Boxing day sale catalogues

After Christmas there are always sales, so I decided to check out if the latest Target catalogue was available online and it was. I’ve found if you’re about to buy something popular it is a good idea to check the online catalogues. This approach has saved me money in the past and I thought it might also help others. ... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Mary Hardacre

This is a Tribute for family and friends to gather, share their memories, and celebrate the life of our beloved friend Mary Hardacre. ... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au

Receding Flood

Directly underneath Fitzsimons Lane. The things dangling over the water are gates used by kyakists (I have no idea what the right word is) in competition. There was a fair bit of wet, very slippery mud overa meter above the water line, so it had been higher.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Two charged with trespass at Montmorency school

Police spokeswoman Melissa Heagney said a 13-year-old female from Lower Plenty and a 14-year-old from Bulleen were charged with trespassing at the Para Rd school on November 30.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
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Party politics invites drama queens

FORTY years after Don's Party, David Williamson, Australia's tallest playwright, has written a sequel: Don Parties On. ... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
Authorised by: Kelvin Eldridge, 12 Stradmore Avenue Templestowe 3106

Victorian Election results 2010

For those interested in the Victorian Election results for 2010 visit the VEC site. Select Current Election. Select Results. On this page you’ll see a summary in terms of numbers of votes and percentages for parties. If you select the “More detailed” link you can then change the result for your district and similarly for the region. The VEC doesn’t show a good summary of the situation with the seats for each party. For that it is best to check a couple of the main media sites.

Kelvin Eldridge
Authorised by Kelvin Eldridge 12 Stradmore Avenue Templestowe 3106

Greensborough Historical Society

Whilst called Greensborough Historical Society, its coverage is not limited to that area alone and includes Watsonia, Montmorency, Briar Hill, Lower Plenty and parts of Bundoora.... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
Authorised by: Kelvin Eldridge, 12 Stradmore Avenue Templestowe 3106

Donations sought for Toys for Tots

Donations can be made at a council service centre or at the Lower Plenty Hotel ... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
Authorised by: Kelvin Eldridge, 12 Stradmore Avenue Templestowe 3106

What you need to know about your seat

Candidates: Andrew Hart (Lib), Steve Herbert (ALP), James Searle (Greens), Trudi Aiashi (DLP) and Shane Porter (Family First).... Read More

- Kelvin Eldridge
Authorised by: Kelvin Eldridge, 12 Stradmore Avenue Templestowe 3106

Banyule Council's surprise package

Cr Briffa said he brought to the council and his ward, which covers Montmorency, Viewbank and Lower Plenty, 18 years of business experience and a real concern for the future of the municipality.

- Kelvin Eldridge
Authorised by: Kelvin Eldridge, 12 Stradmore Avenue Templestowe 3106

Listed below are details of Club concerts/annual displays.

Banyule Calisthenics Club

- Kelvin Eldridge

Edmund Rice Youth Ministry Team

Full time and Part time positions available for 2011

http://www.edmundrice.org/data/images/339/Amberley-2011-Advertisement.pdf

 

Kelvin Eldridge

Diamond Valley firefighters ride to beat cancer

David Doherty of Eltham, Simon Homann of Lower Plenty, and Paul Manning of Diamond Creek, will join 15 other MFB cycling club members for the 15,000 non-stop relay ride.

- Kelvin Eldridge

Energy Matters Forums

My question is : if they knew that the smart meter was going to be installed soon why they didn't wait instead of installing the solar meter for $ 155 and than changed it soon after with the smart meter ?

- Kelvin Eldridge

TED: Ideas worth spreading

I’ve listened to a number of the talks from a site called TED. I find some of the ideas shared to be thought provoking and felt that perhaps others may wish to know about the site.

 

Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world

- Kelvin Eldridge

Heidelberg Golf Club's finances below par

The exclusive Lower Plenty club has reported a loss of $521,511, including depreciation, for the 2007-08 financial year, in what treasurer Norm Shearer described as a “truly devastating result”.

- Kelvin Eldridge

New SmartBus Routes and DART Smartbus 901, 905, 906, 907, 908.

I found the references to Smartbus and then DART to be somewhat confusing. Are there now three bus services or something I thought. So I thought I’d simplify things. A bus is a bus. Just think of the Smartbus and DART as marketing, remove the terms and think of a bus service. Then it becomes simpler.

901 – This bus goes from Frankston to Melbourne Airport. Quite a few people have said to me who’d bother. But I reply, “think of the bus as a continuous route where you can get on and off where it suits you. If I just want to go from Templestowe to the Pines I can”. Just because a bus can go from Frankston to Melbourne Airport doesn’t mean we all have to use it that way. The 901 travels up Blackburn road to the Pines, along Reynolds Road, Fitzsimmons Lane, Main Road, Para Road, Greensborough Station. To me we now have a service which services Templestowe, Doncaster East, and can be used to go to Greensborough Plaza, The Pines and at a push, Ringwood shopping centre.

905 – City to The Pines. This bus travels from Lonsdale Street, Victoria Parade, Hoddle Street, Eastern Freeway, Thompsons Road, Parker Street, Porter Street, Blackburn Road, The Pines. It replaces the old 301 route and now makes the service a continuous service every fifteen minutes between 6:30am and 9Pm on weekdays and 30 minutes at other times. Previously the 301 stopped travelling to the city and a bus charge was required.

