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Surry Hill’s New Club, Carousel Bar & Ballroom
Kerry Wallace brings Carousel Bar & Ballroom to Surry Hills, Sydney
Isabella Edwards
Dec 15, 2023


Pay it Forward with a Zero-Waste Dinner at a Social Impact Café
Read more on Surry Hills Every dinner purchased at Refettorio OzHarvest Sydney pays for four people in need to dine free of charge the...

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Dec 15, 2023


A Nightmare on Nickson Street
The massacre of the Woolloomooloo Rose in Surry Hills, Sydney.

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Dec 15, 2023


Working It Out with Camp Fitness in Surry Hills
How Pip Baldwin is using exercise to build Surry Hills community spirit. Pip Baldwin is a Surry Hills local who goes above and beyond to...

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Dec 15, 2023


BLANC DE BLANC ENCORE: The Fabulous Strut & Fret Production
More on Surry Hills It's cabaret meets circus meets stand-up with a cheeky twist. With all the glitz and glamour of traditional burlesque...
Isabella Edwards
Dec 15, 2023


Meet the Echo of Surry Hills: Village Voices
More on Surry Hills Astra Howard brings the personal to the public in Surry Hills with Village Voices. Village Voices - What and Where...

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Dec 15, 2023


The Record Store's 20th Birthday
More on Surry Hills The Big 2-0! The iconic Record Store in Surry Hills is turning 20! We caught up with co-owner and vinyl connoisseur Steph Györy to find out how the Record Store has changed over the last couple of decades. Surry Hills’ legendary Record Store is celebrating the BIG 2-0 this December, but they are showing no signs of slowing down with age! Like most twenty-somethings, they’re energetic, excited, and looking to the future! Since opening its doors in 2004, th

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Dec 15, 2023


Hope and Glory - The Hopetoun Hotel
The Hopetoun Hotel in Surry Hills has a storied history.

Alec Smart
Dec 11, 2023


Sydney’s First Ferry Operators
Uncover 235 years of Sydney Ferries - a story of innovation, rivalry, and resilience on the harbour. By Alec Smart The History of Sydney...

Alec Smart
Nov 6, 2023


NSW Govt. Pokies Reforms To Help the Community
The New South Wales government has introduced a series of reforms to address the impact of pokie addiction and money laundering.
Tahney Fosdike
Oct 16, 2023


The Best Comedy Nights in Newtown
More on Newtown They say laughter is contagious and with all the Superstar comedians in town for the 2023 Just for Laughs Festival, we’re...

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Oct 16, 2023


Pets of 2010 - Issue 6
Each issue, we meet some of the four-legged family members that call Surry Hills and Darlinghurst home, here's our new friends from Issue...

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Jun 29, 2023


Mikala Dwyer’s Lamp For Mary
Lamp For Mary - Lighting up Bourke Street, a beacon of hope for all women. Read more on Surry Hills In a laneway off Bourke Street in Surry Hills, a pink lamp glows brightly. It is a beacon of hope for women and queer people threatened by homophobic violence. The Lamp For Mary was created in 2010 and installed in 2011 as a response to the brutal attack of a lesbian woman in the laneway in 1996. Mary was beaten, raped, and left for dead by two men. She later found out that peo

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Jun 29, 2023


Blanc de Blanc Encore
The sultry Blanc de Blanc returns to The Grand Electric, and the season has been extended until December 17th! Once is not enough to take...

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Jun 21, 2023


The Bourke Street Murder
More on Surry Hills The true story of a forgotten nineteenth-century lesbian love tragedy, true crime in Surry Hills. True Crime in Surry...
Elliot Lindsay
Jun 21, 2023


Local Artist, Nico Nicoson
Meet the man behind the incredible ‘Surry Hills Flowerhouse’, Nico Nicoson. Nico Nicoson’s vibrant murals, artworks and illustrations brighten public spaces and private collections worldwide - demanding attention wherever they are found. Nico’s eccentric and ultra-energetic pieces possess a sense of personality that is unique to his style that has made his work highly coveted. He has been working professionally as a mural artist, illustrator and designer in Sydney for over

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Jun 21, 2023


Humans of 2010: Kate Leigh
The story of Kate Leigh, the sly-grog trade and sex shops in Surry Hills.
Isabella Edwards
Jun 21, 2023


Rare water spout captured off Bondi - Saturday May 13th
What seemed like an average morning for local photographer and drone enthusiast, Dario Berzosa, become quite extraordinary in a matter of...

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May 13, 2023


Ken “Dazzler” Dunlop, Australia’s First Openly Gay Pro Wrestler Pens Autobiography
The remarkable journey of Ken “Dazzler” Dunlop, Australia’s first openly gay pro wrestler. From finding his true self to making wrestling hi

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Feb 10, 2023


Albert Kruger, CEO, Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Gather. Dream. Amplify – It’s All About Celebration and Healing for This Year’s WorldPride Albert Kruger is the CEO of the Sydney Gay and...

neighbourhoodmedia
Feb 8, 2023
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