#parramatta — Public Fediverse posts

Looks like Parramatta is getting its own open day event this year, following similar successful events in the Melbourne and Sydney CBDs:

"The one-day event will take place on Saturday 29 August, offering visitors rare access, expert insights and new ways to experience the places that have shaped Parramatta’s past, present and future.

"Sixteen buildings and spaces will be open across the Parramatta CBD and surrounds, including the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Old Government House, Australia’s oldest surviving public building.

"Architectural highlights in the program include award-winning buildings Phive, designed by Design Inc, and Lacoste and Stevenson, with French firm Manuelle Gautrand Architecture, and Parramatta Aquatic Centre, designed by Grimshaw with Andrew Burges Architects and McGregor Coxall."

https://architectureau.com/articles/new-parramatta-open-event-set-to-debut-in-august/

Tickets available here on Tuesday 21 July: https://www.sydneyopen.com.au/

#Parramatta #NSW #Australia

Looks like Parramatta is getting its own open day event this year, following similar successful events in the Melbourne and Sydney CBDs:

"The one-day event will take place on Saturday 29 August, offering visitors rare access, expert insights and new ways to experience the places that have shaped Parramatta’s past, present and future.

"Sixteen buildings and spaces will be open across the Parramatta CBD and surrounds, including the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Old Government House, Australia’s oldest surviving public building.

"Architectural highlights in the program include award-winning buildings Phive, designed by Design Inc, and Lacoste and Stevenson, with French firm Manuelle Gautrand Architecture, and Parramatta Aquatic Centre, designed by Grimshaw with Andrew Burges Architects and McGregor Coxall."

https://architectureau.com/articles/new-parramatta-open-event-set-to-debut-in-august/

Tickets available here on Tuesday 21 July: https://www.sydneyopen.com.au/

#Parramatta #NSW #Australia

@vandenberglegs @ajsadauskas It looks like the ICAC inquiry into everyone's favourite property developer is officially on.

Among other things, the inquiry will look at Mr Nassif's alleged friendship with former NSW State Premier Dominic Perrottet's brothers, Jean-Claude abd Charles Perrottet:

"The Independent Commission Against Corruption has announced a blockbuster public inquiry in its long-running investigation into Sydney property developer Jean Nassif’s links to Liberal Party figures, councils and Catholic schools.

"The watchdog on Wednesday confirmed that chief executive of Catholic Schools NSW Dallas McInerney, Nassif, hotelier and banned political donor Michael O’Hara, and “certain Strathfield councillors” would feature in the long-awaited inquiry.

"In a statement, the ICAC said it would probe whether Liberal party figures, including Christian Ellis, Jeremy Greenwood, Robert Assaf and Jean-Claude Perrottet (the younger brother of former premier Dominic Perrottet) “solicited or accepted political donations, including from prohibited donors, in amounts that were not declared and exceeded applicable donation caps”.

"It is alleged that this scheme was designed to recruit party members or renew their memberships.

"ICAC will also investigate whether between 2020 and 2023, political donations were made by or on behalf of Nassif and his company Toplace, which are prohibited donors under the Electoral Funding Act 2018 (NSW), and were “solicited or accepted” by Ellis, Jeremy Greenwood and Charles Perrottet, another brother of the former premier.

"It has been alleged that these donations were to do “damage to the political career” of the former police minister David Elliott MP and the removal of the then-building commissioner, David Chandler OAM, from public office.

"Catholic Schools NSW has also been drawn into the inquiry, with allegations that the organisation made political donations which McInerney – a long time right-wing Liberal powerbroker – “arranged and approved” to recruit members to the party."

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/icac-reveals-long-awaited-inquiry-into-liberals-councils-and-catholic-schools-20251119-p5ngm6.html

#auspol #nswpol #capitalism #politics #WesternSydney #Parramatta #australia

@vandenberglegs @ajsadauskas It looks like the ICAC inquiry into everyone's favourite property developer is officially on.

Among other things, the inquiry will look at Mr Nassif's alleged friendship with former NSW State Premier Dominic Perrottet's brothers, Jean-Claude abd Charles Perrottet:

"The Independent Commission Against Corruption has announced a blockbuster public inquiry in its long-running investigation into Sydney property developer Jean Nassif’s links to Liberal Party figures, councils and Catholic schools.