906 – City to Warrandyte. This bus travels from Lonsdale Street, Victoria Parade, Hoddle Street, Eastern Freeway, Blackburn Road, The Pines, Andersons Creek Road, Heidelberg Warrandyte Road, Warrandyte. The bus runs seven days a week every 7-10 minutes during peak times, every 15 minutes during weekdays and every 30 minutes at other times.

907 – City to Mitcham. This bus travels from Lonsdale Street, Victoria Parade, Hoddle Street, Eastern Freeway, Doncaster Road, Mitcham Road, Mitcham Station. The bus runs seven days a week every 7-10 minutes during peak times, every 15 minutes during weekdays and every 30 minutes at other times.

908 – City to The Pines. This bus travels from Lonsdale Street, Victoria Parade, Hoddle Street, Eastern Freeway, High Street, King Street, Blackburn Road, The Pines. The bus runs seven days a week every 7-10 minutes during peak times, every 15 minutes during weekdays and every 30 minutes at other times.

To me the really interesting route is the 901. Because this always stays in zone 2, it means only a zone 2 ticket is required and that can be more cost effective.

I still feel there are two aspects missing. A bus going from The Pines to Heidelberg station via Foote Street and Templestowe Road would help reduce one bus for locals travelling to La Trobe University and those taking the train from Heidelberg station. A second aspect is the cost of public transport discourages very short trips. It costs me the same to go from Frankston to the Airport as it does to go from my local bus stop to Templestowe Village shops or up to the local swimming pool. I noticed the same problem in the UK. Short trips aren’t encouraged and I think that is short-sighted. This encourages people to use their cars. The fuller buses are the better for the environment. When buses run around empty and via quite indirect paths, a fuel efficient car may be a better environmental choice and that shouldn’t be the case. A gold coin option for short trips on buses I feel should be part of our public transport options.

The update to the bus network in the Templestowe area is a welcome change. Will it encourage more people to use public transport. Only time will tell.

Kelvin Eldridge

 

 

The Loyola Junior Musical 'Alice in Wonderland'

Alice in Wonderland

- Kelvin Eldridge

Gary Douglas Heraud

The Memorial Service to celebrate the life of Mr Gary Heraud

- Kelvin Eldridge

I'm looking for a fantastic Child Care Centre or Occasional Care Centre

Maggie, we use Mission Australia at Lower Plenty and so does most of my mum's group and friends.... best place around. I also liked ABC at Eltham too.

- Kelvin Eldridge

Reduce the need for printed catalogues like Target's

I often think there is no need for printed catalogues from most of the major department stores and have a no junk mail sign on my letterbox. Unfortunately that doesn’t stop the department stores as they simply move their catalogues into the local papers and local papers ignore the no junk mail signs. If I want to check out a department store’s catalogue I just go to their site such as Target’s (http://target.dynamiccatalogue.com.au/portal?lsm) and select the area. Catalogues will keep coming because department stores make money from the catalogues as advertisers have to pay for product placement. If catalogues were a cost they’d probably stop tomorrow and that would save a lot of trees. Check out the online catalogues. You can often find out the information before your local paper arrives. When I’m looking to buy a commonly advertised item I’ve often checked for and found products using the online catalogues saving some money.

Kelvin Eldridge

Mobile speed camera locations (Bulleen, Doncaster, Doncaster East, Eltham, Lower Plenty, Montmorency, Templestowe, Templestowe Lower, Warrandyte)

Published mobile speed camera locations for October 2010.

Bulleen
Bulleen Road, between Thompsons Road and Manningham Road

Doncaster
King Street, between Williamsons Road and Veda Court
George Street, between Victoria Street and Williamsons Road
High Street, between Manningham Road and Doncaster Road
Wetherby Road, between Doncaster Road and Koonung Creek
Doncaster Road, between Rose Street and High Street

Doncaster East
Doncaster Road, between Blackburn Road and Wetherby Road
King Street, between Nedlands Court and Ashcroft Avenue
Blackburn Road, between Raintree Road and Johns Grove
Blackburn Road, between Beverley Street and Turnstone Street
Blackburn Road, between Reynolds Road and King Street

Eltham
Main Road, between Leane Drive and Kalbar Road

Montmorency
Sherbourne Road, between Porter Street and Karingal Drive

Templestowe
High Street, between Rosemary Street and Linton Avenue
Serpells Road, between Church Road and Killibury Court
Reynolds Road, between Hawtin Street and Smiths Road

Templestowe Lower
Manningham Road, between Ayr Street and High Street

North Warrandyte
Research-Warrandyte Road, between Camelot Close and San Angelo Road


Kelvin Eldridge

Smartbus 901 free for two weeks

“An extended SmartBus Route 901 from Frankston to Melbourne Airport is starting on Sunday September 26. Route 901 is free to all passengers during the first two weeks of operation – to Sunday 10 October 2010.” - Metlink

FOR 40 years, David Williamson's Don's Party has been the nation's model of an election-night party gone wrong.

Don and Kath are still married and living in the same house in Lower Plenty, Melbourne, where the original party was held.

- Kelvin Eldridge

Smartbus 901 Frankston to Airport for $2.80. Amazing

A NEW bus service from Frankston to Melbourne Airport via the eastern and northern suburbs will take a bottom-numbing 4 1/2 hours - about the same time it takes to fly to Darwin.

- Kelvin Eldridge

The new SmartBus Route 901 will run seven days a week

Public transport in Greensborough, Plenty and Lower Plenty will be boosted with SmartBus Route 901 to be extended several months earlier than originally planned, Public Transport Minister Martin Pakula said today while visiting Greensborough.

- Kelvin Eldridge