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What would locals like others know about Sydney, Australia? Presenting relevant links in a somewhat random fashion:
Headlines
Sydney’s newest oldest neighbourhood to help revive the CBD after lockdown
‘It’s an ecological wasteland’: offsets for Sydney toll road were promised but never delivered – Guardian
Mirror Sydney: Artist finds beauty in city’s overlooked landmarks – ABC News
Urgent space-saving measures are needed
Environmental groups fear 20 per cent of open space will be lost in NSW – @LucyCormack
Old shops of Sydney
Sydney’s underwater world is coming to Street View on Google Maps
Me-Mel/Goat Island
https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/historic-buildings-places/goat-island
NSW government takes first step to returning Me-Mel/Goat Island to Indigenous community – The iconic Me-Mel/Goat Island in Sydney Harbour will be returned to the Indigenous community, with the NSW government allocating $43 million towards its restoration.
Lane Cove
gallerylanecove.com.au – YouTube
Wikipedia
Museums
Australian Museum
australian.museum
Facebook
Youtube
@austmus
What’s on
2020 Project
Unsettled
The Nicholson Museum
The Rocks Discovery Museum
http://www.hht.net.au/museums/museum_of_sydney
Powerhouse Museum
The Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, is close to Darling Harbour, Chinatown, Central Station (Sydney Terminal), Broadway bus station (Railway Square), and Paddy’s Markets Monorail Station. The museum has vast galleries of diverse exhibitions on themes including space, design, transport, technology, fashion, music, social history, and much much more. This is one of the largest museums in Australia with a diverse collection and a strong commitment to public access. Free Radicals is a monthly series of sustainability talks. Also check out the Sydney Observatory.
Sydney Living Museums
sydneylivingmuseums.com.au – sydneyopen – Facebook – @sydneyisopen
Sydney Environment Institute
The Sydney Environment Institute is located on the Gadigal lands of the Eora Nation.
sei.sydney.edu.au
@SEI_Sydney
Dictionary of Sydney
collection.sl.nsw.gov.au
@DictionaryofSyd
Nearby national parks
https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/alerts
Bookstores: Bookoccino
bookoccino.com.au
tripadvisor.com
The Year that Made Me: Ray Bonner, 1980 – After covering wars, coups and massacres, an award-winning journalist launches his next adventure – running a bookshop.
Flickr
Powerhouse
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/property-values-drive-powerhouse-out-of-cbd-20150228-13r51b.html
Flickr Groups
Sydney Design
YouTube
SOHfestival
Sydney Morning Herald
Recommended Listening
ABC Sydney – Podcasts
FBI
Koori
Triple M
2ser.com – @2ser
An interview with Jack Mundey, one of Australia’s leading environmental crusaders – With the news that veteran union activist Jack Mundey has died at the age of 90, we’re sharing this interview he did with Conversations in 2010. So many things were said about Jack Mundey. He was a conservationist, a communist and and a rabble-rouser, as well as a protector of our urban heritage. The National Trust nominated him as an Australian Living Treasure. In the 1970s, as Secretary of the Builders Labourers Federation, he led the “green bans” preventing to demolishing of heritage sites in Sydney that are now recognised as instrumental in the conservation of Sydney’s urban heritage.
The battle for the City of Sydney – New legislation to give businesses twice the vote in choosing the Sydney City Council is under attack for being undemocratic and an attempt to oust the long serving Lord Mayor, Clover Moore.
The Tank Stream – Off Track heads underground to find out what remains of Sydney’s first water supply, the Tank Stream.
The Stonemasons of Sydney – Sailing in Sydney is a majestic sight. Sheer sandstone cliffs frame the entrance and continue up the harbour. This rock which became known as Sydney Yellowstone was the obvious choice with which to build.
Trends: Sydney CBD businesses go 70% green – Today we look at a new collaboration between landlords in the CBD in Sydney, part of the Sydney Better Buildings Partnership (BBP), an alliance of the City of Sydney and 13 major organisations which collectively own just under 60 per cent — 58 per cent to be precise — of Sydney’s CBD office space.
Conversation: Clover Moore on cities – Sydney’s Lord Mayor Clover Moore gives us an insight into the future of cities in Australia and, in particular, how Sydney is shaping up. What are the challenges and how can we meet them?
