You know when you leave things too long – like calling up a special friend or wanting to make an art or craft piece that you never quite get around to doing – and you kind of feel a bit guilty for not taking action, well that’s the feeling I have, regarding posting here on […]
Categories: Beach Access, Bondi, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Social Norms
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Tags: barbed wire, Bondi, Bondi Beach, close, COVID-19
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I’ve been told by some elderly members in the community that once upon a time, not all that long ago, (in the 1950s), there were many tennis courts in Bondi. The notion that there was an abundance of such open recreational space in this now highly built-up environment fascinates me. Admittedly, I am not quite […]
Categories: Bondi, Development, Tennis Courts, Uncategorized
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After a few weeks of on and off sales and organising unthinkable amounts of amazing stock, Dr What!, the iconic video/DVD store in Bondi Junction, is finally closing down. Dr What Video! has always had the most amazing collection of films and documentaries available for hire. Over the years I have spent many hours perusing […]
Categories: Bondi, Bondi Junction, Entertainment
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So after a long overdue visit to family residing overseas, I returned back home to Bondi last week only to learn about the latest novelty idea for Bondi Beach. Well we had beach volleyball at the 2000 Olympic Games and the ice skating rink in winter for last few years. Now Waverley Council has said […]
Categories: Bondi, Commercialisation, Events, Local Councils, Local Government, Tourism, Traffic, Uncategorized
| Tags: beach polo, events, Sally Betts, Tourism, Waverley Council
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About 18 months have passed since I last wrote about the development of the old Hakoah Club site (and neighbouring properties) in Hall Street. The new site now houses some interesting restaurants and eateries including A Tavola Pasticceria Papa, Da Orazio and Ribs & Burgers. There is also Gelato Messina (where there are always queues) […]
Categories: Bondi, Development, Uncategorized
| Tags: architecture, Bondi, Hakoah Club, Hall Street, urban development
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After having a pleasant and lazy lunch at home with friends, we decided to take a walk down to the beach in the mid-afternoon. To our surprise, Bondi Beach was relatively quiet for an Australia Day. Not so many people at the North end as there usually are, especially on the grass area. But we […]
Categories: Bondi
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Summer is the peak tourist season at Bondi and between Christmas and New Year’s Eve the beach becomes quite busy. The beach is generally pretty crowded, but the local traffic actually winds right down. The streets are quiet, there are actual parking spots to be found and Bondi Junction is a pleasant place to shop. […]
Categories: Bondi, Tourism, Traffic
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So The Swiss Grand Hotel on Campbell Parade just closed it’s doors. Not that it was something close to my heart. It was not a part of Bondi that I was particularly fond of, but many people have been asking why this hotel is now going to be turned into residential and rentable apartments. Well […]
Categories: Bondi, Development, Real Estate, Uncategorized
| Tags: bondi apartment, bondi real estate, Swiss Grand
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Several months have passed by since my last post . The seasons have changed, and while there have been many days and nights I had planned or at least hoped to write another post on my blog, I simply could not find the time. The truth is, that work and family commitments (and Life) can […]
Categories: Bondi, Development, Local Councils, Local Government, Tourism, Uncategorized
| Tags: Bondi, community consultation, Development, Waverley Council
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On Saturday, 26th January, Australia Day, my family and I took a walk down to the beach, not to particularly see the thong challenge in action, since we thought it was all over by mid-morning. We knew that since it was Australia Day, the annual thong challenge would be happening as it has for the […]
Categories: Bondi, Events
| Tags: Australia Day, havaianas
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