Winsor Reserve will be used to support tunnelling from Watsonia to Bulleen The acoustic shed is nearing completion and will be around 140m long enclosed conveyor belt over Greensborough Road with the 35-metre bridge structure over Greensborough Road now installed When the tunnel boring machines (TBMs) start tunnelling from mid-2024 the dirt and rock that is removed will be carried on this belt from the launch site at Watsonia over Greensborough Road and into the acoustic shed at Winsor Reserve The dirt will then be safely loaded onto covered trucks and taken off-site Truck wheel wash stations will be installed on site at Winsor Reserve to reduce dirt and rock making its way on roads You’ll see an increase in truck movements once tunnelling starts to keep pace with the TBMs digging underground we’ve installed traffic lights on Greensborough Road ensuring trucks exiting Winsor Reserve have minimal impact on traffic flow The playground and walking path at the back of Winsor Reserve near Tuckfield Court will remain open for local use the reserve will be reinstated and returned to the community for public use Read our fact sheet Tunnel construction in Watsonia and Macleod Read our construction update Construction ramps up from Yallambie through Watsonia Receive regular updates about North East Link Site investigations are underway at Ruthven Street, Macleod as part of work to remove the dangerous and congested level crossing The rail line will be elevated over the road permanently separating vehicles and trains which will improve safety and ease congestion on local roads the LXRP team will be doing work around Somers Avenue to investigate ground conditions locate underground services and investigate equipment in the rail corridor The LXRP team will also undertake environmental and cultural heritage investigations over the coming months Information from these site investigations will inform the concept designs for the new rail bridge To allow crews to work safely there will be ongoing lane closures on local roads from Monday 13 January with access to local homes and businesses maintained at all times About 12,600 drivers travel through the Ruthven Street crossing each day The boom gates are down for up to 29 minutes of the morning peak when up to 28 trains travel through the level crossing The project builds on the second stage of the Hurstbridge Line Duplication and removing this level crossing will prevent even more boom gate down time in the future It follows level crossing removals at Grange Road, Alphington and Lower Plenty Road, Rosanna creating more benefits for local communities and a better transport network for all Victorians The level crossing at Ruthven Street will be gone for good and the new rail bridge open in 2027 As Melbourne braces for a population of 9 million by 2050 global leader in smart sustainable mobility solutions has delivered on-time and to budget its Traffic Management System we’re homing in on two major topics: Tunnels and Cybersecurity All content published on this site is the property of Prime Creative Media Support independent journalism, starting from less than $2 a week. By continuing, you agree to our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy It looks like your email isn't registered yet—let’s get you set up We've sent a code to the below email.  Macdoch Australia — the regenerative farming business run by Rupert Murdoch’s son-in-law Alasdair MacLeod — has donated an undisclosed amount to the Regional Voices Fund which is campaigning to unseat conservative country politicians opposed to taking action on climate change who is married to Murdoch’s eldest daughter Prudence saying: “We are a non-political organisation that does business (and philanthropic work) in regional Australia so Regional Voices seemed a worthy cause to support.”  MacLeod would not reveal details of the donation including when or how much money was given Macdoch owns or manages grazing properties in NSW including the historic Cavan station near Yass and has invested heavily in carbon farming — storing carbon in soil to improve soil health and allow sale of carbon credits to offset emissions elsewhere Macdoch’s Wilmot Cattle Co stages an annual field day and at the end of last month Macleod told an audience of hundreds at Hernani that carbon farming was coming under attack: “We continue to put plenty of CO2 into the atmosphere and we will continue to do so for some time so what’s wrong with finding ways of putting some of that CO2 back into the landscape and rewarding farmers for doing so?” he asked technology will solve this ‘carbon removal’ challenge why not harness this technology that’s been around for millennia “Time is not on our side here,” Macleod said “We’ve already breached the 1.5C increase in global temperature that was the limit agreed at the Paris COP in 2015 so we can’t afford to wait too long for new technologies to provide the necessary solutions.” we have some of the most robust methodologies for carbon projects anywhere in the world and with the safeguard mechanism legislation driving demand for carbon offsets I hope that Australia can show how to do this the right way.” The Macdoch donation underscores the deep ideological divide within the Murdoch family whose members are presently litigating a messy court dispute in Nevada over an attempt by Rupert to amend the terms of the irrevocable family trust to give his chosen successor permanent control of the media empire including the Fox and News Corporations.  The amendment would give Lachlan super-voting shares so his three more politically moderate siblings Prudence, Elisabeth and James cannot outvote him and remove him as executive chairman or chief executive when Rupert dies. The attempt, which was opposed by all three siblings, failed in the probate court but Rupert and Lachlan have appealed to the Nevada Supreme Court.  The New York Times, which last year revealed the existence of the sealed proceedings, has subsequently obtained 3,000 pages of court evidence from the trial in Nevada, and reported last month that the issue of climate change was a key point of difference between the two sides.  At the end of 2023 when Lachlan Murdoch appointed the climate-denying Tony Abbott to the board of Fox Prue texted her sister Elisabeth to say she found the former prime minister “ghastly” and continued: “I cannot support Lachlan if he doesn’t change his stance on climate change.” Former NSW Rural Woman of the Year Dr Lorraine Gordon confirmed Macdoch’s donation although she did not reveal the amount The fund is aiming to raise $2 million and has so far raised almost half of that from some 80 donors with the election yet to be called but expected in May and Gordon hopes that four will be elected Most media attention has been on Alex Dyson in Wannon and Caz Heise in Cowper.  Gordon said she had not met with MacLeod for some time “Alasdair is a very popular guy in regenerative spaces and has done a lot for regenerative agriculture,” she said The Regional Voices Fund is not formally connected to Climate 200 — some candidates have been supported by both — but Gordon has previously said the two vehicles were “on the same page” “We’re not necessarily about specific policies — we do politics a bit differently than that — but there is an underlying understanding that we do want to see climate mitigation policy in our candidates “Any candidate that doesn’t have a climate mitigation policy for their constituents is not really looking after their constituents.  “I mean let us have a look at today,” she said speaking last week as ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred was about to make landfall “Let’s just look at where we are right now cyclones pouring down on north-eastern NSW and into Queensland we’ve got South Australia with water problems — not enough water in some places — and I’ve got farmers out the back of Bourke that are in drought situations So in this country right now we are absolutely experiencing the effects of climate change and depending on what part of Australia you’re in you’re going to be copping something different.”  Jenny Rolfe is an independent candidate for the federal division of Riverina which takes in Cavan and is a relatively safe seat held by former National Party leader Michael McCormack.  Rolfe has support from the Regional Voices Fund and believes the seat is winnable referring to McCormack as the “outgoing member”.  who was not aware of the Macdoch donation and has not met Macleod nominates her top priorities as cost of living She treads carefully on climate action and renewable energy which has divided the Riverina – especially the high-voltage transmission lines from the massive Snowy 2.0 project.     Rolfe says rural communities have been left out of the debate about energy security and climate resilience “I absolutely believe in renewables,” says Rolfe “but I’m not necessarily a fan of putting solar panels everywhere and we also need to look at the end-of-life of those [technologies].”   Have something to say about this article? 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Please include your full name to be considered for publication in Crikey’s Your Say We reserve the right to edit for length and clarity A young family has snapped up a California bungalow in Melbourne’s north east for $200,000 above its auction reserve price The four-bedroom house at 47 May St, Macleod was one of the first houses to be built in the suburb in circa 1925 and sold for $1.53m — well above its $1.33m reserve value and initial $1.2m-$1.3m price guide Seller Susan Stanes said the decision to sell the property was difficult but it was the right time for her RELATED: Gothic-style church passes in at its auction Five bidders fight for dilapidated Albert Park property Bolton finally scores home win ahead of move west Ms Stanes said it was a wonderful result and the agents handled the auction well She added that the home was in a pretty special suburb that didn’t have any major roads going through it with a nice village of shops and plenty of parkland it’s actually got a stronger community feel than it ever has,” she said The meals are adjoined to the kitchen and family room Ms Stanes said when she purchased the house she felt very lucky that the previous owners had kept it in its original condition (with) all the beautiful features and just celebrate them,” she said “I think it’s just the character of the house that you don’t get in Macleod very often.” A second lounge room at the front of the home with an open fire place Ray White Macleod lead agent Brett Schembri said in the 15 years he had been selling real estate in Macleod this was the first time he had sold a Californian bungalow hence the reason why I think we’ve had some really good traction on it given the unique features,” Mr Schembri said “The vendors really looked after the home and really retained the original features throughout which I think a lot of people have loved.” He added that the buyers were a local young family who were upsizing “We also had a couple of families with older kids and some empty nesters bidding,” he said There were four groups at the auction who threw their hats into the ring to purchase the abode Mr Schembri noted that about 60 groups inspected the property while it was listed for sale The Macleod residence is surrounded by established gardens and has a veranda at the front of the home three bedrooms have built-in wardrobes including one with an open fire place The main bedroom has its own ensuite and study nook with a built-in desk and cabinetry The kitchen is fitted with Bosch appliances and a walk-in pantry adjoined to the meals and family area which opens to the patio At the rear of the digs is a large garden with a chicken coop and shed Sign up to the Herald Sun Weekly Real Estate Update. 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ANU is a world-leading university in Australia’s capital Excellence is embedded in our approach to research and education Your donation will make a real difference to our community of researchers and students ANU graduates become lifelong members of our community ANU has a huge variety of support services programs and activities to enhance your student experience Flux presents a series of Euan Macleod’s en plein air paintings created on the Haupapa Tasman Glacier in New Zealand’s South Island alongside a suite of studio works whose grand scale emulates their site of inspiration The exhibition program will be enhanced by an in-conversation discussion with the artist An Orange Regional Gallery and ANU Drill Hall Gallery partnership exhibition First-Year Experience Registrations What's on at ANU Careers & Employability in Semester 1, 2025 Scenes from the Collection Tuesday night writing sessions in the Gallery Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time Residents near the North East Link worksite say their lives have been upended by a daily influx of tradie utes and construction workers’ cars clogging up neighbourhood streets locals in Macleod have expressed frustration at large vehicles taking up car spaces outside their homes with the introduction of timed parking restrictions doing little to ease congestion Jodie Larkin and Catherine Mifsud are frustrated at local streets being overrun with construction vehicles.Credit: Luis Enrique Ascui damaged cars and poor access for emergency services are some of the issues cited by residents who are calling on Banyule City Council to do more to alleviate the problem 24-hour “stage-five” parking restrictions have been enacted to stop workers parking there during their night shift residents claim that workers are either ignoring parking fines or leaving old tickets on their windscreens to avoid further punishment There are reports of residents feeling intimidated when confronting workers about the parking bans as well as claims of anti-social behaviour including noise Local streets in the Macleod area are dealing with an influx of construction worker vehicles.Credit: Councillor Matt Wood “The project workers are not only sticking their middle finger up to us but they’re doing it to the council and to North East Link,” said resident Jodie Larkin There is no dedicated car park for North East Link workers although there are spaces at Watsonia train station about 500 metres from the northern end of the worksite Locals believe this option is being disregarded as the streets outside their houses continue to fill up from the early morning The influx has made it a challenge to access pockets of Macleod Some streets in the area are less than seven metres wide; the width of a Ford Ranger “When you get two of those things parked on either side you can’t get through,” said resident Christine Telfer “Council could have seen this issue coming but they didn’t do anything to solve it.” Banyule has increased the number of parking inspectors patrolling the area in response to the community’s frustration including a petition presented at the most recent council meeting but we’re still not enforcing quite enough to deter the behaviour,” said councillor Matt Wood The North East Link worksite in Macleod.Credit: Jason South they’re