Category Archives: Surburban infrastructure

No Bloody Network (NBN)

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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How’s the serenity?

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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Update on Sunshine Station Redevelopment

The animated ‘fly-through’ of the new Sunshine train station, as referenced in this post, has now been published by Regional Rail Link (RRL). So – what do you think?  It gives some idea of the design but the sudden cuts … Continue reading

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Poetry of the West

People in St Albans were dying On a train level crossing -  It was frightening! Pollies spoke with authority Even made it a priority But in the end upgraded Brighton

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Braybrook setting the trend

No separate shopfront. No separate transaction. Continue reading

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Train timetable change

…this meant a new timetable for the thousands of commuters that travel from Sunshine to the CBD every week day. Continue reading

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Sunshine Station Redevelopment

It has been public information for the last year or so that Sunshine Station would be redeveloped as part of the RRLA project Continue reading

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Sunshine Picture Theatre

Should this piece of Sunshine history be salvaged for posterity? Continue reading

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Hard core hard rubbish

Don’t you just love hard rubbish week? Continue reading

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Arts Space in City Place

I quite liked the mix of working studio and gallery……… Continue reading

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