"The watchdog on Wednesday confirmed that chief executive of Catholic Schools NSW Dallas McInerney, Nassif, hotelier and banned political donor Michael O’Hara, and “certain Strathfield councillors” would feature in the long-awaited inquiry.

"In a statement, the ICAC said it would probe whether Liberal party figures, including Christian Ellis, Jeremy Greenwood, Robert Assaf and Jean-Claude Perrottet (the younger brother of former premier Dominic Perrottet) “solicited or accepted political donations, including from prohibited donors, in amounts that were not declared and exceeded applicable donation caps”.

"It is alleged that this scheme was designed to recruit party members or renew their memberships.

"ICAC will also investigate whether between 2020 and 2023, political donations were made by or on behalf of Nassif and his company Toplace, which are prohibited donors under the Electoral Funding Act 2018 (NSW), and were “solicited or accepted” by Ellis, Jeremy Greenwood and Charles Perrottet, another brother of the former premier.

"It has been alleged that these donations were to do “damage to the political career” of the former police minister David Elliott MP and the removal of the then-building commissioner, David Chandler OAM, from public office.

"Catholic Schools NSW has also been drawn into the inquiry, with allegations that the organisation made political donations which McInerney – a long time right-wing Liberal powerbroker – “arranged and approved” to recruit members to the party."

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/icac-reveals-long-awaited-inquiry-into-liberals-councils-and-catholic-schools-20251119-p5ngm6.html

#auspol #nswpol #capitalism #politics #WesternSydney #Parramatta #australia

@vandenberglegs @ajsadauskas It looks like the ICAC inquiry into everyone's favourite property developer is officially on.

Among other things, the inquiry will look at Mr Nassif's alleged friendship with former NSW State Premier Dominic Perrottet's brothers, Jean-Claude abd Charles Perrottet:

"The Independent Commission Against Corruption has announced a blockbuster public inquiry in its long-running investigation into Sydney property developer Jean Nassif’s links to Liberal Party figures, councils and Catholic schools.

"The watchdog on Wednesday confirmed that chief executive of Catholic Schools NSW Dallas McInerney, Nassif, hotelier and banned political donor Michael O’Hara, and “certain Strathfield councillors” would feature in the long-awaited inquiry.

"In a statement, the ICAC said it would probe whether Liberal party figures, including Christian Ellis, Jeremy Greenwood, Robert Assaf and Jean-Claude Perrottet (the younger brother of former premier Dominic Perrottet) “solicited or accepted political donations, including from prohibited donors, in amounts that were not declared and exceeded applicable donation caps”.

"It is alleged that this scheme was designed to recruit party members or renew their memberships.

"ICAC will also investigate whether between 2020 and 2023, political donations were made by or on behalf of Nassif and his company Toplace, which are prohibited donors under the Electoral Funding Act 2018 (NSW), and were “solicited or accepted” by Ellis, Jeremy Greenwood and Charles Perrottet, another brother of the former premier.

"It has been alleged that these donations were to do “damage to the political career” of the former police minister David Elliott MP and the removal of the then-building commissioner, David Chandler OAM, from public office.

"Catholic Schools NSW has also been drawn into the inquiry, with allegations that the organisation made political donations which McInerney – a long time right-wing Liberal powerbroker – “arranged and approved” to recruit members to the party."

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/icac-reveals-long-awaited-inquiry-into-liberals-councils-and-catholic-schools-20251119-p5ngm6.html

#auspol #nswpol #capitalism #politics #WesternSydney #Parramatta #australia

@vandenberglegs @ajsadauskas It looks like the ICAC inquiry into everyone's favourite property developer is officially on.

Among other things, the inquiry will look at Mr Nassif's alleged friendship with former NSW State Premier Dominic Perrottet's brothers, Jean-Claude abd Charles Perrottet:

"The Independent Commission Against Corruption has announced a blockbuster public inquiry in its long-running investigation into Sydney property developer Jean Nassif’s links to Liberal Party figures, councils and Catholic schools.

