This little creature is a Walker class railmotor. It's home in 2009 is in Healesville near Melbourne with the wonderful folks at the Yarra Valley railway. (I hope they are proud of me using this image.) It's blue and yellow livery served Victorian Railways for many decades. To me it's a divine little creature. Thankfully it survived Black Saturday last February AND (bonus) it has a working cousin in Daylesford in central Victoria. Both tracks suffered damage which will take time and money to repair.
There'll be more railmotors and train stuff here in the next few weeks. How wonderful!
In the meantime I note that our local community radio station, Joy Melbourne, the only full time gay and lesbian community broadcaster in the word, is about to have its annual radiothon. If you listen to Joy here in Melbourne or anywhere around the world on the "Interweb" you can support them. I'm not a volunteer but I am a member so I'm happy to promote them. Have a look at ww.joy.org.au
June 28-30 sees 40 years since since the Stonewall Inn riots in New York NY. It is considered by many to be a pivotal moment and significant to the modern queer liberation movement. Much of the "western" world has moved forward since then but there is still a lot to do. Always make sure you are OUT and proud. Where others can't (or won't) you can. If in doubt look around the web, book shops and libraries, to see what you can find out. Here in Aus there are people who still have a lot to offer in education, not the least our pioneering author Dennis Altman.
No comments:
Post a Comment