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PRE-SETTLEMENT  GLEBE The Glebe and Forest Lodge region was long occupied by the Gadigal and Wangal people. Back then Blackwattle Bay and Rozelle Bay had meandering shorelines. There were extensive mudflats, with mangrove forests, saltmarshes and brackish swamps fed by freshwater … Continue reading →

    Irene Pritchard and brother in Zephyr, 1899. Photo courtesy of Nedlands Library.   In late December 1898, Irene Pritchard became the first woman to skipper a skiff racing on Sydney Harbour. She was listed as the skipper of … Continue reading →

The Iyengar Yoga journey continues –       in conversation with Abhijata Srindgar Iyengar   from Australian Yoga Life, September-November 2015, pp 65-68 Abhijata Srindgar Iyengar is the new international face of Iyengar yoga. The 32 year old mother of a toddler, … Continue reading →

For a century Balmain was the hub of boat building and other waterfront industries, as well as the associated leisure activity of sailing. Snails Bay lies between Louisa Road and Wharf Road Birchgrove. It also lay between two of the … Continue reading →

     The Clubhouse, 103 Louisa Road, Birchgrove, 1962 On Sunday morning, February 4, 1962, eight small sailing boats gathered for the first race of Snails Bay Sabot Sailing Club. In the 1960s Snails Bay was lined with boat-related industries, … Continue reading →

Jude Roberts gently tugs and lifts the end of a nine-metre roll of paper onto the banks of the Maranoa River. The rest of the roll lies partially submerged in the waters of a wide stretch, just upstream from the … Continue reading →

Broadcast on Ockham’s Razor ABC Radio National, January 6, 2013 People used to know where their food came from. They grew it and harvested it, or raised it and slaughtered it. However, the separation of people from their food sources … Continue reading →