"The watchdog on Wednesday confirmed that chief executive of Catholic Schools NSW Dallas McInerney, Nassif, hotelier and banned political donor Michael O’Hara, and “certain Strathfield councillors” would feature in the long-awaited inquiry.

"In a statement, the ICAC said it would probe whether Liberal party figures, including Christian Ellis, Jeremy Greenwood, Robert Assaf and Jean-Claude Perrottet (the younger brother of former premier Dominic Perrottet) “solicited or accepted political donations, including from prohibited donors, in amounts that were not declared and exceeded applicable donation caps”.

"It is alleged that this scheme was designed to recruit party members or renew their memberships.

"ICAC will also investigate whether between 2020 and 2023, political donations were made by or on behalf of Nassif and his company Toplace, which are prohibited donors under the Electoral Funding Act 2018 (NSW), and were “solicited or accepted” by Ellis, Jeremy Greenwood and Charles Perrottet, another brother of the former premier.

"It has been alleged that these donations were to do “damage to the political career” of the former police minister David Elliott MP and the removal of the then-building commissioner, David Chandler OAM, from public office.

"Catholic Schools NSW has also been drawn into the inquiry, with allegations that the organisation made political donations which McInerney – a long time right-wing Liberal powerbroker – “arranged and approved” to recruit members to the party."

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/icac-reveals-long-awaited-inquiry-into-liberals-councils-and-catholic-schools-20251119-p5ngm6.html

#auspol #nswpol #capitalism #politics #WesternSydney #Parramatta #australia

@vandenberglegs @ajsadauskas It looks like the ICAC inquiry into everyone's favourite property developer is officially on.

Among other things, the inquiry will look at Mr Nassif's alleged friendship with former NSW State Premier Dominic Perrottet's brothers, Jean-Claude abd Charles Perrottet:

"The Independent Commission Against Corruption has announced a blockbuster public inquiry in its long-running investigation into Sydney property developer Jean Nassif’s links to Liberal Party figures, councils and Catholic schools.

"The watchdog on Wednesday confirmed that chief executive of Catholic Schools NSW Dallas McInerney, Nassif, hotelier and banned political donor Michael O’Hara, and “certain Strathfield councillors” would feature in the long-awaited inquiry.

"In a statement, the ICAC said it would probe whether Liberal party figures, including Christian Ellis, Jeremy Greenwood, Robert Assaf and Jean-Claude Perrottet (the younger brother of former premier Dominic Perrottet) “solicited or accepted political donations, including from prohibited donors, in amounts that were not declared and exceeded applicable donation caps”.

"It is alleged that this scheme was designed to recruit party members or renew their memberships.

"ICAC will also investigate whether between 2020 and 2023, political donations were made by or on behalf of Nassif and his company Toplace, which are prohibited donors under the Electoral Funding Act 2018 (NSW), and were “solicited or accepted” by Ellis, Jeremy Greenwood and Charles Perrottet, another brother of the former premier.

"It has been alleged that these donations were to do “damage to the political career” of the former police minister David Elliott MP and the removal of the then-building commissioner, David Chandler OAM, from public office.

"Catholic Schools NSW has also been drawn into the inquiry, with allegations that the organisation made political donations which McInerney – a long time right-wing Liberal powerbroker – “arranged and approved” to recruit members to the party."

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/icac-reveals-long-awaited-inquiry-into-liberals-councils-and-catholic-schools-20251119-p5ngm6.html

#auspol #nswpol #capitalism #politics #WesternSydney #Parramatta #australia

UNSW has announced it's going to open a new campus in Parramatta.

"In a major milestone to strengthen tertiary education in Western Sydney, UNSW Sydney has announced its plan to extend its presence in Parramatta, having just signed a new lease as part of the expansion.

"Over 10 years, more than $65 million will be invested in a multi-faculty campus in Parramatta which will accommodate up to 350 students daily."

"The first offering at the expanded Parramatta location will be in 2027, a Juris Doctor postgraduate program delivered by UNSW’s Law & Justice. The faculty is the highest-ranking Law and Legal Studies program in Sydney, say the QS and Times Higher Education rankings."

https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2026/06/unsw-to-invest-65m-for-new-campus-in-parramatta

#UNSW #Parramatta #NSW #WesternSydney #Australia #education #highered #uni #university

UNSW has announced it's going to open a new campus in Parramatta.

