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BONDI BOUNCING BACK: MAYOR MASSELOS INTERVIEWED

BY ALLISON HORE s much of Bondi reopens for business, City Hub spoke to Mayor of Waverley, Paula Masselos, about what’s in store for the iconic beach and its surrounds in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.

Waverley, and neighbouring Woollahra, were considered NSW “hotspots” early in the pandemic. But the emergence of new cases has slowed, largely as a result of widespread social distancing measures. According to NSW Health there were only 6 locally-acquired COVID-19 cases over the month of May in the South Eastern Sydney health district, which includes the Waverley council area.

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Ms. Masselos said that working together with neighbouring councils was crucial in controlling the spread, and that she will continue to work with them moving forward.

“The other thing I have done is set up a regular weekly meeting with the 4 mayors - Woollahra, Waverley, Randwick and Bayside - to try and coordinate as much as we can,” she explained.

Ms. Masselos said the “swim and go” corridors introduced by the council to reduce the number of people on the beaches after the sand was closed in March were “very popular”. Up to 1500 people per hour used the corridors to get to the water.

As of May 15, the beaches in Waverly were reopened, but the fencing was kept in place to ensure the beach can easily be closed if the number of people on them exceeds the state government mandated 500.

Ms. Masselos said the next step in reopening the beach will be looking to see when the fencing will be removed.

“We’ve been working very closely with the police and the department of health, and we’re making sure we’re doing the best thing for our community, given that we were a hot spot,” she said.

While efforts to contain the outbreak in the area have been largely successful, the road to a COVID-free Eastern suburbs isn’t over yet. In late May when

schools across the state reopened, cases were discovered in Waverley College and Moriah College, private schools in the Eastern suburbs located just two kilometres apart from each other. The discovery of these cases forced the schools to be “almost completely evacuated.”

“We’re no longer a hot spot but we still have had a huge number of cases,” Ms. Masselos said. “It’s all about people doing the right thing and for the most part people are, so I am hoping that over the next few months we’ll see an easing of these restrictions.

Of course, the big test will be when it comes back into Spring and Summer.”

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According to Destination NSW, Bondi Beach attracts almost 3 million unique visitors each year, with around 1.8 million overseas visitors. Around a third of international visitors to Bondi are backpackers. With so many tourists visiting each day, Bondi and surrounds face extra challenges in the wake of coronavirus.

Australia’s borders are closed for the foreseeable future, with no set date for reopening. For businesses in Bondi that typically rely on the tourist dollar, local foot traffic has never been more important. Ms. Masselos said Waverley Council has been working hard and introduced measures such as a reduction in rates and rent to help keep local businesses afloat.

“I’ve been really keen to encourage as many people as possible in our community to keep it local and shop local.”

Ms. Masselos said the response from the community in supporting local businesses has been “fantastic.” The council has partnered with the Bondi and Districts Chamber of Commerce to produce a directory of local businesses to help customers “keep it local”.

The council is also pressing forward with planned updates on the Bondi Pavilion, which Ms. Masselos described as an

Waverley Mayor, Paula Masselos, is overseeing the post-Covid 19 return of Bondi Beach and refurbishment of seafront icon Bondi Pavilion.

Photo: Alec Smart

“Australian icon.” She said that the COVID-19 crisis hasn’t slowed down or delayed the planned refurbishment of the beachside icon.

“The thing that will be important is that when we’ve got people working on the building that they observe the public health requirements in terms of keeping safe, but I am sure the contractors are right across all of that,” she explained.

“The head contractor is just now being appointed and I know that the community is really excited.”

Activist Jack Mundey, whose green bans saved many iconic Sydney buildings in the 1970s, spent his later years

campaigning for the preservation of the Pavilion for the people. On May 20 the Construction, Forestry Mining and Engineering union (CFMEU) made the historic decision to lift a green ban on work on the pavilion after they were convinced the building would be left in community hands.

The NSW heritage-listed art deco building has stood on Bondi’s foreshore since the late 1920s. The restoration of the building is due to begin in June and Ms. Masselos said it will preserve the building’s iconic facade and be more than just a “superficial” face lift.

