

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Western Suburbs Memes

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Skippy

There is a Facebook page called ‘Western Suburbs Memes’ that has made me burst out laughing on several occasions Continue reading →

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Old Sunshine fire station update

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Skippy

Ironically, since the flats were damaged in a suspicious fire in January and subsequently demolished 6 days later, the place has been locked up tighter than Fort Knox. Continue reading →

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How’s the serenity?

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Skippy

We were at the station this morning trying to have a conversation on Platform 1 and it really was difficult to make ourselves heard. Continue reading →

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Succession versus Displacement in gentrification

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Skippy

I’ve always assumed that gentrification directly results in the displacement of original low-income residents… Continue reading →

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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Skippy

A group of Sunshine/Albion residents is presenting a public screening of the documentary ‘Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea’ Continue reading →

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Look who is back…

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Skippy

  Circus Latino (No animals!) Harvester Road car park, Sunshine until 27 April 2013  

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Sunshine Festival 2013

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Skippy

I haven’t read any blurb from council or local media yet but in my opinion, the Sunshine Festival is getting bigger and better each year. I spent a fair bit of time there this year, volunteering on a stall and … Continue reading →

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Ball’s in your court, Western Health

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Skippy

……. we can presume that Western Health do not have the capital funding to put the building back into use… Continue reading →

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Sunshine Festival

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Skippy

Get on down to Hampshire Road and check it out! More info on Brimbank Council’s website here.  

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