rolling the dice [by parking there] they’re thinking: ‘I probably won’t get a fine Wood said it was difficult to find another solution given 6000 staff were employed at the worksite Efforts to find a vacant piece of land to use as parking had not yet proven successful “There’s no place for these workers to park officially and so that is causing them to flood local streets,” Wood said Another issue causing frustration was the requirement of locals to apply for permits to park outside their homes Residents can obtain one permit for free; however Catherine Mifsud said she had copped four fines so far which she said were the result of restrictions being incorrectly enforced or a lack of understanding towards locals “The parking fine restrictions were installed to protect us as the community from these tradies parking in our streets,” she said A fire truck checks the passing room between parked vehicles in Macleod.Credit: Matt Wood Banyule Mayor Elizabeth Nealy said it was up to the state government to ensure that the project met its obligations including workers not parking in local streets She said the council had taken steps to improve the situation including adding more restrictions and increased enforcement “Council has previously offered land to the North East Link Project for car parking,” she said A spokesperson for Major Road Projects Victoria said contractors regularly reminded their workforce about where they can and can’t park “No Project Parking” signs had also been installed at key locations we’re always working to minimise the impacts of construction for the local community,” the spokesperson said Construction on the North East Link began in 2022 and completion of the toll-road is due by 2028 Two tunnel boring machines operate 24 hours a day which will connect the Eastern Freeway in Bulleen with the Metropolitan Ring Road at Greensborough is predicted to take 15,000 trucks off suburban streets and cut travel times by 30 minutes The 10-kilometre road has been plagued by budget blowouts with the most recent estimate in December 2023 putting the cost at $26 billion Get the day’s breaking news, entertainment ideas and a long read to enjoy. 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they\\u2019re rolling the dice [by parking there] they\\u2019re thinking: \\u2018I probably won\\u2019t get a fine so I\\u2019ll park here anyway.\\u2019\\u201D \\u201CThere\\u2019s no place for these workers to park officially and so that is causing them to flood local streets,\\u201D Wood said \\u201CThe parking fine restrictions were installed to protect us as the community from these tradies parking in our streets,\\u201D she said it hasn\\u2019t proven to be the case for us It\\u2019s more a money grab for council.\\u201D \\u201CCouncil has previously offered land to the North East Link Project for car parking,\\u201D she said \\u201CThe offer hasn\\u2019t been taken up yet A spokesperson for Major Road Projects Victoria said contractors regularly reminded their workforce about where they can and can\\u2019t park \\u201CNo Project Parking\\u201D signs had also been installed at key locations we\\u2019re always working to minimise the impacts of construction for the local community,\\u201D the spokesperson said Construction on the began in 2022 and completion of the toll-road is due by 2028 entertainment ideas and a long read to enjoy the site includes solar salt and gypsum operations and a deep-water port at Cape Cuvier Rio Tinto has concluded the sale of its Lake MacLeod salt and gypsum operation in Western Australia (WA) to Leichhardt Industrials Group for A$375m ($243m) The sale agreement between Rio Tinto‘s Dampier Salt joint venture and Leichhardt was initially signed in January 2024 The Dampier Salt JV is owned by Rio Tinto (68%) The operation is situated in Baiyungu and Yinggarda Country in the Gascoyne region and includes a solar salt operation producing approximately 1.5 million tonnes (mt) per annum a gypsum operation of around 1mt per annum and a deep-water port at Cape Cuvier Leichhardt Industrials Group has committed to retaining the existing workforce of 127 at the Lake MacLeod site Richard Cohen said: “We are proud of Lake MacLeod’s legacy and the strong contribution of the operation and its workforce to the Carnarvon community and surrounding areas We acknowledge the collaboration of community partners and traditional owners throughout this process.” Leichhardt Industrials Group CEO Scott Nicholas said: “Lake MacLeod is a sustainable and perpetual operation We will continue to invest in the Lake MacLeod project and the Carnarvon region to realise its full potential and ensure diversification for the State’s economy Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis “We would like to acknowledge the collaboration with Dampier Salt Limited and all Lake MacLeod stakeholders to deliver a safe and seamless transition of the operations to Leichhardt.” Dampier Salt will maintain its other assets which include a solar salt site at Dampier and another at Port Hedland The company has indicated that there are no plans to sell any further assets within its portfolio Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInEVANSVILLE (WFIE) - An Evansville Signature School graduate was named valedictorian of her college’s graduating class Eilidh MacLeod was awarded valedictorian at Columbia College for the 2025 graduation professor and chair of the University of Evansville’s Department of History says her achievement is a reflection of the exceptional foundation she received at Signature School and the support of Evansville’s community She is graduating as a double major in history and climate system science According to Columbia College Eilidh says she will be returning to Evansville after graduation before pursuing a graduate education The Magazine of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Field Beyond the Light Horizon, Ken MacLeod (Orbit 978-0-356-51482-6, £10.99, 336 pp, tp) May 2024 Twenty-five years ago I would have said no Reading the Fall Revolution series (1995-1999) as a teenager part of the thrill (I see now) was the vivid granular depiction of a world that (I thought then) didn’t work that way anymore: a world in which the hon­ourable slow boring of hard boards was regularly overturned by shadowy state tectonics; a world But the 21st century soon made it clear that history was going to do its best to make up the lost time the concluding volume of The Light­speed Trilogy when the world seems a little darker and I am a little older MacLeod’s sensibility does seem more realistic This is perhaps an odd thing to say about a trilogy that postulates working FTL and encounters with a variety of alien species; but its extrapolated multipolar world divided between political systems with clear lineages from our own time The main action of the trilogy takes place over the course of six busy months from October 2070 to April 2071 describes the initial discovery of lightspeed technology by Lakshmi Nayak a brilliant physicist in the Alliance (Anglosphere plus India her defection to the Union (descended from the current EU via a political revolution known as the Rising) and the construction of the Union’s first FTL starship by John Grant an engineer who – coincidentally – has stumbled on the fact that both the Alliance and a third global power the Co-ordinated states (China and Russia) already have FTL and have been secretly exploring at least one exoplanet and deftly balances big SF moments with the texture of everyday life in the Union Beyond the Reach of Earth (2022) is filled