“We’re actually going to do a good job

on it, it won’t just be a lick of paint. We’ll be doing a whole lot of fabulous things in there, galleries, community radio studios, improved venues and amenities, a theatre and a larger pottery space, and we’re keeping the aboriginal mosaics on the floor,” she said.

“It’s marking the end of an era and the beginning of an exciting new future.

So, it’s a real win for everyone and it’s staying in the hands of the community.”

Even as restrictions ease and Bondi life slowly returns to “business as usual”, Ms. Masselos urged locals to keep up social distancing and hygiene practices and encourages them to get tested “even if [they] have mild symptoms.”

“Go and get tested, because it’s this testing which will determine just how quickly some of these restrictions will be lifted,” she said.

A drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic located at the Bondi Beach car park at Park Drive North is open from 9am to 4pm every day. Testing is recommended for all who have a fever, cough, sore throat or shortness of breath and meet the testing criteria on the NSW Health website.

Public playgrounds, outdoor gyms and outdoor sporting courts have now been reopened to the public. The ocean pools at Bondi and Bronte are also open again, with a maximum of 10 people allowed at each.

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Covid-19 cursed ship now linked to tuberculosis (See p.4)

Waves of masks close beaches

BY ALEC SMART everal of Sydney’s most popular southern beaches were closed on 27 May after they were inundated with an unexpected tide. However, this time it wasn’t caused by people violating rules on social distancing but due to an incident in the Pacific Ocean, 70km south of Sydney.

After rough seas dislodged 50 transport boxes on a Melbourne-bound container ship from China, APL England, a range of items were flushed out into the ocean.

Several tons of them were redistributed along a 200km stretch of Australia’s coastline via westerly currents. A significant proportion – including thousands of medical masks – landed on beaches in Sydney’s south. Malabar Beach bore the brunt of the waterborne junk.

Transport for NSW revealed: “The ship’s cargo manifest indicates there are no dangerous or hazardous goods among the container contents, which include bar stools, food dehydrators, medical face

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masks, shields and goggles, furniture, range hoods, gazebos and cat furniture.”

The Singapore-flagged cargo ship responsible was impounded by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) after it docked in Brisbane.

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AMSA inspectors boarded the ship on 26 May and found that cargo wasn’t secured properly, with rusted fittings employed to anchor the steel containers on the deck. The Captain faces charges for allegedly breaching marine safety standards.

Developer Warwick Turner wants to convert six Victorian terrace houses in Hardie St, Darlinghurst, into a five-storey hotel containing 69 rooms. Photo: Alec Smart

BY JOHN MOYLE n Darlinghurst’s Hardie Street, a hotel complex now threatens not only the heritage values of the area, but also the amenities of the people living near the proposed development.

The proposal is for a five-storey hotel containing 69 rooms, plus two loading

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dock spaces on the ground floor accessed from Hayden Place at the rear. The combined site has an area of 631sqm Hardie Street is an innocuous little lane running from opposite the Darlo Bar on Liverpool Street through to St Vincent’s Hospital. It is lined on the eastern side

with small double-storey terraces built for workers in the late 1800s.

Around 2018, developer Warwick Turner began buying up properties between 24 and 34 Hardie Street, often paying a premium. Terraces 30-34 date from the late 1870s and 24-28 from 1891.

“The development will result in the demolition of the greater part of six Victorian terraces, including internal walls, fireplaces and characteristic leanto elements of heritage value,” Louise Brooks, Darlinghurst Residents Action Group (DRAG) said. “The remaining front rooms will be unrecognisable and of no heritage value.”

East Sydney Neighbourhood Association (ESNA) said, “Consolidating the six terrace houses into a monolithic development would destroy the finegrain, residential nature of Hardie Street.”

There are also overshadowing problems for neighbours and added traffic congestion.

DRAG and ESNA urge residents to lodge objections to D/2020/244 to Matthew Girvan at dasubmissions@cityofsydney. nsw.gov.au by no later than Thursday 4 June.

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TB link to cursed Ruby Princess

Ruby Princess, which brought over 850 Covid-19 cases into Australia, causing 22 deaths, now has a tuberculosis case in RPA Hospital. Photo: IvanT/Wikimedia

BY ALEC SMART n a startling new revelation, passengers on the infamous death ship Ruby Princess, the luxury cruise liner responsible for over 850 - more than 10 per cent - of Australia’s total Covid-19 cases, were warned that they might also have been exposed to tuberculosis (TB) while on board.

