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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/
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Jarome Luai in shock rugby twist as NRL suitor slammed over ‘band-aid’ move for Tigers star
Rugby Australia boss Phil Waugh has raised the prospect of Jarome Luai making a shock bid for the…
#NewsBeep #News #Rugby #AU #Australia #JaromeLuai #nrl #parramatta #ParramattaEels #PhilWaugh #RugbyWorldCup #sports #Wallabies #WestsTigers #WorldCupcampaign
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@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 -
Kids, don't send sensitive emails from your work account...
But seriously, it sounds like Parramatta City Council was a seriously toxic work environment.
"Former Parramatta Council boss Gail Connolly has admitted to lying to the lord mayor and was accused of sending a false report to the corruption watchdog, as her appearance at an anti-corruption inquiry came to an end.
"On Connolly’s seventh and final day as a witness at the Independent Commission Against Corruption, the sacked Parramatta chief executive was accused of “historical revisionism” as she explained the reason she sent an anonymous email she wrote purporting to expose fraud and corruption at the council.
"Under cross-examination from the council’s barrister, Arthur Moses, SC, Connolly was asked about an email sent to the lord mayor at the time, who asked if she had seen the anonymous email. She told the mayor she had not.
"'You lied to the lord mayor,' Moses asked.
"'That’s correct.'
"Connolly was also accused of lying to the ICAC when she referred concerns to the watchdog about “fraud and corruption” by former staffer turned council candidate Justin Mulder. Moses said she misled the ICAC in several ways, including that she did not identify herself as the author of the anonymous email.
"The ICAC’s public inquiry had been slated for four weeks but stretched into week six. It is investigating whether former Parramatta staff members, central among them Connolly, misused public funds by having staff leave through deeds of release (agreements made between staff and the council upon a departure), subverted the council’s recruitment and other processes, disclosed confidential information to third parties, and spied on staff and a councillor.
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"Moses accused Connolly of trying to use the anonymous email to undermine Mulder’s campaign for the council, and to drive a wedge between him and councillor Kellie Darley. Connolly denied this.
"Moses asked if the email was designed to undermine his candidacy given his position on the council could have attempted the make-up of votes in the event of a plan to terminate her employment; Connolly denied this.
"Moses then asked what Connolly meant on Tuesday when she claimed Darley had been working in “collaboration” with The Sydney Morning Herald (in fact, Connolly said there was “collusion”).
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"Connolly later said she had all City of Parramatta email accounts, including those of councillors and 1200 employees, searched by the council’s IT department in an effort to find if anyone had been leaking information to the Herald. She agreed she did not inform councillors of the search before conducting it."
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/icac-operation-navarra-live-sacked-parramatta-council-ceo-faces-cross-examination-20260617-p607gs.html
#auspol #politics #Parramatta #nsw #australia #workplace #LocalGovernment #Government -
Kids, don't send sensitive emails from your work account...
But seriously, it sounds like Parramatta City Council was a seriously toxic work environment.
"Former Parramatta Council boss Gail Connolly has admitted to lying to the lord mayor and was accused of sending a false report to the corruption watchdog, as her appearance at an anti-corruption inquiry came to an end.
"On Connolly’s seventh and final day as a witness at the Independent Commission Against Corruption, the sacked Parramatta chief executive was accused of “historical revisionism” as she explained the reason she sent an anonymous email she wrote purporting to expose fraud and corruption at the council.
"Under cross-examination from the council’s barrister, Arthur Moses, SC, Connolly was asked about an email sent to the lord mayor at the time, who asked if she had seen the anonymous email. She told the mayor she had not.
"'You lied to the lord mayor,' Moses asked.
"'That’s correct.'
"Connolly was also accused of lying to the ICAC when she referred concerns to the watchdog about “fraud and corruption” by former staffer turned council candidate Justin Mulder. Moses said she misled the ICAC in several ways, including that she did not identify herself as the author of the anonymous email.
"The ICAC’s public inquiry had been slated for four weeks but stretched into week six. It is investigating whether former Parramatta staff members, central among them Connolly, misused public funds by having staff leave through deeds of release (agreements made between staff and the council upon a departure), subverted the council’s recruitment and other processes, disclosed confidential information to third parties, and spied on staff and a councillor.
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"Moses accused Connolly of trying to use the anonymous email to undermine Mulder’s campaign for the council, and to drive a wedge between him and councillor Kellie Darley. Connolly denied this.
"Moses asked if the email was designed to undermine his candidacy given his position on the council could have attempted the make-up of votes in the event of a plan to terminate her employment; Connolly denied this.
"Moses then asked what Connolly meant on Tuesday when she claimed Darley had been working in “collaboration” with The Sydney Morning Herald (in fact, Connolly said there was “collusion”).
...
