Local News

To the rescue

October 23, 2020
This year’s winners of the Jetpets Companion Animal Rescue Awards have been revealed and Newtown local Shelley Tinworth has been named Volunteer of the Year. Shelley and her wife Belinda volunteer for Greyhound Rescue and care for two ex-racing […]

Picnic at Hanging Rock

October 23, 2020
On a blistering summer’s day in 1900, three private school girls and their teacher vanish while on a day-trip to Hanging Rock in country Victoria. It was supposed to be a Valentine’s Day treat. They […]

Head On Festival

October 23, 2020
One of the country’s most renowned photographic festivals launches with two striking exhibitions in the Inner West – one in Marrickville and one in Ashfield. Breaking Silent Codes is an exhibition of portraits of First […]

Nicho St Halloween Festival

October 23, 2020
School showcases creative and community spirit in response to challenges in the time of COVID. Nicholson Street Public School in East Balmain is best known for its annual Halloween fete, now in what would be […]

History on our Doorstep

October 3, 2020
While we are in lockdown, Sydney residents can still explore their own city – and its history, Winsor Dobbin reports. It has been 75 years since the end of World War II with many stories […]

A bigger fish (market) to fry

June 30, 2020
Sydney Fish Market at Blackwattle Bay will have a whole new look with the New South Wales Government approving final plans for a revitalisation project. Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the green light paves the way for […]

New Hotel Unveiled

May 13, 2020
The (outer) inner west is getting its first international hotel, Winsor Dobbin reports.  Inner west residents have always had to pop into the city for an international hotel experience. Soon they will be able to head […]

Family Spirit

May 13, 2020
Meet the family team behind a spirits success story. Winsor Dobbin reports.  It was pure chance that farming couple Stephen Beale and Rosemary Smith got into the distilling business. In 2016, one of their daughters, Phillipa, […]

Covid-19 and Kids

April 2, 2020
Explaining Covid-19 to kids can be simplified with metaphors and role-playing “what if” scenarios. Children generally respond well to openness, direct discussion and well-informed answers (with a huge dose of patience). It is important for […]

Free Movie Screening, Codgers

February 22, 2020
The Aussie film Codgers will screen at City of Canada Bay history Museum on Saturday 22nd February 2020 as part of Seniors week. The original play, written by Don Reid, was adapted into a feature […]
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