Owatalk weblog - now you're talking. This weblog is a commentary on a number of Melbourne related topics. http://www.owatalk.com en-us Early bird tickets offering free travel before 7 am have been extended to the rest of Melbourne. http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=336 Fri, 7 Mar 2008 22:44:00 -0700 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=336 The Melbourne Super Tuesday was to make an audit of the number of cyclists between 7 and 9 am. http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=333 Tue, 4 Mar 2008 13:19:00 -0700 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=333 Melbourne is sizzling under very high temperatures above 40 degrees. http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=305 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:30:00 -0700 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=305 Thornbury is Melbourne's top spot for home break-ins, according to insurer AAMI followed by Elwood, Ascot Vale, Kew, Richmond Clifton Hill,Coburg, East Malvern, Port Melbourne and Brighton. http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=296 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:49:00 -0700 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=296 Last week the Victorian state government announced the new fares for Melbourne’s metropolitan public transport system starting from the first of January 2008 and unlike this year there will be no delay in implementing the new price regime http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=290 Sun, 2 Dec 2007 19:04:00 -0700 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=290 To help celebrate the fifth birthday Optus installed a free WI-FI hot spot for everyone to use when at the Federation Square in Melbourne. http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=276 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:24:00 -0600 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=276 Geelong will play Port Adelaide in the AFL Grand final of 2007 at the MCG. http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=261 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:19:00 -0600 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=261 Free train travel before 7am will be trialed by the State Government on the Frankston and Sydenham lines from late October, in an effort to reduce morning peak congestion. http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=258 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:30:00 -0600 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=258 The equine flu outbreak may affect the Spring Racing carnival but in what way its too early to know. http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=242 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:13:00 -0600 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=242 Overcrowding on Melbourne continues to get worse but it is passengers who live down the line who can no longer get onto the train. http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=236 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:41:00 -0600 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=236 The Victoria Racing Club will limit the number of people attending the Spring Carnival by making sure that patrons pre-purchase tickets. http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=227 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:47:00 -0600 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=227 The recent rains have seen water storage levels rise up to beyond 30%. http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=216 Fri, 6 Jul 2007 13:41:00 -0600 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=216 Melbourne is going to build the third biggest desalination plant in the world. http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=208 Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:22:00 -0600 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=208 Petrol prices did not rise as high as they normally do this week in Melbourne. http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=205 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:34:00 -0600 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=205 Its a long weekend for the Queen's Birthday in Australia apart from West Australia. http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=201 Fri, 8 Jun 2007 14:07:00 -0600 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=201