Any Melbournian who supports the Jewish claim to Israel because they occupied it 2000 years ago can hardly dispute the rights of traditional owners who lived in the Melbourne region for 50,000 years or more.

I love that parkrun course, especially the soft track beside it

It was awarded by teachers (or the local pool instructor?) as part of learning to swim.

I have a vague memory of going through some of the various steps towards the bronze medallion in the late 1960s. Swimming a set distance (both freestyle and underwater), treading water for a set time, safety jump, and maybe diving?

I sometimes see (or hear) them at Lillydale Lake. Plenty of them around at Healesville when the hakeas and melaleucas are in flower/nut

Oh I’m so sorry.

Oh wow, great effort!

I’ve just had my second total knee replacement under NIB with full hospital cover. They’re not cheap but I can’t fault the coverage. The Rehab-in-the-home program is fantastic, and is backed up by phone support from a dedicated specialist nurse.
Watch out for qualifying periods though

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Oh I thought you were referring to something more recent.
I worked on a few projects with the fab Deakin folk back in my Monash days, so that would be that team.

I’m out of the loop since retiring. Was it shut down?

I love your alt text descriptions 😀

If you just want to hit the repost button - the artist is on bluesky.

Thank you!

Just saw that - it must be that