with highly enjoyable plot shenanigans that showcase MacLeod’s love for the SF megatext; perhaps they are at times a little too obviously Rube-Goldberged to fill the page count but in the closing stages an enormous amount is cathartically resolved including most elements relating to the conspiracy around FTL and most of the mysteries of the biosphere of Apis which appears to be a fork taken from Earth before the emergence of verte­brates curated by an alien intelligence dubbed the Fermi The very end would have been a perfectly respectable slingshot for a duology – the start of a great migration from Earth to the stars – but here is Beyond the Light Horizon to carry us into this new situation In doing so it spends much of its time in an entirely new and fascinating star system which turns out to host a human colony that’s been displaced in time The unusual trilogy structure makes more sense when you realise that while book two catches many of the plot balls that have been thrown in the air what it doesn’t resolve is the intellectual argument of the series The Lightspeed Trilogy seems to me to be about freedom makes a perfect intelligence agent because he can be literally programmed with his orders All three of the main global powers have artificial intelligences helping to direct their activity but the most advanced is Iskander of the Union an “anticipatory algorithmic AI” which not only guides the Union’s economic and strategic decisions (this technologically facilitated central planning is referred to as “economic democracy”) but which in its most closely monitored spaces can make sure that a robot is already positioned to catch your litter when you throw it over your shoulder The Fermi seem dedicated to guiding the emergence of intelligent life and equally dedicated to making sure that the life that emerges stays in its lane: They are not happy about the human presence on Apis and in which time travel is therefore pos­sible with more than one character finding themselves caught in a causal loop without knowing how or when it will resolve The elaboration of these scenarios is fasci­nating and thorough – we may question how “free” Iskander’s shepherding leaves the Union’s citizens but when Nayak is reviewing Alliance and Co-ord research she notes in passing the differences in the questions asked We are all conditioned by our political context in ways dif­ficult to see from the inside; and are the larger-scale constraints imposed by the Fermi that different is a set of ideas advanced by the 17th-century philosopher Baruch Spinoza described by Roger Scruton as perhaps the only “truly plau­sible” philosophical attempt to reconcile a belief in human freedom with the eternal laws of God’s nature which in this context we can take to mean physical laws; ideas later elaborated in different directions by thinkers as varied as Karl Marx and (the Norwegian deep ecologist) Arne Næss The higher-ups in the Union are said to be “devout Spinozists,” and in a late conversation with the Fermi the aliens use Spinoza’s phrase “under the aspect of eternity” to denote the extent of their knowledge and existence but I think part of it boils down to this: In a cosmology in which all things follow from eternal laws ideal cognition should recognise the nature of its predicament because to come closer to that recognition is the kind of freedom that is available This is the wisdom of the species who have turned away from FTL travel The remaining question at the end of Beyond the Light Horizon is whether humans are ready to accept limits and the answer appears to be: probably not In Niall Harrison‘s spare time, he writes reviews and essays about sf. He is a former editor of Vector (2006-2010) and Strange Horizons (2010-2017) Clarke Award judge and various other things This review and more like it in the June 2024 issue of Locus. While you are here please take a moment to support Locus with a one-time or recurring donation We rely on reader donations to keep the magazine and site going and would like to keep the site paywall free but WE NEED YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT to continue quality coverage of the science fiction and fantasy field Copyrighted material may not be republished without permission of LSFF Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" “Without LOCUS we would be groping around in the dark shining light into all the dark corners.” Locus Magazine and Website cover science fiction and allows us to continue to share our content without a paywall Even a small contribution goes a long way toward keeping Locus going and keeping you up to date with new exciting books and in the know about the SFF world When Fazeel Arain and his wife Rahat founded Al Siraat College in Epping in 2009 the paddocks around the school were populated by cows and kangaroos the farms and paddocks have given way to housing developments in surrounding suburbs which are home to many of the independent Islamic school’s 1420 students and 180 staff Al Siraat College students enjoy the farm area on campus where they go as part of their studies and for a bit of time out.Credit: Jason South built on a former farm 18 kilometres north of Melbourne has maintained its connection to the area’s rural past On one side of the school’s staff car park is a shaded area with enclosures housing guinea pigs A fenced paddock a bit further on has horses grazing It’s where primary students come for incursions and where year 8 and 9 students undertake a farmhands program the small area on the fringe of the six-hectare campus comes into its own as a space for student support department staff to meet and talk to students “It’s much easier to talk to someone about any troubles or difficulties here Fazeel stresses that the school does not focus on academic performance has been fundamental to the school’s academic success which has seen Al Siraat College awarded The Age’s 2024 Schools that Excel winner for independent schools in Melbourne’s north The annual series celebrates schools that achieve outstanding advancement in their VCE results You can explore a decade of VCE results data for your high school and view the full list of winning schools using this year’s Schools that Excel dashboard: the school achieved a median VCE study score of 32 for the second consecutive year two points higher than the statewide average Al Siraat had a similar number of students undertaking year 12 subjects but the median VCE study score was 28 The data shows that the school achieved median study scores above 30 in 2014 and 2015 as well; however this was not long after the school opened and fewer than 10 students undertook VCE subjects that year making these figures unrepresentative of the school at its current size quiet environment for students.Credit: Jason South “We achieved these results without a competitive VCE environment,” Fazeel says we have seen so often that the students come in and they start their own study groups and work together.” The standout government school and 2024 Schools That Excel winner in Melbourne’s north is Macleod College It achieved a median VCE study score of 28 in 2023 and its median study score has improved over the past three consecutive years Macloed College principal Mario Panaccio with students Yanseen Principal Mario Panaccio says the small school which has just 630 students in prep to year 12 enabled him to foster a community and lift the school’s performance “Twelve to 18 years ago we were in a really bad spot the school has turned things around on every measure from students’ engagement and attendance to VCE results