Brittany Johnson talks to Counterpoint Community Services EO Michael Shreenan about Counterpoint’s antecedent organisations, current services and advocacy, funding challenges, and getting involved.
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The SSH interviews actor and Alexandria resident Chris Broadbent, who has starred in some prominent television shows, including A Place to Call Home and Australia: The Story of Us.
In early April, Marrickville’s Reverse Garbage, the environmental sustainability organisation, opened an exciting new shopfront in Redfern – appropriately named ReConsidered.
NEWTOWN: Andrew Christie (landscape architect, writer and food blogger) is a man on a mission. He and his wife Cath are eating their way from the north to the south end of King Street, sampling various menu items, comparing table service and cafe-bar-restaurant ambience as they go. “We’re about halfway now”, Andrew says, enjoying a flat white at Cafe C.
Newtown local Coby Smith-Carr’s list of sporting achievements just keeps growing, with the 16 year old set to perform this month at the Sydney Opera House.
Alex Nicholas completed a Masters of International Relations at the University of NSW and presented asylum seeker policy research at the United Nations in Geneva. He then graduated from the Actors Centre Australia in 2010, marking a return to his life-long passion.
Newtown local Georgia Cranko has been chosen to represent people with disabilities as part of Northcott Disability Services’ 2013 Client Ambassador Program. Each year, Northcott appoints clients as Ambassadors for the not-for-profit organisation, with the aim being to break down the common stereotypes surrounding people with disabilities. Ambassadors are invited to share their experiences of living with or caring for someone with a disability, while also bringing to light the support that Northcott gives to its clients.
Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) wrote complex socio-psychological plays in a context of revolution and modernisation. Second-year students of the Actors Centre Australia staged a bold production of scenes from two of the Russian writer’s well-known works, showcasing thoughtful and skilful understanding of the texts’ dramatic and comedic elements.
The career of 16 year-old country music singer-songwriter Sabrina Soares is going from strength to strength. Soares is currently recording an EP while also hoping to make it as a finalist in the prestigious Talent Development Project.
SURRY HILLS: Back in late March, second-year students of the Actors Centre Australia (ACA) staged their first performance of the year, showcasing their talents and the results of hard work.
Since launching her business, Bellaboo Beauty Enterprise, 14 months ago, 23 year-old Kira-Lea Dargin is on a fast track to success, with the Sydney-based company already in talks to expand into the US market. In late 2011, former model and beauty editor Dargin established the Aboriginal model management enterprise, which also covers fashion and beauty events, launches and products.
NEWTOWN: At just 15, Coby Smith-Carr, a Year 10 student at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts, is already a champion swimmer and water polo player, a talented actor and dancer – there is no doubt she is going to go far.
In December Milk Crate Theatre was presented the Macquarie Group Foundation’s Social Innovation Award in recognition of its community shows program, Australia’s only ongoing theatre program devised “by the homeless community for the homeless community”. Long-time participant, Helen (not her real name), spoke with the SSH about acting, artistic collaborations and developing skills for life.
Director Martha Goddard talks about her new short film, Stick, a dark comedy about a teenage girl with Crohn’s disease, and what it was like working with the Australian Theatre for Young People’s (ATYP) The Voices Project.
