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Peter Drew's AUSSIES Posters Turn Pyrmont Wharf Into A Daily Identity Walk
A free outdoor Peter Drew exhibition at the Australian National Maritime Museum is asking Sydney visitors to look again at the people behind Australia's migration history.
12 October 2026 · 5 min
Campbelltown Arts Centre Will Move To Queen Street Library During $84.6 Million Redevelopment
Campbelltown Arts Centre will shift into a temporary city-centre home from April 2027 while its Art Gallery Road site closes for a major redevelopment.
4 August 2026 · 5 min
Amy Claire Mills Turns North Sydney Plastic Donations Into Big Beetle Summer Art
North Sydney residents are being asked to turn household recycling into public art, with council launching a plastic-donation drive for a large-scale Christmas Beetle installation in Ted Mack Civic Park.
3 August 2026 · 4 min
Nicholas Grech Turns Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis Into Young Adult Care At Westmead
Westmead Hospital nurse Nicholas Grech has turned his own Type 1 diabetes diagnosis into a young adult education role, guiding western Sydney patients aged 16 to 25 through the shift from paediatric to adult care.
13 July 2026 · 6 min
Cumberland Council Closes Granville Swim Centre 25-Metre Pool For Maintenance Week
Cumberland City Council has confirmed the 25-metre pool at Granville Swim Centre is closed for maintenance from Monday 13 July to Friday 17 July, with the rest of the centre open.
13 July 2026 · 4 min
Northern Beaches local life: rhythms beyond the surf clip
The Northern Beaches are more than a postcard. They are a string of village high streets, sports clubs and bush tracks.
9 June 2026 · 4 min
School holiday planning across Greater Sydney
Each school holiday cycle is its own logistics project. A few principles make it easier across the whole basin.
9 June 2026 · 5 min
Weekend travel around the surrounding regions
Sydney is ringed by mountains, rivers, coastlines and rural valleys. A short list of weekend principles that travel well.
9 June 2026 · 5 min
Parks and public spaces: the city's other infrastructure
Sydney's parks, foreshores and plazas are infrastructure. They carry as much weight in daily life as the roads do.
9 June 2026 · 4 min
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