One of the secrets to the school’s success was introducing a weekly homework club and a maths homework club three times a week “This enabled us to provide timely feedback and we then have time to make changes as needed,” Panaccio says is Macleod College’s unofficial wellbeing dog Peggy is in high demand when she comes to campus three days a week She calms students before exams and welcomes anyone who drops in at the wellbeing room or to warm up with toasties in the kitchenette “Everyone loves her,” says year 11 student Jacky Reid Start the day with a summary of the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter which are home to many of the independent Islamic school\\u2019s 1420 students and 180 staff has maintained its connection to the area\\u2019s rural past On one side of the school\\u2019s staff car park is a shaded area with enclosures housing guinea pigs It\\u2019s where primary students come for incursions and where year 8 and 9 students undertake a farmhands program \\u201CIt\\u2019s much easier to talk to someone about any troubles or difficulties here has been fundamental to the school\\u2019s academic success which has seen Al Siraat College awarded The Age\\u2019s 2024 Schools that Excel winner for independent schools in Melbourne\\u2019s north You can explore a decade of VCE results data for your high school and view the full list of winning schools using this year\\u2019s Schools that Excel dashboard: \\u201CWe achieved these results without a competitive VCE environment,\\u201D Fazeel says and they start their own study groups and work together.\\u201D The standout government school and 2024 Schools That Excel winner in Melbourne\\u2019s north is Macleod College enabled him to foster a community and lift the school\\u2019s performance \\u201CTwelve to 18 years ago we were in a really bad spot from students\\u2019 engagement and attendance to VCE results One of the secrets to the school\\u2019s success was introducing a weekly homework club and a maths homework club three times a week \\u201CThis enabled us to provide timely feedback and we then have time to make changes as needed,\\u201D Panaccio says is Macleod College\\u2019s unofficial wellbeing dog \\u201CEveryone loves her,\\u201D says year 11 student Jacky Reid Start the day with a summary of the day\\u2019s most important and interesting stories This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page There are no statistics available for this player Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here #c2c2c2 90%); } .brand-rating.birch_gold_group .rating-img li{ background: linear-gradient(90deg .bs-col-wrapper .bs-brand-cta { width: 100%; } .bs-col-wrapper .bs-brand-logo .bs-pricing .bsp-text p { line-height: 30px; } .bs-col-wrapper .bs-pricing .bsp-text { justify-content: flex-start; } } Beyond the Reach of Earth, Ken MacLeod (Orbit 978-0-356-51480-2, £10.99, 336pp, tp) March 2023 I reviewed the opening volume of Ken MacLeod’s Lightspeed Trilogy, Beyond the Hal­lowed Sky, back in 2022 This accidental scheduling makes it easier to see that these three books (like The Lord of the Rings or MacLeod’s own Corporation Wars trilogy) constitute a single long with pauses rather than full resolutions at the end of each heady mix of science-fictional and intrigue-thriller motifs and the continuation manages to raise the ante on all of them The main story begins with the revelation that and at least one habitable and living exoplanet But these discoveries and explorations have been kept the deepest darkest of secrets by a quasi-official international conspiracy called Black Horizon mathematician Lakshmi Nayak has received an impossible letter from an apparent future self with the FTL equations When Scottish shipbuilder and entrepreneur John Grant stumbles onto the existence of nuclear submarines fitted out as starships he organizes a company to build one using Nayak’s FTL drive design Grant’s son Myles and his partner Marie wind up on Apis with a group of settlers – and discover involuntary colonists who have already been there for generations By the 2070s the world order has reorganized around three dominant blocs: the Alliance roughly the US/UK “plus India and minus Ireland and Scotland”; the Co-ordinated States (“Co-ord”) of the old Communist world of Russia and China plus Cuba; and the new kid on the blocs the former-EU-based Union of European states (plus Ireland and Scotland) that emerged after a Cold Revolution instituted a worker-led regime of “economic democracy” that merges libertarian and Marxist principles and models (An African Union stands to one side of this dominant-power triad but that is subject to change.) The intrigue side of the story is rooted in these global rivalries becoming interstellar as all three blocs compete for control of the powers and resources released by star travel Star travel is not the only science-fictional en­abling device at large in this story Venus is being explored from an orbital station and from a Cloud City habitat afloat in its atmosphere Down on the planet’s hellish surface are rock formations that seem to harbor enigmatic and scarily powerful alien intelligences that seem to have been embedded for billions of years in similar formations that are also found on Earth and Apis and eventually other extrasolar locations that there are matters with which humans are not to mess by es­tablishing settlements on Apis and poking around in star systems that show evidence of having been engineered and even seeded with terrestrial-descended life Other crucial technological advances have oc­curred in artificial intelligence and robotics is a super-Siri that not only answers questions and carries out routine tasks but anticipates users’ needs so well that one hardly needs to ask – Iskander will have arranged your travel reservations or re-ordered your favorite groceries or even managed your interstellar navigation – all via a conversational user interface that sounds and acts like a person Questions surrounding the nature of artificial intelligence are particularly prominent and persis­tent – whether AI can be reflective and “conscious” or is merely a matter of very No one in the Union seems to find the ubiqui­tous helpful Iskander anything but an enormous convenience but then there is the Alliance’s very-human-appearing robotic not-so-secret-agent Marcus Owen whose physical appearance and interpersonal social behavior are good enough to make him not only a charming cocktail-party conversationalist but a convincing lover Owen’s behavioral repertory is completely convincing despite his repeated assertions that there really is no self-aware person inside the utterly human-seeming (but inhumanly powerful and durable) body consciousness was (it turned out) super­fluous to intelligent conversations… could chat about your inner states and theirs… but if pressed they would admit they didn’t have a clue what they were talking about Owen’s viewpoint sequences do not feel very different from those of any other character his absolute and unflinching fidelity to his instructions (which can include murder) have the effect of keeping that question open As do the activities of Iskander’s various instances and versions on Earth and on Apis which always seem to be intentional in the human sense The nonhuman (or inhuman) Fer­mi are enigmatic and terrifyingly powerful but these human-devised AIs are somehow stranger in their mimicry of human behavior Apis has been occupied not only by human settlers but also military elements aiming at control of the planet’s Fermi-haunted geological formations