tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-979968691381794549.post1881357288856390716..comments2023-09-26T21:13:59.761+10:00Comments on South Gippsland Futures: Makerspace/hackerspaceLloyd Morcomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480434159688352150noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-979968691381794549.post-22327725848917556712012-12-31T15:39:38.589+11:002012-12-31T15:39:38.589+11:00Hi Lloyd. We have a MakerSpace in East Gippsland ...Hi Lloyd. We have a MakerSpace in East Gippsland (Bairnsdale) if you fancy having a look. Check out www.egmakerspace.org<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Scott.Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-979968691381794549.post-75671620949921971892012-03-26T20:46:13.623+11:002012-03-26T20:46:13.623+11:00Hi John — yes, I share your concerns — I'm no ...Hi John — yes, I share your concerns — I'm no fan of Port Anthony and the possibility of a big brown coal export industry. I think there may be an issue with the shallowness of the approaches to Port Anthony: the entrance to Corner Inlet is over a bar which has a break on it sometimes at low tide (I remember an alarming moment on that bar in a big easterly swell when I was a deckhand on the "Mary Norling", returning from shark fishing in Bass Strait in 1976). I also seem to remember some problem with coal mined at Gelliondale close to Port Anthony, which is part of the Latrobe valley coal measures: some contamination which made it commercially unviable. However a rail line from the Latrobe Valley is I guess a possibility if some really serious money is involved. And maybe the entrance can be dredged deep enough for big bulk carriers.<br /><br />I don't know of anyone else in the area who would be against it. After all, South Gippsland is merely a thinly-populated industrial suburb of Melbourne. When my mate Chris Aitken ran as Green candidate down here he got 16% of the vote in the Federal election but more than half of that was because he was a very successful football coach at Welshpool in the seventies. The normal Green vote here is around 6%.<br /><br />I have some friends here who dream of a progressive revolution in local politics, but I think they need to change their drug of choice to better cope with reality. If big money is involved, we will be swept aside. That's the simple reality of it. I wrote a letter to the local paper a few years ago pointing out the costs of a deep sea port in Corner Inlet and wasn't exactly overwhelmed with support. <br /><br />I remember meeting you guys all those years ago! I borrowed some saw horses from you which I never returned. Sorry!Lloyd Morcomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480434159688352150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-979968691381794549.post-75534405521000377702012-03-26T19:10:15.679+11:002012-03-26T19:10:15.679+11:00Hi Lloyd
Yep I reckon I might have a look at the A...Hi Lloyd<br />Yep I reckon I might have a look at the Arduino processor. Sounds very interesting. And thanks for putting me onto Hack Melbourne ... why didn't I know about it before!<br />Not sure if I should raise this issue here but I'm really concerned about the proposed coal port at Port Anthony to ship "clean" brown coal offshore. Not sure if you have ever sailed to Gladstone or Mackay ... coal ships anchored for as far as you can see. It would be a real shame if this happened in Corner Inlet. Its such a beautiful area. I know it would bring employment to the area but there must be a better way to do it than this. Even if you don't agree with my view, could you put me in touch with anyone who does share my concerns.<br />I met you many (like 30+) years ago when we were building a mud brick place off Savages Rd. Had lots of fun building wind turbines etc.<br />Still not connected to the grid. Just need to find a reliable second hand battery supply.<br />Anyway, thanks for the links. I'll have a good read of the rest of your blog now.<br />John Weatherleyrgjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03886921860540305772noreply@blogger.com