In a letter dated 30 May, the NSW Ministry of Health, notified all passengers who went on the ill-fated 8-19 March 2020 voyage (responsible for most of the coronavirus infections), that a crew member of the Ruby

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Princess was recently diagnosed with TB. The letter reassured passengers that their risk of contracting TB on the cursed cruise was minimal.

The letter warned: “This crew member is currently a patient being treated in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney and was diagnosed many weeks after you were on the cruise.”

Royal Prince Alfred (RPA) Hospital in Camperdown is where Covid-19 infected passengers and crew from the Ruby Princess were treated throughout March and April 2020.

In total, 190 of Ruby Princess’ 1150 crew, and 662 of the 2647 passengers aboard tested positive for Covid-19, which led to an additional 11 cases via secondary transmission.

22 of those who tested positive have since died.

On 19 March Ruby Princess hurriedly disembarked 2647 passengers into the heart of Sydney at Circular Quay - all but 12 of whom were allowed to disperse into the general population without tests or quarantine.

Surf club plans make waves

BY ALEC SMART ronte Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) lays claim to be the world’s first surf lifesaving organisation. Unfortunately, a proposed new clubhouse for this historically significant club is making waves among the Bronte community.

The weather-worn building that Bronte SLSC occupy, built 1974, is in a dire state. Waverley Council announced Sept 2019 that they were “embarking on a proposed $9 million redevelopment of the surf club and community facilities building.”

In Oct 2019, CHROFI Architects were selected to design new facilities and in March 2020 submitted a design for the Bronte SLSC and adjacent public amenities, which Waverley Councillors endorsed.

However, campaign group Protect Bronte launched a petition opposing it, declaring: “Council proposes development of a structure with a footprint that is simply TOO BIG roughly twice the size of the existing club. This will lead to the destruction of public space and parkland in use by the broader Bronte community and beach users…”

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Plans to enlarge Bronte Surf Life Saving Club to what locals suspect is a “function centre” are making waves. Photo: Alec Smart

The petition has over 4000 signatures.

Bronte resident Sandy Bruns explained to City Hub: “The second building, which is 265 square metres, takes away green space… They’re taking all the amenities out of the big building for the second building, so anyone using the beach who wants a shower or toilet will have to go into the park.”

Opponents suspect the reason Bronte SLSC want such a large new building is so they can create a function centre, something the club denies.

Waverley Council Update Mayor’s Message A win for heritage in Waverley

the Bondi Pavilion shining as a beautiful Australian icon.

design for the new Bronte Surf Club and community facilities building.

The heritage-listed Boot Factory at Bondi Junction is also set to be transformed after the Sydney Eastern City Planning Panel approved our development application (DA) for the Mill Hill, Bondi Junction site.

Council officers will now review the feedback which will help inform the final design of the building. A report will go to Council soon before the design goes back for further community consultation.

Council worked with the community for over a year on the final design, which will see the pavilion restored to its full glory.

The approval of the DA paves the way for the Council to transform the former shoemaking factory at the rear of Norman Lee Place at 27-33 Spring Street into a Knowledge and Innovation Hub connected to the Mill Hill Community Centre where we can nurture ideas to further transform Waverley into a ‘smart city’ of the future. This community space will not be privatized.

The community told us loud and clear that they wanted to retain the Pavilion as a community and cultural hub. Council has listened.

Bronte Surf Lifesaving Club building project

The project will take around 18 months to complete and I look forward to again seeing

We received hundreds of submissions from the community to our consultation on the proposed

I am delighted to announce that construction work on the Bondi Pavilion Restoration and Conservation Project will begin mid this month.

The Boot Factory to be restored

Paula Masselos Mayor of Waverley

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t’s been widely reported that the current pandemic has seen an increase in the number of people adopting pets, the RSPCA in particular announcing record interest in the rehousing of cats and dogs. With more time spent at home, as well as the need for companionship, many have seized the opportunity to welcome a new pooch or moggie to their household. If you have your own house that should not be a problem but what if you live in a rented or strata apartment?

If you are renting and have signed a lease it’s generally agreed that you abide by the terms that your landlord has set down. If the lease says ