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Sydney’s fire, films and tributes in pictures

Our photographer Michelle Haywood has been out and about documenting what’s been happening in Sydney this May and June – take a look!

Coota Girls Stolen Generation Reunion on Sorry Day, May 26, 2023. Men who grew up in Kinchela Aboriginal Boys Training Home joined in too.

Sydney Swans Pride Game on June 8 was also Lance Franklin’s 350th game. The Swans and the Saints played in the first Pride Game for premiership points in 2016 and since then the game has been an annual fixture to celebrate diversity and inclusion.

Sydney Film Festival 2023 Premieres, including Warrick Thornton New Boy, Bruce Pascoe documentary The Dark Emu Story, Rachel Ward Rachel’s Farm, Craig Foster and Hakeem A-Araibi in The Defenders.

The Archie Roache Tribute Concert at Sydney Town Hall on June 9 was part of Vivid Music in 2023. A Bend in the River saw a night full of tribute performances celebrating the legacy of one of Australia’s most potent and powerful truth-tellers, songmen and activists.
Mabo Day celebration on June 3.
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Transforming the streets of Surry Hills

Surry Hills was buzzing on November 2 for its second Sydney Streets this year, with Crown Street closed to traffic while thousands of locals and visitors enjoyed food, stalls, performances and more.

Warrior on the water – 25 years of maritime training and support

The South Sydney Herald fundraiser cruise on October 27 sailed through Circular Quay (Warrung), taking in sights of cultural and historical significance including Tjubooguuli (Opera House and Bennelong Point), Bayingo (Garden Island), Maten-Wanyay (Fort Dennison), Wokonmaguuli (Farm Cove), Yurong (Mrs Macquarie’s Point) and Woolloomooloo (“resting place of the dead”).

Urban life in Waterloo – past and future

A walking tour around Waterloo by REDWatch and a forum on The Future of Public Housing at Counterpoint’s The Factory, were parts of the Henry Halloran Research Trust at Sydney University’s Festival of “Public” Urbanism 2024. The festival explored the future of urban governance, planning and design in the face of climate change and social inequality.

‘This is for Dad’ – Lynette Riley AO promoted to professor

Lynette Riley, Chair of Aboriginal Education and Indigenous Studies, is the first Indigenous academic to be promoted to professor in the School of Education and Social Work. She shares her story of being first in her family and community to achieve such prestigious academic success.

Volunteers’ News – November 2024

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Through the lens – South Sydney and beyond

Photographer Michelle Haywood captures the moments that matter – joyful, historical, poignant ...