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Fitzroyalty - hyperlocal news and reviews about Melbourne’s first suburb: Fitzroy 3065 - is a local news site for Fitzroy residents and visitors. Read the about and hyperlocal pages for more information.

It features stories on the suburb of Fitzroy in Melbourne, Australia, and reflections on life from a socially libertarian, economically socialist, culturally anarchistic and radically individualistic point of view.

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Archive for December, 2007

farewell 2007

Posted in Brunswick St, Fitzroy, Johnston St on December 31st, 2007

It was an intense year for me. I’m sure at some point in the future the only things I will remember are the spectacular surprises – seeing Lewis Hamilton finish third in his debut Grand Prix and meeting Tori Amos four times – the rest will fade into the past.

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in case of emergency

Posted in Brunswick St, Fitzroy, business, food on December 30th, 2007

Babka is on holidays, so there is no bread. I think I will forage elsewhere rather than attempt this recipe!

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the music and the message

Posted in Brunswick St, Fitzroy, business, social issues on December 28th, 2007

I am rarely bothered by noise from venues in Fitzroy – it is the people on the streets that actually make the most noise. One shop nearby obviously hears amplified buskers.

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good riddance Charles Court

Posted in Perth, politics, public transport, social issues on December 24th, 2007

Forner WA premier Charles Court is dead at last. The Liberal who made Jeff Kennett look like a complete socialist will not be missed. The only thing he did that I noticed as a child in Perth when he was premier was that he shut down the Perth – Fremantle railway line. I went with my parents to a protest against this, which was my first political rally. What a visionary he was to see that public transport reduced the profits of his oil industry mates, and hence had to be removed. He was a parasite who ruled for the rich. Good riddance.