I only discovered the River Songs audio piece for the last few nights (it played just after sunset around the Yarra every day, bouncing sounds and singing around all the buildings around the Yarra) ... and I honestly really loved it, easily one of my favourite urban art pieces ever.

Otherwise, I felt like this round was somewhat underwhelming and underfunded from what I saw, which feels like a trend with these White Night / Rising things ... seems like they have a ~3 year lifetime before they just dwindle to being underwhelming? But I didn't really dig into this one or see much of it. I'd guess the works along the river put a constraint on this year? But still ...

Any thoughts? Is it something only central/inner dwellers tend to notice?

• In short: The Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA) has been accused of forcing families to accept the lowest-cost replacement builders following a string of building company collapses.
• Homeowners say it has added to their distress, and left some hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket to rectify defects.
• What's next? Couples who spoke to the ABC are pursuing challenges to VMIA's decisions.

• In short: The Victorian Government has proposed new housing targets for local councils, in a bid to significantly boost the state's housing stock.
• It's planning to build 2 million new homes by 2051 to keep up with demands of the growing populations.
• What's next? The state government will consult with councils and release the final targets for new dwellings later this year.

Tickets and more info: https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition/pharaoh/

Through early next week much of the south-east will wake to temperatures near freezing, and along the ranges minimums should plunge to around -5 degrees Celsius.

Saw this. Made me laugh

Police were called to the King George V statue in Melbourne's Kings Domain on Monday morning, after it was discovered that the statue had been beheaded and covered in red paint.

If the same cunts start talking about smashed avo and financial responsibility now I'm stealing their bones for soup

This is from May but I just saw it.