has become a star-traveling habitat/vessel capable of surveying promising solar systems and travels keep broadening the list of the books’ many puzzles: the nature of the Fermi; the mysterious physics of FTL travel and the possibility of time travel; the distantly Earth-descended ecosystem of Apis and its apparently intelligent and beekeeping arachnoid “monkey-spiders.” (And where did those bees come from?) These intertwined and interacting motifs intertwined story line encompassing multiple First Contacts socio-economic-political modeling (and intrigue) and a generous dash of cosmological speculation interbloc rivalries and maneuvers and intrigues the intellectually grip­ping elements of the novel are in the confronta­tions of humankind in general with the mysteries of alien ecologies; with inhuman or transhuman or artificial minds; with the nature of a Nature that shows signs of design or even engineering; with the question of how to find a place for or­dinary humankind in such a universe and adventurous person­alities of all kinds supply plenty of vigorous physical action: chases and escapes and exploratory treks through the often-uncanny landscape of Apis Then there’s an encounter with a human tribe that has been on the planet since before Black Horizon got there; discoveries of human activity on a number of extrasolar locations (includ­ing the “Mushroom Moon,” where everybody is permanently higher than a kite on Fermi-engineered fungi); changes in Marcus Owen’s role and mentality; and finally a cliffhanger of an FTL trip that leaves John Grant in the right place but the wrong time confirming Lakshmi Nayak’s suspicion about FTL and time travel is a not-quite-retired freelance writer living in St He has been loitering around the SF world since childhood and been writing about it since his long-ago grad school days he published a good bit of business-technology and music journalism He is still working on a book about Hawaiian slack key guitar This review and more like it in the June 2024 issue of Locus. “LOCUS is now an intrinsic part of everything that science fiction is and does a primary resource for innumerable enterprises and a continuing source of information and entertainment.” If you have any queries about this error, try emailing feedback@mirror.co.uk and we'll do what we can to help you '#' : location.hash;window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery = location.search === '' && location.href.slice(0 location.href.length - window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash.length).indexOf('?') !== -1 '?' : location.search;if (window.history && window.history.replaceState) {var ogU = location.pathname + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash;history.replaceState(null "\/called-up-a-mothers-milestone-in-israel\/?__cf_chl_rt_tk=6Xl7PkeA3aG8hcq0hgNFNvNNvUV0HmuEAnGg5Q83Pq8-1746452283-1.0.1.1-L5cBaJU92imtnnbkWa.2Y4rFf3n_LOLU2Fytk8cANHI" + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash);cpo.onload = function() {history.replaceState(null ogU);}}document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(cpo);}()); Residents near the North East Link worksite say their lives have been upended by a daily influx of tradie utes and construction workers\\u2019 cars clogging up neighbourhood streets. For more than two years, locals in Macleod have expressed frustration at large vehicles taking up car spaces outside their homes, with the introduction of timed parking restrictions doing little to ease congestion. Missed bin collection, blocked driveways, damaged cars and poor access for emergency services are some of the issues cited by residents, who are calling on Banyule City Council to do more to alleviate the problem. In some streets, including Yallambie Road, Clara Street and Frensham Road, 24-hour \\u201Cstage-five\\u201D parking restrictions have been enacted to stop workers parking there during their night shift. Other restrictions end at 8pm. However, residents claim that workers are either ignoring parking fines or leaving old tickets on their windscreens to avoid further punishment. There are reports of residents feeling intimidated when confronting workers about the parking bans, as well as claims of anti-social behaviour including noise, public urination and drinking. \\u201CThe project workers are not only sticking their middle finger up to us, but they\\u2019re doing it to the council and to North East Link,\\u201D said resident Jodie Larkin. \\u201CThey just don\\u2019t care.\\u201D There is no dedicated car park for North East Link workers, although there are spaces at Watsonia train station, about 500 metres from the northern end of the worksite. Locals believe this option is being disregarded, however, as the streets outside their houses continue to fill up from the early morning. The influx has made it a challenge to access pockets of Macleod. Some streets in the area are less than seven metres wide; the width of a Ford Ranger, Australia\\u2019s top-selling car, is slightly less than two metres. \\u201CWhen you get two of those things parked on either side, you can\\u2019t get through,\\u201D said resident Christine Telfer. Banyule has increased the number of parking inspectors patrolling the area in response to the community\\u2019s frustration, including a petition presented at the most recent council meeting. \\u201CIt\\u2019s going in the right direction, but we\\u2019re still not enforcing quite enough to deter the behaviour,\\u201D said councillor Matt Wood, who represents the area. \\u201COne hundred per cent, they\\u2019re rolling the dice [by parking there]. And, on the weight of numbers, they\\u2019re thinking: \\u2018I probably won\\u2019t get a fine. I\\u2019m running late for work, so I\\u2019ll park here anyway.\\u2019\\u201D Wood said it was difficult to find another solution, given 6000 staff were employed at the worksite, arriving in 2500 cars daily. Efforts to find a vacant piece of land to use as parking had not yet proven successful, he said. \\u201CThere\\u2019s no place for these workers to park officially and so that is causing them to flood local streets,\\u201D Wood said. Another issue causing frustration was the requirement of locals to apply for permits to park outside their homes. Residents can obtain one permit for free; however, extra permits must be paid for. Catherine Mifsud said she had copped four fines so far, which she said were the result of restrictions being incorrectly enforced or a lack of understanding towards locals. \\u201CThe parking fine restrictions were installed to protect us as the community from these tradies parking in our streets,\\u201D she said. \\u201CIn hindsight, it hasn\\u2019t proven to be the case for us. It\\u2019s more a money grab for council.\\u201D Banyule Mayor Elizabeth Nealy said it was up to the state government to ensure that the project met its obligations, including workers not parking in local streets. She said the council had taken steps to improve the situation, including adding more restrictions and increased enforcement. \\u201CCouncil has previously offered land to the North East Link Project for car parking,\\u201D she said. \\u201CThe offer hasn\\u2019t been taken up yet, but it remains available.