Psychogeography: discovering the mental terrain of the city – In this century there are flaneurs and commuters savouring their journeys on foot and by bike. They’re taking in the smells and sounds of back alleys, recalling emotional memories at intersections and celebrating stacks of shipping containers
The Pace of Place: David Watson’s Wild Ryde – On foot and by water, David Watson embarks on a meandering suburban pilgrimage.
Saltwater People – In two books about the Sydney coast, John Ogden weaves together the often neglected Aboriginal history, the recent European history and contemporary ways of life, showing how each have built lives around the salt air, sandstone and crashing surf.
Bangarra’s first Sydney story – Twenty-five years after Bangarra Dance Theatre was founded in Sydney, it is finally telling a story from the area’s Indigenous nation, the Eora. As Georgia Moodie writes, the company hopes its latest production,Patyegarang, will change the way people see Sydney Harbour.
Australian beach culture – Despite the many discomforts and dangers, the beach has become Sydney, and Australia’s, most iconic landscape feature.
Maori in colonial Sydney – Take a history tour about Maori lives in The Rocks, Sydney.
https://www.facebook.com/kotahitourism
https://twitter.com/Kotahi_Tourism
The rich history of Maori in colonial Sydney
http://www.abc.net.au/radio/sydney/eora-nation/8655000
News
Sydney Morning Herald –
@smh
Pemulwuy
Pemulwuy is a suburb of Sydney and is located 31 kilometers west of the Sydney central business district in the City of Holroyd.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemulwuy,_New_South_Wales
http://www.holroyd.nsw.gov.au
Pemulwuy on the Block
Western Sydney Parklands
The Western Sydney Parklands is an open space system and contains world class sporting facilities, popular picnic areas, a full length cycling and walking track and extensive ecological and wildlife corridors. Covering 5,280 hectares and the Parklands stretch 27 kilometers from Quakers Hill to Leppington.
References
Current Time in Sydney – If it is 4pm in Sydney, what time is it elsewhere?
Astronomy
Sydney City Skywatchers – a friendly astronomy group for locals
6:30pm till about 8:30pm, first Monday of the month in Sydney Observatory’s basement Discovery Room
@sydneyobs
Bikes
http://sydneycycleways.net – @SydneyCycleway @Ride2WorkAust
http://www.youtube.com/user/NSWBicycleinfo
Facebook
strange signals
Tourism Portals
http://www.sydney.com
https://www.facebook.com/seesydney
@sydney_sider
Apps
Sydney Sidetracks – Download the media from selected Sidetracks stories – audio or video – and use your mobile or handheld player to explore the city’s hidden history.
Food
http://www.colunching.com/en/australia/sydney – @COlunchingOz
http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/eat-out/10-cuisines-youve-never-tried-20130716-2q214.html
http://www.foodorbit.com – @FoodOrbit
Stadiums
Stadium Australia, currently also known as ANZ Stadium due to naming rights, formerly known as Telstra Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush Bay.
http://www.anzstadium.com.au
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadium_Australia
Factory Tours
Ultimo
Indigenous Sydney
Barani: Indigenous History of Sydney
Barani/Barrabugu (Yesterday/Tomorrow) is a new guide that showcases the history and culture of Aboriginal Sydney, from first contact to today’s living culture.
Download your copy here from the City of Sydney website.
Yiribana Indigenous Art Gallery at the Art Gallery of New South Wales is the largest permanent exhibition of indigenous Australian and Torres Strait artwork in the world.
http://www.tribalwarrior.org – @TribalWarrior2
Experience beautiful Manly Dam through the eyes of its original inhabitants with a self-guided walk. You can see evidence of Aboriginal life including rock engravings and paintings as well as axe grinding grooves. You may also be lucky enough to discover the remains of ancient camp sites such as stone tools, baked clay, fire blackened stones and charcoal. Download and print the Gulgadya Muru Map
http://www.abc.net.au/speakingout/stories/s3531577.htm
http://www.aboriginalheritage.org
Baseball
http://web.theabl.com.au/index.jsp?sid=t4069
@SydneyBlueSox
https://www.facebook.com/sydneybluesox
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacktown_Baseball_Stadium
Smoke
Whale Watching
Official whale season runs June 1 to November 30 when humpback whale migration passes Sydney’s coastline
http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-essentials/travel-news/best-spots-in-sydney-for-whale-watching-20140618-3adkl.html
Wild about Whales
Bare Island
Bare Island
firsthandsolutions.org/#!markets/c176a
Nearby
Wahroonga
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park is located north of Wahroonga. It is the second oldest national park in Australia.
