Ride in together to the opening of the St Kilda Rd bike lanes with Merri-bek BUG. 27th August. https://www.facebook.com/events/s/ride-to-st-kilda-road-bike-lan/292963846751898/
#merribek #bikes

We visited the Merribek Transport pop up in Fawkner today asking about improving mobility around #Merribek.

We’d like better protected bike lanes connecting up all the dog parks please, to make it easier to check our peemails!! 🐶🐶

Don’t laugh! This is serious. Dogs have mobility issues too, where to take our humans.
The Consultation:

https://conversations.merri-bek.vic.gov.au/moving-around-merri-bek

#ChihuahuasOnBikes
#BikeTooter
#Cycling
#WalkiesNotFossilFuels

Where is the bike shop cat?
#DogsOfMastodon
#ChihuahuasOnBikes
#Chihuahuas
#CatsAndDogs
#Merribek #BikeTooter

Today we found out our Federal MP office had moved. The office for Peter Khalil MP for Wills moved up the road to 366-368 Sydney Road, Coburg. There is a cafe next door, Victoria st mall just down the road a little way away (where people can rally). Never know when we may need to protest outside his electorate office calling for more spine in Labor’s climate ambition.
#DogsOfMastodon #Merribek #PeterKhalilMP #climateaction #ChihuahuasForClimateAction

We’d like to say a thank you and RESPECT to both drivers (one from each direction) who stopped at the raised crossing of the #UpfieldBikepath at O’Hea street at 5.30pm today for us on our bike. It isn’t a formal Wombat Crossing (but maybe it should be) .

Can you see us against this panorama #Coburg #zerocarbon #climate #mural ?

#merribek
#ChihuahuasOnBikes #BikeTooter
#ChihuahuasForClimateAction

Photobombed!! By a passing dog!!! But that’s okay. We visited Gilpin park in Brunswick today. Had time in the off-leash dog park socialising with the other dogs.
Dad used to bring former dogs Hamish, Nutmeg and Sheba here in the 1990s. Many of These trees were planted then, and now they are a young urban forest to combat #urbanheat and fight #climatechange.
And more trees to send our peemails!!!

#DogsOfMastodon
#ChihuahuasForClimateAction
#Chihuahuas
#urbanforest
#Merribek

Cars, trucks and buses queueing across the pedestrian/cycling lights on Bell street at Coburg station scare us!!! But also the cars that run this red light only to go 20 metres and have to stop behind traffic at the next lights.!! So much disregard for vulnerable road users.
#DogsOfMastodon
#ChihuahuasOnBikes
#Chihuahuas
#BikeTooter
#Merribek
#UpfieldBikePath
@MerribekBUG @yarrabike

Giant spiders don’t scare us!!!
#DogsOfMastodon
#ChihuahuasOnBikes
#Chihuahuas
#GraffitiArt
#MuralArt
#Merribek

Why didn’t we ride in the Dawson Street (Brunswick) separated bike lane today, but had to take a road lane? Because these people thought they could stop their car and could use it as a loading zone.
#Merribek
#DogsOfMastodon
#ChihuahuasOnBikes
#BikeTooter

Just chilling with some jazz on a sunny Saturday arvo.
Does this mean we are ‘cool cats’?
#DogsOfMastodon
#Chihuahuas
#Merribek
#Busking

Take our human cycling to the cafe, and we get to go to the dog park. We like that. A dog park is like an email server enabling us to send and receive scent messages - peemails. We sometimes even get to meet and play with doggy friends.
#DogsofMastodon
#ChihuahuasonBikes
#RichardsReserve
#Merribek #DogPark

We stopped by the Moreland Station mini Library late this afternoon.

We became a centre of attention so had to pose for photos. One person asked about our #ChihuahuasForClimateAction signs so Dad explained the increasing concern about climate impacts and our failure to rapidly phase out #FossilFuels to address #ClimateChange and accelerating temperatures. Australia is still opening new coal and gas and that has to be barking mad if you ask us.
#DogsOfMastodon #Merribek #Chihuahuas #TourDogs

Finally! dad has created our own social media account. We now longer need to use those Quote marks with #JulietandJones

By way of #Introduction we are two very precocious Chihuahuas engaged in #LifeInFawkner in #Merribek and navigating and philosophising our way through the Anthropocene, as foundations members of #ChihuahuasForClimateAction

We take our human carer cycling just about everyday - he really does need the regular exercise. And we are happy to go to the dog park to send and receive our peemails.

We attend the #CouchPeloton and have even featured on #SBSCycling using the #TourDog hashtag.

Don't 🐾 , Follow our adventures....🐶 🐶

Original toot date: 03 April, 2023

Why did it take until 2023 to declare "Milad El-Halabi was not duly elected as a councillor for Merri-bek City Council" and that "Mr El-Halabi benefited from ballot tampering"?

Very concerning!

#VoterFraud #vicpol #VCAT #merribek #localcouncil #council #localgovernment #auspol #VEC

Bah, I am quite honestly devastated at the thought my council #MerriBek will not be spending additional money on bike infrastructure in the next 4 years!! It will have some of the highest density residential areas in Melbourne, 6 out of 11 councilors talk about "sustainability" or climate in their bio's, do they think everyone is going to be able to drive?? https://brunswickvoice.com.au/betrayal-bike-users-group-lashes-council-over-abandoned-projects/ I've made a submission here https://conversations.merri-bek.vic.gov.au/council-budget-2023-2027 I hope someone in power has some courage and foresight to begin transitioning away from a car-centric city.

Why did it take until 2023 to declare "Milad El-Halabi was not duly elected as a councillor for Merri-bek City Council" and that "Mr El-Halabi benefited from ballot tampering"?

Very concerning!

#VoterFraud #vicpol #VCAT #merribek #localcouncil #council #localgovernment #auspol

I didn't know that Ramadan is starting on 22 March, and I love that my Council (Merri-Bek) has put together a list of restaurants that will be open for Iftar

https://lovemerri-bek.com.au/restaurants-offering-ifhtar-in-merri-bek/

#Ramadan #MerriBek

Honolulu just endorsed the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty 👏

They join the Hawai’i State Legislature + 76 municipal & subnational governments globally who have backed the #FossilFuelTreaty

The city of #Merribek in Melbourne joined the call in May 2021.

Find out how your city can join them👇 http://fossilfueltreaty.org/cities

We put in a community submission to Merri-bek Council to fund Drinking Water fountains in the small strip shopping centres around the municipality. We have been following through on Public drinking water access as part of #heatwave response with Council for 9 years now to address #ClimateChange impacts. with #ClimateAdaptation
#Merribek .
https://climateactionmoreland.org/2023/02/19/vote-for-our-drinking-water-fountains-in-shopping-strips-community-submission-to-merri-bek-council-capital-works-2023-24/

Another good news story on #ClimateAdaptation
CB Smith Reserve car park in Fawkner is getting a makeover by Merri-bek City Council with additional places for canopy tree plantings to address the urban heat of the local area.

#UrbanHeat #Merribek

https://climateactionmoreland.org/2023/02/17/tackling-urban-heat-at-cb-smith-reserve-with-more-trees/