\\u201D A spokesperson for Major Road Projects Victoria said contractors regularly reminded their workforce about where they can and can\\u2019t park. \\u201CNo Project Parking\\u201D signs had also been installed at key locations, the spokesperson said. \\u201CAs we deliver North East Link, we\\u2019re always working to minimise the impacts of construction for the local community,\\u201D the spokesperson said. Construction on the began in 2022 and completion of the toll-road is due by 2028. Two tunnel boring machines operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, each with crews of up to 20 people. The project, which will connect the Eastern Freeway in Bulleen with the Metropolitan Ring Road at Greensborough, is predicted to take 15,000 trucks off suburban streets and cut travel times by 30 minutes. The 10-kilometre road has been , with the most recent estimate in December 2023 putting the cost at $26 billion. Get the day\\u2019s breaking news, entertainment ideas and a long read to enjoy. HomeTributes & FuneralsView PhotoDeaths & FuneralsMACLEOD Darcy and twins Jude & Callum (both dec) Cheryl Pfeiffer and brother of Niki Macdowall Apex Oval Main Field – Bruce Meads Memorial Grandstand commencing at 12.30pm It is with broken hearts we announce the passing of Joseph (Joey) Isiah MacLeod 2024 after a long battle with mental health Joey is survived by his daughter Kayce Rain; the Love of his life Tasha; his parents Lloyd MacLeod (Mary MacDonald) and Kelly Lane; his sisters Meg (Anna) and Katie; grandmother Willena (Late Frank) MacLeod Joey graduated High School from Memorial Composite High School in 2018 and achieved the top of his class in Electrical and later received his Red Seal in Burner mechanics and Joey could teach himself any song he put his mind to He played as much hockey as possible and was always a favorite defense teammate Friends and family have no shortage of stories about Joey and his adventurous spirit Joey was a special soul who inspired so many people and deeply cared for his family He had found love in his life with his girlfriend Tasha and recently fell in love with being a dad to his daughter Kayce Rain who was the joy of his life (Born June 11 There is a long line of friends and family waiting to hug Joey in heaven The visitation and service will be held in Sydney Mines on Friday October 11th Jobes funeral home from 11am – 1pm with service and reception to follow at Northside Baptist Church at 2pm Donations can be made in Joey’s memory towards local mental health societies + Result: Pre-Qualifying, Silverstone Optimum Motorsport made it two top times from two sessions at Silverstone with Callum Macleod and Mike Price setting the pace in a heavily disrupted Pre-Qualifying.  Three red flag stoppages prevented anybody from getting into much of a flow across the final hour before Qualifying with Macleod’s speed during the early stages of the session proving decisive The result follows Optimum’s sister car of Morgan Tillbrook and Marvin Kirchhöfer leading the way in Free Practice.  with Jack Mitchell doing the double for Mahiki snatching top spot shortly after the first stoppage in the Lotus Emira he shares with Steven Lake.  With the track evolving with more rubber being laid down the chance was there for yet more lap time improvements but in reality Macleod took just a single flying lap to hit the front and stayed there as the stoppages took their toll Macleod’s 1m58.5s effort was 0.8s slower than the morning session’s best but proved unbeatable regardless The first stoppage occurred when the Bridger Motorsport Honda NSX found its way into the gravel Running resumed with 40 minutes left but the red flags flew again soon after when the #25 Century BMW GT3 shed a wheel.  Then there was one final pause when the #74 Kessel Racing Ferrari suffered a technical issue on its out-lap That all left only nine minutes of running with nobody dislodging the Optimum McLaren Jonny Adam got closest in the Blackthorn Aston Martin he shares with Giacomo Petrobelli Tillbrook and Kirchhöfer were third ahead of the Barwell Lamborghini of Rob Collard and Hugo Cook and the Beechdean Aston Martin shared by Andrew Howard and Tom Wood Jack Mitchell maintained Mahiki’s GT4 streak with the Lotus Emiras continuing to top every session here since the start of testing on Friday Charlie Robertson set the early pace in Century’s BMW before the first stoppage Jack Brown then put his Optimum McLaren briefly on top soon after the restart only to be displaced moments later by Mitchell who stayed clear by 0.2s to seal a fourth consecutive top time for the Mahiki team ahead of Harry George and Luca Hopkinson in the sister Optimum Artura Stuart Hall and Peter Montague were fourth in the MKH Racing Aston Martin with Seb Morris and Ed McDermott completing the top five in their Team Parker Racing Mercedes-AMG Financial Services at CNH and President of CNH Industrial Capital LLC where he oversees the Company’s commercial financing business This business segment operates internationally as CNH Capital – the captive financial provider for the CNH family of brands specializing in agricultural and construction equipment MacLeod has over 30 years of experience in financial services and banking the latter half of which has been dedicated to finance activities in CNH to which he was appointed in 2023 and 2021 respectively MacLeod was the global finance business partner for the Financial Services business from 2011 – 2021 overseeing all financial and accounting activities From 2009 – 2011 he was Senior Director of Structured Finance in North America and first began his career at CNH in 2008 as Senior Director of New Business Development MacLeod spent 15 years at Fifth Third Bank where he assumed roles of increasing responsibility concluding his tenure as Senior Vice President of Strategic and Business Development Douglas MacLeod holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Indiana University Bloomington and an MBA from Ball State University Usage Rights/Restrictions: %ampUserRights% Professor Andrew MacLeod has been recognised by the Law Society for helping to bring justice to children born overseas who have been abandoned by their fathers Named a 'Legal Hero 2024', Professor MacLeod, Visiting Professor, King's Forensics, was recognised for his work with Hear Their Cries a charity he co-founded which locates the fathers of children born as a result of sex tourism or exploitation by aid workers and peacekeepers The charity utilised the same genetic genealogy technology used to capture the 'Golden State Killer' (GSK) in California in 2017 to trace the foreign fathers of children born in the developing world With much of its work so far concentrating on the Philippines it has since been able to seek appropriate support and citizenship rights on behalf of the children to find their fathers and then responsiblise the father sometimes with full acceptance and consent and sometimes with the full force of the father’s home legal jurisdiction fundamentally changes these children’s lives for the better.” The issue of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) in the humanitarian sector is not new Hear Their Cries has estimated that over the last decade there could be up to 30,000 incidents of SEA perpetrated by peacekeepers and 60,000 by all UN staff the exact numbers are difficult to quantify due to a lack of analysable data Instances of sex tourism may also be rife in parts of the developing world A humanitarian lawyer by training as well as a military veteran Professor MacLeod co-founded Hear Their Cries in 2020 A journalist’s account of the tragedy of Filipino children combined with publication of how the GSK was identified led the charity to take things further for these children up to six fathers of children born in the Philippines had been successfully identified using genetic genealogy technology Identified children were asked to provide