Curl Curl
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curl_Curl
May 4 TEDxSydney 2013 comes to the Sydney Opera House with a live audience of 2,000 and streamed live to a worldwide audience.
Sydney, Australia · http://www.tedxsydney.com – @tedxsydney #TedXSydney
http://www.tedxsydney.com/live
https://soundcloud.com/vydamo/hurricane
http://youtube.com/tedxsydney
http://www.daemongroup.com/aus/tedx
https://tedxsydney.com/talks/?event_id=123250
May Sydney Writers Festival
Sydney Writers Festival – #swf2014 – http://www.swf.org.au/live
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/features/sydneywritersfestival
Transportation features
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-30/sydney-monorail-to-make-final-journey-before-demolition/4789916
Transport Info
transportnsw.info
The MyBus 1, 2 or 3 TravelTen tickets
Ferry
harbourcityferries.com.au
http://sydneymovingguide.com/travel-tip-hacking-the-sydney-ferry
Elsewhere on the Web
http://www.131500.com.au
Scuba
https://www.michaelmcfadyenscuba.info
Chippendale
Sustainable Chippendale
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/first-trial-of-cool-roads-to-combat-warming/5485844
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chippendale,_New_South_Wales
Idea Bombing
http://www.ideabombingsydney.com
http://sydney.concreteplayground.com.au/event/122122/idea-bombing.htm
@IdeaBombingSyd
@Alaska_Projects
Elsewhere
Historic Houses Trust – @hhtnsw
Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council
http://www.au.timeout.com
http://www.greenvillages.com.au – @greenvillagesyd
http://www.abc.net.au/innovation/sidetracks/map.htm
http://sydneymovingguide.com
Parking Day
Slow Guide Sydney
See Sydney
Sydney
City of Sydney
City Nations
Harbour Trust
Sydney Essentials – Budget Travel
Feel Sydney
Manly Australia
King’s Cross – Guardian
Digital Eskimo
Sydney Fish Market
Sydney Harbour YHA website
SYH archeological site
Sydney Visitors Information Centre
Water this month
http://thecommons.com.au
http://www.sbw.org.au
http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au – art and soul
Sydney’s Convict Past – NYT
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifeandtimes/stories/2009/2690199.htm
University of Western Sydney
Filing
World Sheep and Wool Congress (April 2010)
http://www.warringah.nsw.gov.au
Bondi Beach
Lost and Found — Bondi Beach
Wikipedia
Bondi to Bronte Coast Walk
This 4km walk takes in Bondi, Tamarama and Bronte, where beachside parks offer picnic shelters, barbecues, play areas and other facilities. South of Bronte, a new boardwalk follows the coastline past historic Waverley Cemetery, with platforms providing seating and breathtaking views.
waverley.nsw.gov.au/recreation/beaches_and_coast/bondi_to_bronte_coastal_walk
Coastal_Walks_2010.pdf
Quotes
In 1788 the British established a convict outpost on the shores of Sydney Harbour. This had far reaching and devastating impact on the Eora Nation, including the occupation and appropriation of traditional lands. Despite the destructive impact of this invasion Aboriginal culture endured and is now globally recognised as one of the world’s oldest cultures.
– Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Statement
If you’re not living in Sydney, you’re camping out.
– Paul Keating
Nearby: Lakemba
A guide to enjoying Lakemba’s Ramadan night markets…respectfully – ABC Radio National
Wikipedia: Lakemba is a suburb south west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lakemba is located 12 kilometres south west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown.
Sydney Bingo
Aboriginal – Australia – Beach – Eora – Eternity – Harbour – Opera House – Powerhouse – Sandstone – Sydney – Ultimo
Wikipedia
Sydney
Arabanoo
Botany Bay
Arthur Stace
Auburn
Dover Heights
Randwick
Maroubra
Tank Stream
Waratah
Planeta.com