"In a major milestone to strengthen tertiary education in Western Sydney, UNSW Sydney has announced its plan to extend its presence in Parramatta, having just signed a new lease as part of the expansion.

"Over 10 years, more than $65 million will be invested in a multi-faculty campus in Parramatta which will accommodate up to 350 students daily."

"The first offering at the expanded Parramatta location will be in 2027, a Juris Doctor postgraduate program delivered by UNSW’s Law & Justice. The faculty is the highest-ranking Law and Legal Studies program in Sydney, say the QS and Times Higher Education rankings."

https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2026/06/unsw-to-invest-65m-for-new-campus-in-parramatta

#UNSW #Parramatta #NSW #WesternSydney #Australia #education #highered #uni #university

I'm all for arts festivals including food as a focus of their exhibitions 😋

And it looks like the 2026 NSW Biennale will deliver:

"The Biennale will expand its footprint in Western Sydney this year, including Penrith Regional Gallery for the first time and bringing back Campbelltown Arts Centre. There will also be public programs across inner city and greater Sydney, including Centenary Square in Parramatta, Fairfield City Museum & Gallery and Redfern Town Hall. White Bay Power Station, a popular addition to the Biennale last year, will this year feature large-scale sculptural and installation works by artists including Nikesha Breeze (US) and painter Nancy Yukuwal McDinny (Garrwa/Yanyuwa).
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"Highlights announced on Tuesday include a giant functioning clay oven at White Bay Power Station in Rozelle, created by Argentinian sculptor Gabriel Chaile, which will be activated for the Biennale’s opening weekend and at key moments through the festival to serve visitors Peruvian cuisine. Also for food lovers is a large vat of tabbouleh, created by Lebanese artist Mounira Al Solh as part of a community-based performance in Granville.

"The Biennale will also include a rare presentation of the landmark 80-square-metre Ngurrara Canvas II, made by the Ngurrara artists of the Great Sandy Desert of Western Australia in support of their 1996 native title claim. The spectacular painting, created by more than 40 artists, toured Australia in the decade after it was created and has been exhibited internationally – but its Biennale presentation, at the Art Gallery of NSW, will be its final outing before returning to the artists’ country permanently."

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/feb/03/sydney-biennale-2026-hoor-al-qasimi-unveils-expansive-program-for-25th-edition

#art #arts #NSW #Sydney #Campbelltown #Parramatta #Penrith #food #Granville #ausart #ausarts #auspol

I'm all for arts festivals including food as a focus of their exhibitions 😋

And it looks like the 2026 NSW Biennale will deliver:

"The Biennale will expand its footprint in Western Sydney this year, including Penrith Regional Gallery for the first time and bringing back Campbelltown Arts Centre. There will also be public programs across inner city and greater Sydney, including Centenary Square in Parramatta, Fairfield City Museum & Gallery and Redfern Town Hall. White Bay Power Station, a popular addition to the Biennale last year, will this year feature large-scale sculptural and installation works by artists including Nikesha Breeze (US) and painter Nancy Yukuwal McDinny (Garrwa/Yanyuwa).
...
"Highlights announced on Tuesday include a giant functioning clay oven at White Bay Power Station in Rozelle, created by Argentinian sculptor Gabriel Chaile, which will be activated for the Biennale’s opening weekend and at key moments through the festival to serve visitors Peruvian cuisine. Also for food lovers is a large vat of tabbouleh, created by Lebanese artist Mounira Al Solh as part of a community-based performance in Granville.

"The Biennale will also include a rare presentation of the landmark 80-square-metre Ngurrara Canvas II, made by the Ngurrara artists of the Great Sandy Desert of Western Australia in support of their 1996 native title claim. The spectacular painting, created by more than 40 artists, toured Australia in the decade after it was created and has been exhibited internationally – but its Biennale presentation, at the Art Gallery of NSW, will be its final outing before returning to the artists’ country permanently."