"Connolly later said she had all City of Parramatta email accounts, including those of councillors and 1200 employees, searched by the council’s IT department in an effort to find if anyone had been leaking information to the Herald. She agreed she did not inform councillors of the search before conducting it."
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/icac-operation-navarra-live-sacked-parramatta-council-ceo-faces-cross-examination-20260617-p607gs.html
#auspol #politics #Parramatta #nsw #australia #workplace #LocalGovernment #Government -
Here's a new addition to the list of historic Australian buildings that house fast food outlets.
Looks like the 1881 building on the corner of Macquarie Street and Church Street in Parramatta with the prancing horse statue on the parapet is set to get a new use.
As a Hungry Jacks: https://www.parranews.com.au/2026/05/hungry-jacks-approved-for-church-street/
Some history:
"The Horse Parapet building was constructed in 1881 for Cyrus Edgar Fuller owner of the Cumberland Mercury newspaper. In 1871 Fuller married Sarah Mason, daughter of Edward Mason, the founder of the Parramatta Chronicle, one of Parramatta’s earliest newspapers. Fuller purchased the Parramatta Mercury from William Mason, son of Edward Mason, around 1875 and renamed the paper the Cumberland Mercury.[1] Fuller also ran a stationery, publishing and printing business in Parramatta. After the building was constructed Fuller moved his business to the new premises in July 1881. According to a number of early newspaper reports Fuller was considered a “progressive businessman” but by 1892 was declared bankrupt. During the bankruptcy proceedings Fuller’s affection for horses and horse racing, in particular trotting, became evident and it may be this connection to horses that inspired Fuller to add the horse statues to the building."
https://historyandheritage.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/blog/2015/10/28/the-mystery-of-the-prancing-horses-george-and-macquarie-streets-parramatta
I'm not exactly sure that's necessarily the highest and best use. But it has been empty for a while, and the southern part of Church St is a bit dead with the metro construction going on nearby.
#parramatta #NSW #Australia #hungryjacks #fastfood #food #burgers #UrbanPlanning #history -
Here's a new addition to the list of historic Australian buildings that house fast food outlets.
Looks like the 1881 building on the corner of Macquarie Street and Church Street in Parramatta with the prancing horse statue on the parapet is set to get a new use.
As a Hungry Jacks: https://www.parranews.com.au/2026/05/hungry-jacks-approved-for-church-street/
Some history:
"The Horse Parapet building was constructed in 1881 for Cyrus Edgar Fuller owner of the Cumberland Mercury newspaper. In 1871 Fuller married Sarah Mason, daughter of Edward Mason, the founder of the Parramatta Chronicle, one of Parramatta’s earliest newspapers. Fuller purchased the Parramatta Mercury from William Mason, son of Edward Mason, around 1875 and renamed the paper the Cumberland Mercury.[1] Fuller also ran a stationery, publishing and printing business in Parramatta. After the building was constructed Fuller moved his business to the new premises in July 1881. According to a number of early newspaper reports Fuller was considered a “progressive businessman” but by 1892 was declared bankrupt. During the bankruptcy proceedings Fuller’s affection for horses and horse racing, in particular trotting, became evident and it may be this connection to horses that inspired Fuller to add the horse statues to the building."
https://historyandheritage.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/blog/2015/10/28/the-mystery-of-the-prancing-horses-george-and-macquarie-streets-parramatta
I'm not exactly sure that's necessarily the highest and best use. But it has been empty for a while, and the southern part of Church St is a bit dead with the metro construction going on nearby.
#parramatta #NSW #Australia #hungryjacks #fastfood #food #burgers #UrbanPlanning #history -
Sharath from Building Beautifully has put up a video about arguably Australia's biggest urban planning success story of the past 40 years.
That's the emergence of Parramatta as one of Australia's great cities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifGwIJo7OWo
And with good reason. There's a lot that Parra has done right.
Instead of just building apartments or office towers, it's built both.
It's built enough new apartments close to public transport to keep house prices level, even as demand has grown.
It has multiple train lines, ferries, and dedicated busways, has added light rail, and is adding a metro.
It has the best public square in the whole Greater Sydney metro area in Parramatta Square.
It has a pedestrianised main street with many restaurants.
And it's cemented itself as the second CBD (central business district) for the Sydney metro area, and the main CBD for Western Sydney.
If you have any interest in urbanism and cities, it's worth visiting on a weekday just to see what it looks like when urban planning works.
#Urbanism #UrbanPlanning #city #cities #Parramatta #NSW #Australia #planning #walking #walkability #transitorienteddevelopment #train #trains #transport #building #architecture #design #government #sydney #policy #politics #auspol #nswpol -
@ajsadauskas Here's a nerdy little sidenote some of you folks might find interesting.
Notice how the light pole in the photo is also being used to carry a Parramatta city council banner (in this case, celebrating Easter)?
