During Open House weekend on 27 and 28 July 2019, the Metro Tunnel opened its Parkville construction site to the public. Ten tour groups totalling 150 people learned about our construction activities including the excavation of the station box. The event was presented by the Cross Yarra Partnership and Rail Projects Victoria.
'This is Public' podcast
In May 2019, supported by the Metro Tunnel Creative Program, Open House Melbourne launched a podcast called This is Public. It asked big questions about the future of our city, with a focus on built and natural environments and the people who shape them.
Hosts Emma Telfer (Open House Executive Director) and Sally McPhee (Open House program collaborator) saw the podcast as an opportunity to more publicly share the stories, ideas and issues being addressed in the Open House Melbourne program. It was an apt fit for the Metro Tunnel Creative Program's 2019 theme of ‘Storytelling’.
The first episode of This is Public documented Open House Melbourne’s special Waterfront program for Melbourne Design Week 2019, and included an interview by Paul Thomas from Metro Tunnel Project explaining how they will navigate complex tunnelling under the Yarra.