Vine-covered car parks helping to cool Sydney heat islands
By Declan Bowring
Surface temperatures at a busy car park in Western Sydney are being reduced by as much as 35 degrees by vine-covered trellises which were installed two years ago.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-19/vine-covered-car-parks-western-sydney-heat-solution/105426522
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #ClimateChange #Heatwaves #Gardening #LocalGovernment #Gardens #DeclanBowring
Council spending $220K extra to manage 'out-of-control' Christmas beach party
By Declan Bowring
The unofficial "orphans" Christmas Day bash at Sydney's Bronte beach attracted 15,000 people last year.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-18/bronte-beach-christmas-day-party-council/105427252
Opera House piano tuner can barely play but makes every note perfect
By Declan Bowring
When Terry Harper first set foot inside the Sydney Opera House it was an "empty cavern". He would spend a lifetime inside its venues making sure every piano note was perfect.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-16/terry-harper-sydney-opera-house-piano-tuner-retires/105399620
Opera House piano tuner can barely play but makes every note perfect
By Declan Bowring
When Terry Harper first set foot inside the Sydney Opera House it was an "empty cavern". He would spend a lifetime inside its venues making sure every piano note was perfect.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-16/terry-harper-sydney-opera-house-piano-tuner-retires/105399620