Notice as well various censors and pieces of comms equipment are attached to the pole? And also, near the bottom, a flower bed?
If you'll look closely, you'll notice there's a groove down the side of the pole. And the various things on it are attached with standard mountings? (So the light at the top, for example, isn't welded in place. It's attached with a mounting.)
What you're looking at is a Standards Australia SA TS 5386:2024 multifunction pole. ( https://www.standards.org.au/standards-catalogue/standard-details?designation=sa-ts-5386-2024 )
This design is less prevalent in other states, but they're everywhere in New South Wales.
Some background from the design studio that created this design:
"The award winning HUB Multi-Function Pole System combines multiple street pole functions onto one beautifully designed structural urban element.
"Invented by 4design, The HUB MFP System is a fully modular system that can be adapted to the needs of any modern city through a variety of size of pole and associated fixtures.
"The patented system combines a simple elegant pole with a universal mounting system that allows the device to expand to accommodate Traffic Lights, Signage, communications systems etc. Developed in Australia, the HUB Pole is now a globally respected Multi Function Pole System."
https://www.4design.com.au/project/multi-function-pole-street-equipment/
Some more background info from the NSW State Government Movement & Place website:
"Adopt a multi-function pole system in urban areas, where many single-use poles and structures for signs, traffic control signals, CCTV, flags and lighting can be rationalised to a single, modular system pole reducing clutter and enabling other streetscape improvements.
"Benefits
* Reduces clutter by combining several posts, poles and structural supports into a single element
* Is a modular system, allowing a single product range to be used as a unifying element in an urban area
*Allows additional items, upgraded technology or functions to be installed on the pole over time, reducing the need to dig up paving or planting beds
"Considerations
* Will normally not be maintained by the electricity authority and be treated as a private pole
* Structural footings, installation requirements and connections to power, telecommunications etc may be complex
* Not all proprietary systems are frangible and suitable for higher-speed environments"
https://www.movementandplace.nsw.gov.au/standards/design-solutions/multi-function-poles
#Urbanism #UrbanPlanning #architecture #technology #utilities #StreetLights #design #engineering #cities #Australia #NSW #tech #Parramatta -
@ajsadauskas Here's a nerdy little sidenote some of you folks might find interesting.
Notice how the light pole in the photo is also being used to carry a Parramatta city council banner (in this case, celebrating Easter)?
Notice as well various censors and pieces of comms equipment are attached to the pole? And also, near the bottom, a flower bed?
If you'll look closely, you'll notice there's a groove down the side of the pole. And the various things on it are attached with standard mountings? (So the light at the top, for example, isn't welded in place. It's attached with a mounting.)
What you're looking at is a Standards Australia SA TS 5386:2024 multifunction pole. ( https://www.standards.org.au/standards-catalogue/standard-details?designation=sa-ts-5386-2024 )
This design is less prevalent in other states, but they're everywhere in New South Wales.
Some background from the design studio that created this design:
"The award winning HUB Multi-Function Pole System combines multiple street pole functions onto one beautifully designed structural urban element.
"Invented by 4design, The HUB MFP System is a fully modular system that can be adapted to the needs of any modern city through a variety of size of pole and associated fixtures.
"The patented system combines a simple elegant pole with a universal mounting system that allows the device to expand to accommodate Traffic Lights, Signage, communications systems etc. Developed in Australia, the HUB Pole is now a globally respected Multi Function Pole System."
https://www.4design.com.au/project/multi-function-pole-street-equipment/
Some more background info from the NSW State Government Movement & Place website:
"Adopt a multi-function pole system in urban areas, where many single-use poles and structures for signs, traffic control signals, CCTV, flags and lighting can be rationalised to a single, modular system pole reducing clutter and enabling other streetscape improvements.
"Benefits
* Reduces clutter by combining several posts, poles and structural supports into a single element
* Is a modular system, allowing a single product range to be used as a unifying element in an urban area
*Allows additional items, upgraded technology or functions to be installed on the pole over time, reducing the need to dig up paving or planting beds
"Considerations
* Will normally not be maintained by the electricity authority and be treated as a private pole
* Structural footings, installation requirements and connections to power, telecommunications etc may be complex
* Not all proprietary systems are frangible and suitable for higher-speed environments"
https://www.movementandplace.nsw.gov.au/standards/design-solutions/multi-function-poles
#Urbanism #UrbanPlanning #architecture #technology #utilities #StreetLights #design #engineering #cities #Australia #NSW #tech #Parramatta -
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).
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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 -
Invasion/Survival Day Events Across Australia
https://quokk.au/c/australia/p/605022/invasion-survival-day-events-across-australia
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Invasion/Survival Day Events Across Australia
https://quokk.au/c/australia/p/605022/invasion-survival-day-events-across-australia
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"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 -
@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 -
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 › ... -
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 › ...