Reposted by cubbieberryDutch Cycling Embassy @dutchcycling.nl · 09/02/2026In late January, our director Skadi Tirpak spent several days in Sydney, gaining first-hand insight into how the city is continuing to shape its cycling network. The visit offered a snapshot of Sydney’s direction, combining major infrastructure upgrades with thoughtfully designed local routes. 1172
Reposted by cubbieberryNik Dow @nikdow.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Saw the film "Voice of Hind Rajab" last night. Join me in donating to the Hind Rajab Foundation. mailchi.mp/hindrajabfou...mailchi.mpJustice for Hind Rajab: The Fight Is Real. The Cases Are Active. 022
Reposted by cubbieberryDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 30/01/2026"Covid Left Lasting Rise in Deaths in Rich Countries, Study Shows" "The pandemic left a lasting increase in mortality in most rich nations that has yet to fully unwind, according to an analysis of data from 34 countries." Source: archive.md/GrBAz 28235
Reposted by cubbieberryJen Williams @misguidedjenni.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Brought to you by the fossil fuel companies and successive governments approving more and more global heating projects with zero regard to consequences #auspol 11610
Reposted by cubbieberryDr Monique Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Heatwaves kill more Australians than floods, fires and cyclones combined. If we named them, we could treat them as the public health emergencies they are. Should we name them after the fossil fuel companies that contribute to them? Tell me here: www.moniqueryan.com.au/heatwave_pet... 1828593
Reposted by cubbieberryJen Williams @misguidedjenni.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Glad the Westgate tunnel fixed traffic in #MelbsWest 1133
Reposted by cubbieberryOverland Journal @overlandjournal.bsky.social · 17/12/2025“But it’s also that this land, this beautiful Aboriginal land, was not made to hold such grief. It can, and it does, but it shouldn’t have this burden thrust upon itself.” @jordanas.bsky.social on the logic of violence that permeates Australia.overland.org.auYes, this is what Australia is - Overland literary journalImagine though the possibility of a response which was not horrid. Which did not demand more violence be piled up. Which led us to other ways of being together, other horizons of possible futures. Ima... 14835
Reposted by cubbieberryMelbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 16/12/2025#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Wednesday, Dec 17) is High. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen Note: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today. 051
Reposted by cubbieberrySickandtiredaus Jordan Crane @sickandtiredaus.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Australian C19 Weekly Update - 12th December 2025 Note: Cases recorded are from PCR testing only. Actual cases are significantly higher. Data from: nindss.health.gov.au/pbi-dashboard/ Thanks to @angiecibisdesign for the design! 1/4 174
Reposted by cubbieberryDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 12/12/2025The COVID-19 iceberg. These numbers are just the tip of the iceberg. Reported cases only show a fraction of what’s really out there, but they still give us some sense of what’s going on. #COVID19iceberg #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #MaskUp😷 38729
Reposted by cubbieberryJen Williams @misguidedjenni.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Ughhhhh Knew this would happen and it's not great especially when trying to pass the joggers. I've also discovered that some of the expansion joints are so rough they set my bell off when I ride over them. #Veloway 564
Reposted by cubbieberryWheels for Wellbeing @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk · 03/12/2025Guide: wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/disabled-peo...wheelsforwellbeing.org.ukDisabled people using cycles as mobility aids - a guide for managing spaces and venuesWheels for Wellbeing is an award-winning charity supporting disabled people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the benefits of cycling. 161
Reposted by cubbieberryGreenLines @greenlines.bsky.social · 03/12/2025New 57 tram engagement proposing changes to accommodate G class trams. Includes some consolidated tram stops but lacks tram platforms for some reason. Bonus protected bike lanes proposed for Victoria and Queensberry Streets. engage.vic.gov.au/route-57-nor... #melbourne #cyclingengage.vic.gov.auRoute 57 North Melbourne tram corridorWe want your feedback on planned tram stop changes along the North Melbourne corridor. 021
Reposted by cubbieberryDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 03/12/2025Reminder: It's never too late to start wearing a mask again 301467512
Reposted by cubbieberryMelbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 03/12/2025#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Thursday, Dec 4) is High. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen Note: Other locations within Victoria have an Extreme forecast today. 044
Reposted by cubbieberryDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Australia: "COVID-19 has been the leading cause of acute respiratory infection related mortality across the majority of 2023-2025." #COVID19Australia #COVIDisNotOver #COVIDisAirborne 12611
Reposted by cubbieberryDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Australia: Deaths due to acute respiratory infections. Published: 28 November 2025 🔸Registered deaths by 31 October 2025 🔹2025 - COVID: 2,004 🔹2025 - Influenza: 1,385 🔹2025 - RSV: 506 Source: www.abs.gov.au/statistics/h... 35625
