There's been a massive amount of leaves on my balcony every day, since arriving home from Lismore. There are some beautiful trees outside my apartment. For half the year they give me great pleasure, and for half the year they don't, as they're without leaves. It's become a daily task to sweep up the leaves. … Continue reading Ch-ch-ch-anges
Tag: Surry Hills
With the exception of four years in Brisbane, I spent the first thirty years of my life in the country: Lismore, Bourke, Renmark and Wagga. When my career brought me to Sydney, I was really excited.
As I knew I didn’t want to live too far from work, I drew a “walking circle” (old style protractor) around Ultimo, that reached out to Glebe and Pyrmont, but I quickly settled on an apartment in Surry Hills. And even though I’m a country boy at heart, Surry Hills has pretty much become “home”.
It's been driving me crazy for weeks. There's a laneway near home, which I walk through at least twice a day, where there's a problem with litter. Every morning there's at least ten or twenty paper cups from what I suspected was a nearby restaurant left on the ground. This morning I decided I would … Continue reading Don’t Be A Tosser
“Since the word got out about the poor conditions people have started to tip”, one of food delivery riders told us. A group of friends and I (with an interest in Surry Hills) got together this evening with a group of food delivery drivers and riders to learn more about their experiences. In the last … Continue reading Food Delivery
"Has Mikkelsen ever been so good?" was the headline in the Swedish newspaper, Aftonbladet this week. Mads Mikkelsen (who is also featured in the film currently screening, "Chaos Walking) is the main actor in the film, "Another Round". In Danish, the film was called "Druk", which means binge-drinking. Partially funded by the Swedish Film Institute, … Continue reading Binge Drinking
"Are you alright there, mate?", I was asked by one of the workers (presumably the supervisor) chopping down trees on nearby Cleveland Street earlier today. Along with about a dozen others, I was there simply waiting for a bus. He was obviously mindful of the potentially political and social impact of chopping down trees, these … Continue reading Right Place/Time