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  • Head to Head does pedestrian crossings

    This week's topic: That pedestrians in Sydney should not have to hit a button to cross the street Andrew Woodhouse I love buttons. Not just on my double-breasted jacket (am I the only one still wearing these?) but also at ATMs (thank you, Ms Money), on mobile ...
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  • Aussie swimwear’s revealing history

    Aussie swimwear's revealing history Although modest by today's standards, the bikini hit Australian shores in the late 1940s with a wave of controversy. Gold Coast swimwear pioneer Paula Stafford drew the ire of beach inspectors all along the East Coast, landing some women who modelled her ...
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    Exposed! The story of swimwear documents the history of Australia's national dress.

  • Ian Thorpe Pool named Facility of the Year

    Named after Australia's five times Olympic swimming Gold Medalist, the Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre in Ultimo has now taken home its own award for the Aquatic and Recreation Institute's (ARI) 2009 Facility of the Year'. On Friday June 26 ARI President, Peter Wilson, presented the ...
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    ARI President Peter Wilson presents the City's Garry Harding and YMCA's Adrian Hefferman with the award for Facility of the Year for the Ian Thorpe Aquatic Centre.

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  • WORLD LEADERS SIGN PACT TO AVERT CLIMATE DISASTER

    Newspaper Ignites Hope, Announces "Civil Disobedience Database" In a front-page ad in today's International Herald Tribune, the leaders of the European Union thank the European public for having engaged in months of civil disobedience leading up to the Copenhagen climate conference that will be held ...
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  • NATHAN’S SHOCK DECISION STUNS PUBLIC

    Several days after Townsville police killed a man with a Taser, Premier Nathan Rees announced he would buy NSW police 1,962 stun guns. The government's shock decision could not have been more poorly timed, coinciding with Australia's second Taser death in the last two ...
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  • Indian students protest racist attacks

    A rousing rally at Sydney Town Hall last Sunday was the setting for Indian students to air their grievances over the treatment of international students, sparking a new wave of protests against alleged racial intolerance. Around 200 protestors gathered to voice their anger at what ...
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    Hundreds turn out for the Sydney rally

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  • Festival returns to rock the Pav

    By Ben Storey Forget the cold, it's time to get your dancing shoes out again because the Bondi Music Festival is back and it looks fantastic. In its ninth year now, the festival showcases some truly awesome independent musicians from Sydney, including Fait Accompli, King Tide ...
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  • Are you Orange savvy?

    By Morgan Calton Calling all wine lovers. In the build up to the third annual Taste of Orange festival to be held in Bondi in August, Ravesi's on Campbell Parade is hosting the launch of the Orange wineries' 2009 Sauvignon Blanc range. A highly successful 2008 ...
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  • Surf club honours achievements

    Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club recently held its annual presentation night to honour the achievements of its members during the 2008/09 season. Recipients of the major awards were: Kevin Murray Memorial President's Award, chosen by club president Rod Harvey as the member deemed to have ...
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    Winner Lea Hill with club president Rod Harvey.

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