Reposted by cubbieberryDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Japan: Flu spreading faster this year. Japan’s Institute for Health Security reports about 197,000 cases nationwide in a week, up 35% from the previous week. Health officials urge people to wash hands, wear masks and consider vaccination to reduce transmission. www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...www3.nhk.or.jpFlu spreading faster this year in Japan | NHK WORLD-JAPAN NewsInfluenza is spreading in Japan with average weekly cases topping 50 per medical institution in the seven days ending November 23. That threshold was reached about a month earlier than last year. 311346
Reposted by cubbieberryDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Spain may bring back indoor face mask rules as flu and COVID cases surge. Health leaders will meet on Dec 3 to decide whether masks should again be required in hospitals, health centers, and possibly other crowded indoor venues like cinemas or theatres to help reduce transmission. archive.md/2ySDF 4323118
Reposted by cubbieberryMelbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 29/11/2025In Melbourne, the grass pollen forecast for today (Sunday, Nov 30) is Low. Learn more on our App: airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen 031
Reposted by cubbieberryDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 27/11/2025It’s not that I think everything is about COVID, but COVID keeps getting ignored — even though it’s still a major health issue in an ongoing pandemic. 318844
Reposted by cubbieberryDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Dr. Michael "Being Covid-conscious is more than precautions and research. It’s grieving losses no one else will acknowledge, enduring mockery, protecting people who resent you, showing up for community the world says doesn’t matter, and fighting for a future others already declared lost." 224182
Reposted by cubbieberryMelbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 27/11/2025#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Friday, Nov 28) is Moderate. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen Note: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today. 021
Reposted by cubbieberryJen Williams @misguidedjenni.bsky.social · 27/11/2025How attractive are the Department of Transport's "gardens" at Sneydes Rd and Hoppers Lane Werribee? These should replenish the seed in the soil for at least the next 200 years 🙄🤦♀️ 152
Reposted by cubbieberryDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Just a reminder: COVID isn’t a seasonal virus — it circulates all year round. 08021
Reposted by cubbieberryJanet Rice @janetrice.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Please don’t look away. We can’t turn our backs on genocide. At the very minimum we have to bear witness mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra...mondoweiss.netIsrael kills 33 Gazans in a single night. It’s part of a new deadly status quo, Palestinians say.On Wednesday, Israel killed 33 Palestinians, including 12 children, in its latest violations of the Gaza ceasefire. Those killed include Palestinian families trying to return home and others caught in... 1113
Reposted by cubbieberryEmerge Australia @emergeaustralia.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Our NDIA submission calls for flexible, person-centred #NDIS supports so people with less visible disabilities like #MECFS and #longcovid aren’t excluded. Read more here: zurl.co/Pe72D #AssistiveTechnology #Inclusion 031
Reposted by cubbieberryThe Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project @autisticbooks.bsky.social · 24/11/2025I have a couple of questions I'm hoping someone who's self-published on Amazon recently could help answer. It's to help me better identify suitable books for the website. 1. Can you change the publication date to an *older* date? e.g. if you add the book today, could you set the pub date to 2020? 242
Reposted by cubbieberryOverland Journal @overlandjournal.bsky.social · 24/11/2025By making the monster human and the humans monstrous, del Toro draws us back to the radical empathy of Shelley’s novel, but also into familiar ableist horror tropes.” Kosa Monteith on maternity, monstrosity and disability in the new FRANKENSTEIN.overland.org.auFrankenstein was a “bad” mother: maternity, monstrosity and disability - Overland literary journalBy making the monster human and the humans monstrous, del Toro draws us back to the radical empathy of Shelley’s novel, but into familiar ableist horror tropes. Empathetic, but not empowering. He’s a ... 4186
Reposted by cubbieberrybenjamin @benjamino.bsky.social · 24/11/2025garbage racist nonsense from a govt with no vision for anything beyond maintaining their own power, coveted for no reason beyond the basest self-serving hackery 1293
Reposted by cubbieberryMelbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 23/11/2025#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Monday, Nov 24) is High. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen Note: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today. 033
Reposted by cubbieberryDeepcut News @deepcutnews.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Senator Fatima Payman says her staff are struggling to cope with an inundation of online Islamophobia - and that the PM has ignored her requests for help www.deepcutnews.com/p/fatima-pay...deepcutnews.comFatima Payman asked the PM to help combat online anti-Muslim hate. He never replied.The independent senator says her staff are "on edge" as office struggles with inundation of hate 32115
Reposted by cubbieberryMelbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 20/11/2025#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Friday, Nov 21) is Moderate. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen Note: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today. 062
