Women Comedians
Confetti Gun Confetti Gun (pictured top) is probably the best thing since sliced bread. Eight improv comedians, who are famous around Sydney’s theatre sports traps, joined forces to take over what is still a male-dominated […]
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Roadtest: Caroling Season
Carols, shmarols right? Who can relate to them? They seem to be about things entirely irrelevant to Sydney’s silly season, like snow and chestnuts and mangers and silent nights. Even if you are Christian, you […]
Roadtest: Gone fishing
Lucky for the Inner West, Parramatta River provides the opportunity for fishing without having to travel too far from home. Since prawn trawlers were removed from the river almost ten years ago, local fish populations […]
Roadtest: The lazy garden
We give you the run-down of greenery styles best suited to the backyard, balcony or verge of the inconstant gardener. From a modicum of enthusiasm things can grow. The local sanctuary Returning soil to the […]
Roadtest: Halloween Haunts
It’s approaching that time of year when the ghoulish and spooky parts of the world are celebrated, as strange as that may be. To satisfy those with a morbid fascination, Ciao sacrificed our souls and […]
Roadtest: Just Dance
Whether you get down like Napoleon Dynamite, Beyonce or Ian Curtis, it’s time to let your apprehensions go and put your dancing shoes on. Boogying is the flavour of the month with a slew of […]
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. […]
The light rail on the hill
There are a seemingly excessive four light rail stops in the vale of Dulwich Hill. Our intrepid reporter Emma McConnell tried them all out for size and discovered their raison d’etre. Waratah Mills Dulwich Hill’s […]
Five Dock’s Dessert Destinations
Ciao’s resident sweet-tooth Emma McConnell finds an excuse to hoover up Five Dock’s sugar supplies. Pasticceria Tamborrino This café is a Five Dock institution. Tamborrino’s (as it’s known to locals) doubled its sized in 2008 to […]
Roadtest: Microgardens
Even small spaces can be enlivened by a touch of greenery. On the back of the tiny house trend, Emma McConnell tests her green thumb on tiny, tiny gardens. Kokedama These miniature hanging gardens (pictured […]