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Freeway bypass joke sparks chatter about Glenrowan's fate
Original: It's funny, I would have sworn Glenrowan was still there and intact when I drove past, but that's the thing with freeway
An Australian motorist joked online that Glenrowan, the Victorian town famous for the Ned Kelly siege, looked so invisible from the Hume Freeway that it might as well have been destroyed. The post plays on how highway bypasses leave travellers unsure whether the towns they pass still exist beyond the off-ramp, appending solar and renewable energy hashtags.
Why now: The wry observation about freeway bypasses hollowing out country towns resonated with Australian drivers.
GlenrowanHume FreewayVictoriaNed Kelly
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- It's funny, I would have sworn Glenrowan was still there and intact when I drove past, but that's the thing with freeway bypasses. You never know if the town you're passing is still there at the end of the off-ramp, or if it's been DESTROYED # solar # renewables · bencourtice@aus.social · 14
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