cubbieberry @cubbieberry.bsky.social · 20/11/2025On regional train heading to Dja Dja Wurung Country (Castlemaine) and #airQuality is not so good 15mins into the journey... 000
Reposted by cubbieberryMelbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 19/11/2025#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Thursday, Nov 20) is Low. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen Note: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today. 031
Reposted by cubbieberryEl Gibbs @bluntshovels.bsky.social · 19/11/2025"Kardell Lomas and her baby should still be here. And her family have every right to fight for justice, both in the coroner’s court and beyond." essential reading from Dr Amy McQuire www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...theguardian.comKardell Lomas’s heartbreaking apology to police is a moment that should shame all Australians | Amy McQuireThe refusal to conduct an inquest reveals again what many black women know: it’s not a place for truth-telling but rather a mechanism to alibi the state and its failures 033
Reposted by cubbieberryEl Gibbs @bluntshovels.bsky.social · 17/11/2025"The states and territories are on a collision course with the Commonwealth over public hospital funding, with health ministers expressing white-hot anger over a letter from the prime minister demanding they rein in spending if they want a funding deal honoured." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...abc.net.au'Beyond belief': Albanese tells states to spend less on hospitalsHealth ministers are furious with a letter from the prime minister demanding they rein in spending if they want a public hospital funding deal honoured. 32214
Reposted by cubbieberryMelbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 18/11/2025#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Wednesday, Nov 19) is Moderate. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen Note: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today. 042
Reposted by cubbieberryMelbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 17/11/2025#Melbourne grass #pollen forecast for today (Tuesday, Nov 18) is High. Get the App for more pollen forecasts: airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen Note: Other locations within Victoria have a High forecast today. 021
Reposted by cubbieberryGreychin 🇦🇺 @greychin.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Just think about what we have let onto Australian city streets with no requirement for additional training of drivers, no additional speed restriction in built up areas and no regular testing on licence renwal Maybe thats why pedestrian death rates have increased www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...abc.net.auSafety advocates 'horrified' by rise in pedestrian deathsAustralia's peak motoring body is calling for more transparency around the cause of fatalities involving pedestrians. 84227
Reposted by cubbieberryBike Melbourne @handle.invalid · 16/11/2025Moreover, these hideous monstrosities do not meet passenger car safety standards. 04012
Reposted by cubbieberryRen Wyld @wyld.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Doing some research for my next novel, and google AI just recommended a Master thesis for me to read.... Umm, google, I wrote that thesis. And it certainly does not match the search words I just used. (No, I don't rely on AI summaries for research) 0234
Reposted by cubbieberryMelbourne Pollen Count and Forecast @melbournepollen.bsky.social · 16/11/2025In Melbourne, the grass pollen forecast for today (Monday, Nov 17) is Low. Learn more on our App: airhealth.short.gy/melbournepollen 041
Reposted by cubbieberryOmar Sakr @omarsakr.bsky.social · 16/11/2025Okay so this is a small thing but has anyone noticed the price of ebooks has exploded recently? In many cases new releases are just as expensive as the print books? What is going on here? 8378
Reposted by cubbieberryDenis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 17/11/2025It’s wild that so many people would rather keep getting sick in an ongoing pandemic — risking immune damage and becoming more vulnerable to other illnesses — than simply wear a mask. 😷 Source: x.com/grumpygremmy... 310826
Reposted by cubbieberryNik Dow @nikdow.bsky.social · 15/11/2025If we redesign Melbourne as below, going to need a lot of bulldozers. Draw a circle from approx Sandringham to Camberwell to Coburg to Sunshine. Bulldoze most of the single family houses inside and outside the ring, build 4-6 story apartment buildings inside the ring. 121
Reposted by cubbieberryDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 15/11/2025💔 Alice Wong’s last words: “Don’t let the bastards grind you down.” We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you. 101115304
Reposted by cubbieberryEl Gibbs @bluntshovels.bsky.social · 15/11/2025heartbroken that the incredible Alice has died. will post some links to amazing threads etc of her work. she was funny, fierce and completely committed to the liberation and community of disabled people below are her words, via Elea 1114
Reposted by cubbieberryEl Gibbs @bluntshovels.bsky.social · 15/11/2025"As disabled oracles, we continue to build and create on the knowledge and dreams of our ancestors. They left their mark on the planet as will we. After we’re long gone, we will show up in other ways." Alice in 2020 at the Assembly of the Future disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2020/08/14/m...disabilityvisibilityproject.comMessage from the Future: Disabled Oracle SocietyOn August 6, 2020 I gave a talk, “The Last Disabled Oracle,” as part of Assembly for the Future, a project of The Things We Did Next collaboration based in Melbourne, Australia. … 0159