neighbourhoodmediaNov 16, 2021Tank Traps in Dee Why LagoonBy Alec Smart 'Dumble Stops' rotting in Dee Why Lagoon, left over from WWII. Photo: Alec Smart At the southern end of Dee Why Lagoon,...
neighbourhoodmediaNov 15, 2021Hide and seek for rolling stonesBy Alec Smart Along Sydney’s Northern Beaches, youngsters are participating in an enterprising form of hide and seek involving decorated...
neighbourhoodmediaNov 15, 2021Cronulla History: part 2, the place of pink seashellsBy ALEC SMART In the second installation of our Cronulla History feature, we chronicle the arrival of Europeans, from the First Fleet to...
neighbourhoodmediaNov 13, 2021Artist Heidi Lee Warta, pearl from the seashoreBy ALEC SMART Heidi Lee Warta, who grew up on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, is a versatile and prolific artist. We were lucky enough to...
neighbourhoodmediaOct 25, 2021Marine foraging: finding 'bush tucker' around Sydney’s coastal regionsBy ALEC SMART Australia’s native environs provide a bounty of fruits, leaves, seeds, tubers, funghi and seaweeds that can be harvested...
neighbourhoodmediaOct 25, 2021The right way to rock Dee WhyBy RITA BRATOVICH From circus trapeze artist to children’s author: Nat Amoore talks to Neighbourhood Media about her eventful life, a...
neighbourhoodmediaOct 22, 2021Top Picnic Spots on the Northern BeachesBy ALEC SMART Swamp Wallaby, The Basin, Pittwater. Photo: Alec Smart Now that Sydney’s long Lockdown has ended (106-days!), we are...
neighbourhoodmediaOct 13, 2021A Message From Captain Cook Cruises We All Deserve a Thank You Australia take a bow! We’ve isolated, jabbed and masked our way throughout 2021 to keep our loved ones safe....
neighbourhoodmediaSep 28, 2021Avondale Pony Club, a slice of paradise in the suburbsAvondale Pony Club is one of St Ives’ best preserved pieces of history, having withstood the test of time over the last 60 years to...
neighbourhoodmediaSep 28, 2021Coolest Dog Treats out ThereThese treats are easy for you to make and require no special equipment. They are perfect for warmer weather and can be made using items...
neighbourhoodmediaSep 28, 2021Social conscience outfittersBy Alec Smart The Social Outfit is not your typical high quality clothing manufacturer. Their humble store and creative space at 188 King...
neighbourhoodmediaSep 28, 2021Back to school … Seafood School!Sydney Seafood School, located upstairs at the iconic Sydney Fish Market, is the premier seafood cooking school in Australia. Four...
neighbourhoodmediaSep 28, 2021Sean Walker, a unique vision Sean Walker is a photographer who takes pictures in and around Newtown area. But he has a unique vision – not only does he frame...
neighbourhoodmediaSep 28, 2021Rock ‘n’ roll in NewtownBy ALEC SMART From Aeroplane Jelly to ACDC, Newtown has a mixed bag of links to rock ‘n’ roll history, some iconic, others eclectic. Here...
neighbourhoodmediaSep 28, 2021The Newtown Jets - still soaringWhile the boys in blue are waiting for the green light to resume playing, they’re thinking of creative ways to stay in the black. With...
neighbourhoodmediaSep 28, 2021Mulga the artist – murals, not bicyclesBy ALEC SMART Mulga, aka Joel Moore, is a Sydney-based mural artist and illustrator who has undertaken a number of high-profile street...
neighbourhoodmediaSep 28, 2021The Lovely Bones – interview with director Deborah Mulhall By Alec Smart Described as a “coming-of-age story with a supernatural twist”, from 23 Nov, the New Theatre in Newtown is hosting the...
neighbourhoodmediaSep 28, 2021The Jewels in King’s CrownKing St Metalsmiths has only been open for a year, but the owners Gillian Kilgour and Vince Bonaddio have over 50 years of combined...
neighbourhoodmediaSep 28, 2021Wild about weeds!By ALEC SMART 2042 magazine caught up with Diego Bonetto, expert local forager, who hosts workshops on the gathering and use of wild...
neighbourhoodmediaSep 28, 2021The Sun Shines on Bliss n EsoBy ALEC SMART 2042 magazine spoke with Bliss n Eso, the multi award-winning Sydney hip-hop music trio, to mark the release of their...
neighbourhoodmediaSep 22, 2021Lando Rossi: capturing events and moments in timeThere is something about Lando Rossi that makes him believable, and when he talks to you about photography you just want to hand over...
neighbourhoodmediaSep 22, 2021McConnell Bourn - Open for Business!What a time to be thinking of buying or selling property! Since the current COVID lockdown began, the McConnell Bourn team has...
neighbourhoodmediaSep 16, 2021There's a Star Man!And it's Johnny Romeo, Celebrated Australian Painter, Leading the Neo-Experessionist Pop Movement. Johnny Romeo is an internationally...
neighbourhoodmediaSep 16, 2021Misunderstood MagpiesThere are a couple of things synonymous with the season of Spring: blooming flowers, the sunshine returns, and in Australia, it’s the...