Telling candidates apart
City of Sydney elections are nearing, and a plethora of candidates is jostling to overthrow incumbent Lord Mayor Clover Moore reports Carissa Simons in the South Sydney Herald of August 2008. Read More…
2004-2012 Statements
The Redfern Waterloo Authority operated until 2011-12 when it was taken over by the Sydney Metropolitan Development Authority. Here we have captured some of that history as it happened in Redfern Wate
Singing in the Spring – The Sydney A Cappella Festival 2008
The Sydney A Cappella Association folded in 2002, and there hasn’t been a festival of a cappella (unaccompanied) singing since then. This year one very enthusiastic choir is hoping to inject new energy into the local scene reports the South Sydney Herald of August 2008. Read More…
“… the song is writing me” Artist Profile: MjWoodbridge
“Grow, grow, grow old and one with me, my creativity, To the day I die, do I laugh or cry? How do I tell mother that I’m gonna be an artist?” These are the lyrics to the song ‘In The Name Of Art’ by MjWoodbridge, a singer-songwriter from Darlington reports Eve Gibson in the South Sydney Herald of Au Read More…
SSH Café of the Month: Bush ’n’ Berry Indigenous Art Café
Scott Winter reports on Bush ’n’ Berry Indigenous Art Café in the South Sydney Herald of August 2008. Read More…
‘Guwanyi’ – Indigenous Writers’ Festival
How can the great Australian story be fully told without a great Aboriginal presence? Asks the South Sydney Herald of August 2008. Read More…
Souths end talk of relocation by building own beach
IF THE contentious criteria that was used by the NRL to kick South Sydney out of the premiership in 1999 was applied now, the Rabbitohs believe they would rank as the No.1 club in Sydney – and possibly second overall behind the Broncos writes Brad Walter in the Sydney Morning Herald of 3rd September Read More…
Candidates who could tip the balance of power
When Clover Moore became Lord Mayor in 2004, her above-the-line vote was so substantial that four other independents – Phillip Black, Marcelle Hoff, John McInerney and Robyn Kemmis – were also swept into office reports Mick Roberts in City News of 31st August 2008. Read More…
Lifeline for heritage blacksmith shop
Heritage blacksmith shop Wrought Artworks have been given a lifeline following efforts to evict them from the Eveleigh Locomotive Workshops reports Mick Roberts in City News of 31st August 2008. Read More…
Sub-Regional Strategy Fails City’s Future
The City’s comprehensive Sustainable Sydney 2030 vision, unanimously adopted by Council in June, provides a blueprint for the City’s future and sets a foundation for broader strategies for the Sydney metropolitan region. Sadly, the State Government’s Draft Sydney Subregional Strategy fails to seize Read More…
Historic art to stay
The historic collection comes from all over Australia and consists of historical photographs, sculptures, paintings and publications of indigenous significance. Some works are valued at millions of dollars reports Robert Burton-Bradley in Central of 27th August 2008. Read More…