Southern Cross
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Sep 26, 2026
Kim DebronGUEST
I was still living up here, and he was still down in Brunswick.
Kim DebronGUEST
And the way we used to do that would be I would come down on the train, um, and he would collect me from, um, what used to be called Spencer Street Station.
Kim DebronGUEST
Um, and collect me from there.
Kim DebronGUEST
And he used to have a Nissan Silvia car, a black one, and it was a imported version, and it sounded like a Harley.
Tom ElliottHOST
OK, 13693, give us examples of when different people have different names for the same thing.
Tom ElliottHOST
Is it Southern Cross Station? Is it Spencer Street Station? Is it Woolworths or Safeway? Is it dinner or is it tea? Is it Monash, the Monash, or is it the Southeastern Freeway? And as
John OroglassoGUEST
you say, Tom, some are state-specific, so you could have a pot in Melbourne, but it's not called that in New South Wales.
John OroglassoGUEST
It's called a middie.
Richard CornishGUEST
not spoiled for choice.
Richard CornishGUEST
Where do you reckon, Richard? I reckon go straight into – I go to Spencer Street Station.
Richard CornishGUEST
I think they call it Southern Cross these days.
Richard CornishGUEST
There's a little place called Papa Rich there.
Tony MoclairHOST
And 133693, if you can recommend a great place to get cheap food in Melbourne, 133693.
Tony MoclairHOST
That place again, Richard?
Richard CornishGUEST
It's called Papa Rich, and it's just in Spencer Street Station.
Richard CornishGUEST
That's what I call it because I'm an old man now.
Joseph ToscanoHOST
Well, Jude was involved in the Wednesday Action Group, and our role for over 20 years was to reclaim public space in the city of Melbourne.
Joseph ToscanoHOST
As more and more public space became privatised, people don't seem to understand that, you know, Southern Cross Station is a private entity.
Joseph ToscanoHOST
Federation Square, private entity.
Joseph ToscanoHOST
They may be owned by governments, but their management is outsourced to private entities.
Toni LodgeHOST
[laughs]
Ryan JonHOST
Southern Cross Station is probably the biggest station in Melbourne, 'cause that's the one that not only connects all of Melbourne, but like if you're gonna get the train to Adelaide-
Toni LodgeHOST
The V line
Ryan JonHOST
... or the anywhere else, that's like the big main hub.
Russel HowcroftHOST
Although that was last year's story, wasn't it? Damien?
speaker_8AUDIENCE
Statue of the mechanic who took 12 months to fix the escalators at Southern Cross Station.
speaker_8AUDIENCE
LAUGHTER
Ross StevensonHOST
Yes.
Ross StevensonHOST
Um.
Ross StevensonHOST
The escalators on Platform 9 at Southern Cross Station here in Melbourne, opposite where we are, where I work, they have been being repaired since October last year.
Ross StevensonHOST
This week, September, they were officially completed and are open.
Ross StevensonHOST
I just want to draw the following comparison.
Ross StevensonHOST
On the 8th of May 1945, victory in Europe was declared.
Ross StevensonHOST
That's exactly 11 months.
Ross StevensonHOST
In the same time that the Allied troops were able to land on the beaches of northern France, fight their way to Berlin and overcome an entrenched enemy, Southern Cross Station was able to repair three Escalos.
JoeUNKNOWN
Look at that.
Ross StevensonHOST
My number is 11.
Ross StevensonHOST
Um- The p- uh, escalators on platform nine at Southern Cross Station here in Melbourne opposite where we are, where I work, um, they have been being repaired since October last year.
Ross StevensonHOST
This week, September, the p- they were officially completed and are open.
Ross StevensonHOST
I just want to draw the following com- uh, comparison.
Ross StevensonHOST
That's exactly 11 months.
Hamish McLachlanHOST
[laughs]
Ross StevensonHOST
In the same time that the Allied troops were able to land on the beaches of northern France, fight their way to Berlin, and overcome a, a, a, an entrenched enemy, Southern Cross Station was able to repair three escalators.
Hamish McLachlanHOST
[laughs]
Ross StevensonHOST
This is one of the greatest days of my life.
Ross StevensonHOST
I've been waiting 11 months for them to fix the escalators and repair them on platforms 9 and 10 at Southern Cross Station.
Ross StevensonHOST
I'm about to use the platform down, which I haven't been allowed to use, for 11 months.
Ross StevensonHOST
For 11 months, anyone wanting to use Platform 9 in the morning, in peak hour, because they only had two of the three were working and both of those two were dedicated to people arriving into the city.
PegAUDIENCE
On the
Ross StevensonHOST
8th of May, 1945, Victory in Europe Day was proclaimed.
Ross StevensonHOST
It took them 11 months from a beach landing in France to victory in Europe, the same time that it has taken Southern Cross Station to repair three escalators.
speaker_0NARRATOR
3AW Breakfast.
TonyHOST
Grabbed a shower, went straight to bed.
TonyHOST
But then we headed out early on Saturday, caught up with Nick and his friend at Southern Cross Station and we caught an Uber out to Blobfish.
TonyHOST
While you could technically, I think, get public transport out at least part of the way, The walk is very uninteresting.
TonyHOST
It's a real hassle and the Uber wasn't that expensive.
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