a sample of their DNA by spitting into a tube Their genetic information was then compared against those on commercial public databases allowing researchers to map out extended relatives Research was then conducted into these relatives to work out family relationships and ultimately identify the father the charity then locates their fathers and allows the children to know their heritage their extended family and seek appropriate child support it can escalate to legal action and force the father to provide support through the courts in their home jurisdiction The children may also be able to gain citizenship of their father's country The work of Hear Their Cries informed the King's project co-led by Professor MacLeod alongside his King's Forensics’ partners Director of King's Forensics and Head of the Drug Control Centre Identification and naming of a parent has significant ethical and privacy issues and with the aim of using this technology within King’s the researchers hope to be able to facilitate the process in a scientifically robust approach that would best protect and support the individuals to learn more about their parentage The first was to carry out a systematic review of the state of the knowledge base and attempt to estimate the global extent of sexual exploitation in the Aid industry The second phase seeks to conduct an academically rigorous pilot study using genetic genealogy to sample abandoned (now adult) children in parts of the world where this activity is more common Key to the study will be the protection of the individuals’ genetic material along with fully informed consent to ensure that participants understand the wider implications of the process that may The information will be provided to the subject for them to take forward The project will not be involved from this point but can offer advice and contact with legal charities if that is wanted The InterSec project is a pilot project and limited in its extent We aim to publish the findings of the research and to use this to better understand the safeguards that must be employed when working in a highly sensitive process If successful we aim to establish an international service using genetic genealogy technology to identify future victims of such abuse in different parts of the world to enable them to obtain justice whilst safeguarding their privacy and adhering to the ethical principal of vulnerability." You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50 a regular performer with OVO at the Roman Theatre most recently appearing in A Christmas Carol and The Merry Wives of Windsor (2024) What object would you save first if your house was on fire I can answer this one without hesitation: about eight or nine years ago a parked car exploded on next doors drive and when the neighbours banged on the door shouting that there was a fire I didn’t bring a single inanimate object with me snatched up from his cot and carried downstairs on my extremely shaking legs while dressed in a towel that barely covered my modesty… Fortunately the fire only just took the very edges of our roof and the house stood to tell the tale What’s your favourite hidden gem in the district I’ve had the privilege of performing hundreds of shows there over the last decade and it is the most beautiful of places to watch a show with an Aperol spritz on a balmy evening I’m always amazed when St Albans people haven’t discovered it It’s just such a treat to watch a film from one of their cosy swivel chairs with a big glass of red and a plate of cheese I love anything that elevates the ordinary into an occasion Who is your favourite St Albans musician or band St Albans’ own Swan Vesta Social Club are the most joyful of bands and never fail to get everyone on the dance floor My husband is their trumpet player but I’m not biased… Now I’m in my forties comfort is key and I live in trainers I have blue velvet DMs to wear with more formal dress The only time you’ll catch me in heels is onstage but I am fond of the sparkly red New Yorkers I have to wear when I’m working with my disco trio The Sundaes I’m a bit of a history junkie and especially love the Tudors so I’d love to get three of Henry VIII’s wives round a table for a few spicy margaritas and a discussion about everyone’s favourite ginger serial killer In my view Anne of Cleves was particularly smart and ended up with the best outcome of all of them so I’d probably go for her who are both also much more complex and fascinating than the broad brushstrokes of history would have us believe What’s your favourite place to have breakfast in St Albans I still miss their Kiosk in The Maltings which was a favourite lunch spot for anyone rehearsing at OVO at the Maltings Theatre How long would you survive a zombie apocalypse And I can always bring out my former stage characterisation of Boudicca if I need to get aggressive But I misspent a lot of my youth at the iconic Ye Olde Fighting Cocks so for sentimental reasons that’s at the top of my list so I can get a side order of one of their spectacular pastries I’m a big fan of their sourdough too They’re my favourite new St Albans business of the last year You can help keep quality local journalism alive by making a one-off donation or set up a regular direct debit Any contributions will help ensure the long-term future of the St Albans Times ©2025 St Albans Times. All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy | Website by Moxie A well-known name in Norwegian shipping circles has invested in shipping emissions analytics company Siglar Carbon “His impressive track record as a partner at Glencore and CEO at Frontline makes him an invaluable asset in our mission to drive smarter emissions-based decision-making in the shipping industry,” Siglar Carbon said in a release who added that Macleod believes emissions insights are about to become a “strategic trading asset”.  “Robust carbon footprint analytics will be essential to profitable maritime business strategies in the coming decade Early adopters of emissions-based decision-making will gain a competitive edge while laggards may face financial and regulatory challenges Companies that leverage Siglar Carbon’s robust emissions data are poised to capitalise on market opportunities and mitigate climate-related risks,” Macleod said.  IMO is bound by the membership of its Flag.. Don't have an account? Twitter feed ©2025 BellMedia All Rights Reserved the family of Jason Andrew MacLeod announces his passing on September 4 he was the beloved son of Bruce and Patricia (Myshrall) MacLeod and devoted husband of Pamela Wilby especially toward those who were at a difficult junction in their lives (there are too many to list) whether through his role as co-owner with Joe Cannon of Leading Edge Electrical and their incredible staff or as a minor hockey coach with his closest friends was the loving husband of Pam whose love he cherished more than anything else in the world Pam and Jay knew no greater joy then when they were together just laughing and acting the fool watching a favourite show or simply cuddling and petting their incredible dog Rex Jason will be lovingly remembered by his brother Bill’s wife Carri-Lyn Jones and their daughters Mackenzie and Sydney MacLeod as well as extended family and many friends Arrangements are entrusted to Fundy Funeral Home, 230 Westmorland Road (506-646-2424) A Celebration of Jason’s Life will be held on Saturday 2024 between the hours of 12:00 - 6:00 p.m Let's come together and make this day about celebrating life sharing stories and keeping Jason's tradition of fun and connection alive