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/feb/03/sydney-biennale-2026-hoor-al-qasimi-unveils-expansive-program-for-25th-edition

#art #arts #NSW #Sydney #Campbelltown #Parramatta #Penrith #food #Granville #ausart #ausarts #auspol

Invasion/Survival Day Events Across Australia

https://quokk.au/c/australia/p/605022/invasion-survival-day-events-across-australia

Invasion/Survival Day Events Across Australia

https://quokk.au/c/australia/p/605022/invasion-survival-day-events-across-australia

@peterrenshaw Exactly this.

I found it amusing and telling to see the personal anecdote Bevan Shields used to intro his article.

It wasn't "growing up in St Mary's". It wasn't "as someone who lives in Newington". It wasn't even "strolling around the Parramatta riverfront/down Church St/through Parramatta Park" or "As I stopped by Burwood Chinatown on the way to Parra."

Nope. He went to the SMH's shiny new offices I Parramatta Square. He looked approvingly at some multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects and new apartment towers around the Parra CBD. (Or a staffer pointed them out to him.)

And then, presumably, he went home.

And you're right. This is all about selling ads to the likes of QBE and NAB, which have moved their NSW head offices to the Parra CBD; and to subscriptions to the upper-middle class folks in apartments who are gentrifying the Parra CBD.

#ausmedia #auspol #Parramatta #WesternSydney #media

@peterrenshaw Exactly this.

I found it amusing and telling to see the personal anecdote Bevan Shields used to intro his article.

It wasn't "growing up in St Mary's". It wasn't "as someone who lives in Newington". It wasn't even "strolling around the Parramatta riverfront/down Church St/through Parramatta Park" or "As I stopped by Burwood Chinatown on the way to Parra."

Nope. He went to the SMH's shiny new offices I Parramatta Square. He looked approvingly at some multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects and new apartment towers around the Parra CBD. (Or a staffer pointed them out to him.)

And then, presumably, he went home.

And you're right. This is all about selling ads to the likes of QBE and NAB, which have moved their NSW head offices to the Parra CBD; and to subscriptions to the upper-middle class folks in apartments who are gentrifying the Parra CBD.

#ausmedia #auspol #Parramatta #WesternSydney #media

"Place of the Eels by Christopher Tobin honours Parramatta - or Burramatta - as the home of the eels.

This year’s NAIDOC theme ‘The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy' reflects on the Dharug people's enduring knowledge systems and the importance of passing their stories on.

Tobin explains that the ‘barra’ (eel) was an important food source for the local Baramadagal. Each Autumn, the lagoons around Parramatta provided abundant food as mature eels prepared for their 5,000km journey to the Coral Sea to give birth to the next generation. These seasonal gatherings drew Aboriginal groups from across the region together to share knowledge, celebrate culture, and build a legacy."
#Parramatta #Dharug #NAIDOC #ChristopherTobin #Aboriginal #Art #Eels

"Place of the Eels by Christopher Tobin honours Parramatta - or Burramatta - as the home of the eels.

This year’s NAIDOC theme ‘The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy' reflects on the Dharug people's enduring knowledge systems and the importance of passing their stories on.

Tobin explains that the ‘barra’ (eel) was an important food source for the local Baramadagal. Each Autumn, the lagoons around Parramatta provided abundant food as mature eels prepared for their 5,000km journey to the Coral Sea to give birth to the next generation. These seasonal gatherings drew Aboriginal groups from across the region together to share knowledge, celebrate culture, and build a legacy."
#Parramatta #Dharug #NAIDOC #ChristopherTobin #Aboriginal #Art #Eels

City of Parramatta acknowledges the Traditional Owners of this land, the #Dharug people. For over 60,000 years, the area comprising present day #Parramatta has been occupied by the #Burramattagal people, a clan of the Dharug, who first settled along the upper reaches of the #ParramattaRiver.
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City of Parramatta acknowledges the Traditional Owners of this land, the #Dharug people. For over 60,000 years, the area comprising present day #Parramatta has been occupied by the #Burramattagal people, a clan of the Dharug, who first settled along the upper reaches of the #ParramattaRiver.
https://www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au › ...