Local cinemas this week
Top pick: Animals Animals is an odd beast – a film so obscure that if you type its title into Rotten Tomatoes, nothing appears. In Sydney it appears to be scheduled only for Randwick Ritz and […]
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Animals giveaway
From 52 Tuesdays director Sophie Hyde, Animals is an intimate, funny and bittersweet examination of the challenges of turning talent into action, and being a modern woman, with faults, longings and competing desires. Laura (Holliday Grainger – […]
Things we love – 302
Canada Bay Club’s support of the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF), with the club hosting a GCF Gala Dinner on May 5. We love the idea of this unique merger between the Inner West and African […]
Inner Best: Dr Anne Fawcett
When I asked Dr Anne Fawcett how her love of animals was born, she told me a story… When she was still in the womb, a stray cat came to sit on her mother’s stomach. […]
Gone hunting
Melissa Leong shares the lessons she has learnt whilst hunting and gathering for her next meal. Last week, I went back to Tasmania to hang out with a few buddies and (cue vegan outrage) go […]
Yours Say: dream pets
If you could have any pet in the world, what would it be and why? “A pug, because it is the animal version of myself.” Melanie, Petersham “A macaw because they are smart, have cool […]
Roadtest: Animal Rescue
Cruelty-free shopper? Organic only? Ciao investigates the adoption and animal-rescue centres in the Inner West that help residents extend their ethical lifestyle choices to animal companions. A furry friend in need is a friend indeed. […]
Inner West Whispers – 291
GM musical chairs– Tight squeeze Taverners – Facebook for (lost) dogs • Vanessa Chan, the General Manager of the Inner West Council and former GM of Ashfield Council, left her position early this month. She has […]
What’s On – 277
Bard on the Beach The world’s most iconic play is now coming to Marrickville’s Greek Theatre. Independent theatre company Bard on the Beach are veterans of Shakespeare, with five years of performing at Balmoral Beach […]
No Excess in Charity
Wondering what to get that friend who already has everything? Or that friend who says they want nothing? Take this quiz to find out what initiative they would most appreciate you donating to on behalf […]