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St Paul’s, once known for its sexist culture, considers enrolling women We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement St Paul’s College, Australia’s oldest university residential college that was once known for its sexist culture, is considering opening its doors to female undergraduates after 165 years of accepting only young men. The college’s council has written to parents and alumni asking for...

Architecture news & editorial desk The National Trust (NSW) has announced the shortlist for the 2021 National Trust Heritage Awards, one of the most highly anticipated events in the heritage conservation, arts and culture, architecture and design, publishing and community sectors. Now in its 27th year, the National Trust Heritage Awards recognises and honours projects, initiatives and individuals that demonstrate excellence in the conservation, protection, and interpretation of Aboriginal, buil...

Date Time Macquarie Group and National Museum of Australia launch Warrane exhibition Macquarie Group is hosting a new exhibition in its Martin Place office, curated by the National Museum of Australia in collaboration with Indigenous strategy and design agency Balarinji. The exhibition, Warrane, is centred around the idea of place, exploring Gadigal custodianship of Country and the influence that Lachlan and Elizabeth Macquarie had on the physical shape and identity of Sydney. Macquarie’s 50 ...

Sun, salt and breeze: a defence of the Freshwater ferry fleet By Francesca Johanson and Oskar Johanson January 28, 2021 — 12.00am Normal text size Advertisement Rarely is public transport credited with healing pain, but so went a passenger’s recollection of a trip aboard the Manly ferry during World War II: “Sun, salt, seagulls and a breeze … one could feel a balm to the soul.” For many, the ships of the Manly ferry service have been spaces of respite and reflection. For others, they ...

Advertisement While a number of traditional Australia Day events – including the Ferrython, Tall Ships Race and local government citizenship ceremony celebrations – have been cancelled because of COVID-19, many events will still take place around Sydney. Dancer and director Rayma Johnson, from the Koomurri Aboriginal Dance Troupe, who will lead the dancing on Australia Day, rehearses at Barangaroo. Credit:Edwina Pickles The Vigil at Barangaroo Reserve – dusk to dawn, January 25-2...

Virtual Warrane is the work of Indigenous digital artist Brett Leavy, inspired by convict artist, Joseph Lycett, who captured not only the early settlement of Sydney but scenes of Indigenous people engaging in food gathering, ceremony and hunting.

Usually, participants soak in the 360-degree spectacle of Sydney without challenge to a westernised perspective of this land and harbour. For this inaugural Burrawa climb, however, we learn legendary stories as we walk atop the steel span of the bridge, which some 250,000 Australians walked across more than 20 years ago in a march for reconciliation. All dressed in jumpsuits and harnesses, our guides teach us “putawá”, which according to the slim diaries kept by the first fleet engineer an...

On todays program: Alpine businesses say insurance costs have quadrupled this year following the bushfires and many are struggling to afford it. Mt Buller businesses owner John Perks managed to clinch a deal this week just hours after become uninsured following months of searching for a policy. But its nearly four times the cost of his normal insurance and hes worried many wont be able to afford it, particularly since many havent earned any real income since September last year. He thinks there...