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From: Roderick Smith [mailto:rodsmith@werple.net.au]
Sent: Friday, 12 January 2018 10:36 AM
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Subject: daily digest, Thurs.11.1.18

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180111Th Metro Twitter:
- old VR tennis ad.
- psos.

180111Th Melbourne 'Herald Sun':
- crossings, editorial.
- Spencer St & Bourke St intersection safety.

Roderick

Metro Twitter, Thurs.
For the first time Protective Services Officers will proactively patrol tram and train stops during the day and night as part of a trial of a new flexible deployment model at the Australian Open.
For more mid-century leisure-related posters, take a look at our flickr album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/public-record-office-victoria/sets/72157629339130269.

Scoot launches $379 fares from Australia to Berlin. with tdu.
Escape January 10, 2018.
<www.escape.com.au/holiday-deals/hell-yeah-scoot-launches-379-fares-from-australia-to-berlin/news-story/48e8d380e3f19142ebddb04722aee3e3>

Tunnel boring machines on the way to Melbourne The biggest tunnel boring machines in the southern hemisphere are on their way to Melbourne. The two massive machines will build the much needed West Gate Tunnel.
<www.theage.com.au/video/video-news/video-victoria-news/tunnel-boring-machines-on-the-way-to-melbourne-20180110-51jvm.html>

January 11 2018 'Worse than Liddell'. with tdu.
Another coal-fired power plant develops conniptions One of the nation's largest coal-fired power stations has had six failures of one of its units in the past three weeks, placing added strain on the power grid and prompting a call for fossil fuel plants to be set the same reliability standards being considered for renewable energy suppliers.
Loy Yang A station...
<www.theage.com.au/environment/worse-than-liddell-another-coalfired-power-plant-develops-conniptions-20180110-h0g9y4.html>

Melbourne weather forecast: heavy storms for Friday afternoon peak Herald Sun 11.1.18.
MELBOURNE is expected to suffer peak-hour chaos with ­severe thunderstorms predicted for late Friday afternoon.
Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Michael Efron said those making their way home from the city in the late afternoon would see heavy storms, with the risk of damaging wind, heavy rainfall and large hailstones.
“A cold front will make its way over from western Victoria and there is the potential for these storms to be really ­severe,” Mr Efron said.
“We are likely to see areas of Melbourne and the eastern suburbs receive 20-30mm of rain in short spaces of time. This may cause flash flooding for affected areas.”
There’s a risk of damaging wind, heavy rainfall and large hailstones in Friday’s storm event. Picture: AAP Wind of more than 90kmh is forecast for the day.
<www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/melbourne-weather-forecast-heavy-storms-for-friday-afternoon-peak/news-story/8804801f852815432c8baa4c91a5b61d>