Out and Abbott
Some significant coffee dates have taken place in the Inner West this week, particularly in the marginal seat of Reid, as politicians court residents’ favour, and visa versa. Top man and Minister for Women, Tony […]
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A Dog’s Day Woofers won this week with Marrickville Council announcing generous additions to 24/7 off-leash areas around the LGA, after a 12 month trial-period ended last week. The cool cats of Camperdown Rest Memorial […]
Holiday Charity Special
Christmas is a time for family, love and charity, right? Ciao gives you a run down of local and national charity endeavours that you and your family can support this silly season by volunteering your time, money […]
Changing Tempo
Artistic director Michelle Leonard is a children’s musical educator and the conductor of the Leichhardt Espresso Chorus. Michelle is also the vocal leader of Moorambilla Voices. The mother of four was recently featured on the […]
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Coasting for respect Local high schools and primary schools participated in a range of activities with a message of ‘respect’ for White Ribbon Day last week. A particularly innovative campaign was run by the Inner […]
Green Thumbs Up
For the past four months Concord Hospital volunteers and students from Rosebank College in Five Dock, have been getting down and dirty to create a verdant cottage garden surrounding Concord Hospital’s Survivorship Centre. The Survivorship […]
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Livvi’s Place Nominated Australia’s First All Abilities Playground, Livvi’s Place in Timbrell Park in Five Dock has been nominated for this year’s National Disability Awards. The playground was created by ‘Touched by Olivia’, a not-for-profit […]
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Westconnex Community Fight The Westconnex Action group has continued organising against the proposed 10-year road development, which aims to connect suburbs from Parramatta to Bexley, with their first community meeting held last week. Over 100 […]
Global Worming
Whether or not Bairdsy pulls off his rationalisation of Sydney’s councils (reducing the number of councils in Sydney from 41 to 18), it is apparent that the combined power of local councils is effective, economical […]
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You’d be barking mad to miss this! In its inaugural year, the Sydney Dog Lovers Show is coming this November and promises to be the ultimate event for all dog devotees. With great entertainment, education […]