@trk
> Good thing we have Liberals in power now who are on the side of small business
It's a BCC project. Liberals have been in power since its inception.
Arkantos, Awaken! A 24 km run to celebrate the release of Age of Mythology: Retold
In 30+ degree heat, with over 300 m elevation gain. Tough, but a fun run for a fun game!
@brisbane It's supposed to be winter!! (Or at least, was just yesterday.) Darn weather was up over 30 degrees.
Run's 24.1 km total, took about 2:10 of running time, plus a fair few pauses to make sure I was still on track.
Arkantos, Awaken! GPS writing in Brisbane
A GPS-writing run I did this morning to celebrate the release of Age of Mythology: Retold this week.
@SubArcticTundra ha! Yeah that's a common refrain when non-Brisbaners (especially Americans) see photos of Riverfire. They're not actually flying anywhere near that close to buildingsβthey go over the river.
Riverfire fireworks 2024
All 4 photos also available at https://pixelfed.au/i/web/post/735459637098227019
Riverfire 2024
All 3 photos also on Pixelfed at: https://pixelfed.au/i/web/post/735411523248664802
City Hall will be lit Purple and Gold to celebrate a wedding
I had to Google who they were because I figured they were celebrities I wasn't familiar with. Turns out, they're just two people. I guess anyone can pay/apply to get BCC landmarks lit up for them.
@Pistcow not confirmed that this will be tolled, but it's going to start from the end of one existing toll road which, yes, was built by a mix of public & private funds and is now privately-owned and tolled. I expect this will be the same.
But my objection is *primarily* about the fact that it's being built at all, rather than about who's paying for it, per se. Even if both are bad.
@brisbane this announcement comes right in the middle of widening Gympie into an 8-lane monstrosity through this section. It needs a *serious* road diet. One 24/7 bus lane in each direction, a bike lane in each direction, and it would *still* be a 4 lane major road. But instead, we get peak-hour-only bus lanes and you can navigate some winding back streets (give way every time you cross *any* road!) if you wanna cycle to Chermside.
Queensland Government promises to build yet another (probably tolled) fucking car tunnel. @brisbane
Fuck this makes me **so** angry. We KNOW this doesn't work. You want to solve congestion, road diet the existing roads. Build good bike infrastructure. Build good public transport. How does this happen with a single off-the-cuff announcement when *months* of back-and-forth debate over public transport network with the NWTC went *nowhere*.
@coaxil Nikon D7500, some on a 55β200 mm f/4.0β5.6 lens, others on the 18β55 mm f/3.5β5.6 kit lens my older D3100 came with.
@coaxil I posted to this community from my Mastodon if you wanna go find that, but also here's a direct link to the Pixelfed posts I *wanted* to link:
Foggy Brisbane last Thursday night!
More photos of the fog from UQ and Mt Coot-tha summit at:
https://pixelfed.au/i/web/post/702260266478719257
UQ Lakes at night @brisbane
UQ's Camp Solidarity still going strong. The pro-genociders seem to have given up though. @brisbane
The longest-running scientific experiment, the Pitch Drop at the University of Queensland, Brisbane @brisbane
UQ students standing in solidarity with Palestine
UQ has a very strong relationship with US weapons manufacturer Boeing. Students are protesting this relationship, as well as showing general support for Palestinians, by staging a camp-in on campus.
Some photos I took of the camp as I walked past them this morning.
edit: 2nd & 3rd images linked for Lemmy:
Someone else feel free to repost or put them inline for Lemmings' convience.
@wildwhitehorses I doubt any state has ever had a leader worse than Joh Bjelke-Petersen.