By Alec Smart 'Dumble Stops' rotting in Dee Why Lagoon, left over from WWII. Photo: Alec Smart At the southern end of Dee Why Lagoon,...

By Alec Smart Along Sydney’s Northern Beaches, youngsters are participating in an enterprising form of hide and seek involving decorated...

By ALEC SMART In the second installation of our Cronulla History feature, we chronicle the arrival of Europeans, from the First Fleet to...

By ALEC SMART Heidi Lee Warta, who grew up on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, is a versatile and prolific artist. We were lucky enough to...

By ALEC SMART Australia’s native environs provide a bounty of fruits, leaves, seeds, tubers, funghi and seaweeds that can be harvested...

By RITA BRATOVICH From circus trapeze artist to children’s author: Nat Amoore talks to Neighbourhood Media about her eventful life, a...

By ALEC SMART Swamp Wallaby, The Basin, Pittwater. Photo: Alec Smart Now that Sydney’s long Lockdown has ended (106-days!), we are...

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....

Avondale Pony Club is one of St Ives’ best preserved pieces of history, having withstood the test of time over the last 60 years to...

These treats are easy for you to make and require no special equipment. They are perfect for warmer weather and can be made using items...

By Alec Smart The Social Outfit is not your typical high quality clothing manufacturer. Their humble store and creative space at 188 King...

Sydney Seafood School, located upstairs at the iconic Sydney Fish Market, is the premier seafood cooking school in Australia. Four...

Sean Walker is a photographer who takes pictures in and around Newtown area. But he has a unique vision – not only does he frame...

By ALEC SMART From Aeroplane Jelly to ACDC, Newtown has a mixed bag of links to rock ‘n’ roll history, some iconic, others eclectic. Here...

While 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...

By ALEC SMART Mulga, aka Joel Moore, is a Sydney-based mural artist and illustrator who has undertaken a number of high-profile street...

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...

King St Metalsmiths has only been open for a year, but the owners Gillian Kilgour and Vince Bonaddio have over 50 years of combined...

By ALEC SMART 2042 magazine caught up with Diego Bonetto, expert local forager, who hosts workshops on the gathering and use of wild...

By ALEC SMART 2042 magazine spoke with Bliss n Eso, the multi award-winning Sydney hip-hop music trio, to mark the release of their...

There is something about Lando Rossi that makes him believable, and when he talks to you about photography you just want to hand over...

What a time to be thinking of buying or selling property! Since the current COVID lockdown began, the McConnell Bourn team has...

And it's Johnny Romeo, Celebrated Australian Painter, Leading the Neo-Experessionist Pop Movement. Johnny Romeo is an internationally...

There are a couple of things synonymous with the season of Spring: blooming flowers, the sunshine returns, and in Australia, it’s the...