Melbourne's Space Roo

If you happen to be flying over a Melbourne suburb in the near future and you see a giant white kangaroo, don’t be alarmed. It’s science.

The 32-metre by 18-metre cardboard ’roo is part of an experiment to measure albedo, the amount of light reflected back into space as part of a global climate change experiment.

The American space agency NASA will use four satellites that regularly sweep through Australian skies to photograph the kangaroo on Tuesday morning at Monash University's Clayton campus.

The satellites will measure how much of the sun's warmth would be lost if the planet were covered in thick white cloud, one climate change scenario. The pictures will be compared with satellite photos taken a year ago.

'Space roo' reflects climate change's great white hop - National - theage.com.au

Space ’roo albedo test - nature.com

Cherry Bar @ Only Melbourne

Contrary to news reports, the Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane was not destroyed by fire on June 5, 2008. The bars owner confirmed on ABC radio that the basement bar suffered severe water damage from a fire that centred mainly in the top floor and roof.

Optimistically, he hoped the bar would be back open for business Friday week coincidently Friday 13th, 2008. We wish Cherry Bar good luck.

Google Sky

Another amazing service from Google is Google Sky.

View Solar System Constellations Hubble Showcase Backyard Astronomy Chandra X-Ray Showcase GALEX Ultraviolet Showcase Spitzer Infrared Showcase Earth & Sky Podcasts.

Why not see where Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin landed on the Moon.

How about the amazing planet MARS

Little Cupcakes on Degraves Street - Degraves Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - StreetAdvisor

I found this shop on Degraves Street in the city on the weekend, and I just had to share it with everyone. It's called Little Cupcakes and they make the most amazing "Little Cupcakes". I know it doesnt sound amazing, but trust me, they are delish!! They have all sorts of flavors, from mint to strawberry to coffee, all are so nice.

Melbourne's Ugly Onion? | Typophile

It appears that the “brand” of Melbourne has been redesigned by Cato Purnell Parnters. I have to admit I’m certainly surprised with the direction they’ve taken with this. Melbourne is a very modern, colourful and culturally vibrant city… and they’ve gone with cool tones of blue and smooshed Helvetica bold?

The “onion” analogy rings true. Melbourne is indeed a multi-layered city, you discover something new and exciting everyday, but is the turning pages design effective at communicating this? I think blue is certainly a surprising choice. Is it vibrant enough for Melbourne?

Melbourne Religion Olympics - Religion - Melbourne Online - Only Melbourne

MELBOURNE will host the next world parliament of religions, "the Olympic Games of religion and spirituality", expected to draw 10,000 overseas visitors to the city in December 2009.

Royal Park Protection Group, Melbourne

To protect, regenerate and conserve the Royal Park as a unique, indigenous, central city park for present and future generations, consistent with principles of the 1987 Royal Park Master Plan; and To oppose alienation of parkland by government, commercial, sporting and other bodies to ensure public access consistent with the terms of the establishment of the Royal Park.

Save Our Suburbs

Save Our Suburbs is an organisation that cares about the impact of development and urban planning in Victoria, especially the suburbs and environs of Melbourne which provide the city with some of the most desirable living conditions in the world and a lifestyle which is quintessentially Australian.

DADA Supporters and Friends | Darebin Appropriate Development Association

DADA Darebin Appropriate Development Association is a group of concerned Darebin residents who feel that without proper checks and balances Darebin will lose it's eclectic soul.

DADA is not against development however it is against INAPPROPRIATE development.

Darebin has its own unique eclectic mix and vibe and this could be lost. High rise development has its place in society and that is what Docklands is all about. The exisiting infrustructure is already at bursting point and to add extra pressure on this through inappropriate development makes the problem worse for everyone.

St Kilda Beach

Please Keep Closed - Children Inside!

Melbourne Diary

Reflections on mathematical research towards a Masters degree..

Canadian Presence in Melbourne

The Canada-Melbourne relationship has a long history; Canada's presence in the State of Victoria dates back to the nineteenth century. Here are some facts and figures about Canadian presence in Melbourne from the early stages of development of Australia

Visit to Melbourne

So, we flew into Melbourne on wednesday 8th November at about 7 AM local time. The airport was surprisingly small but they did come round with a sniffer dog to check everyone's bags for dodgy disease carrying food.

The Other Cheek

Andrew Landeryou's Blog of Freedom.

Melbourne Punch

What is wrong with everyone nowadays?" (The Prince of Wales)

Melbourne Things to Do Tips

Things to do in Melbourne by eviltooth..

Origin of Football

In Victoria, Australia, Indigenous Australians played a game called Marn Grook. It is widely believed that Marn Grook had an influence on the development of Australian Rules Football.

Australian Rules is sometimes said to be the first form of football to be codified but — as was the case in all kinds of football at the time, there was no official body supporting the rules — and play varied from one club to another.

Football - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Elmore Oil

Arthritis Pain Relief -- Rheumatoid, Osteoarthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Gout.

Made in Melbourne

Cannot find server

The number of times I find potentially interesting Melbourne web sites with the address:

http://home.vicnet.net.au/~interestingaddress/

Vicnet upgraded their system and consequently lost hundreds of incoming links, not forgetting frustrated surfers.

Barry Humphries - Melburnian

John Barry Humphries AO (b. 17 February 1934) is an Australian comedian, satirist and character actor best known for his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage, a Melbourne housewife, and Sir Les Patterson, Australia's foul-mouthed cultural attaché to Britain. Humphries is also a film producer and script writer, a star of London's West End musical theatre, an "award-winning" author and an accomplished landscape painter.

Barry Humphries was born in Melbourne.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Dame Edna Everage: The Official Website
Barry Humphries - ABC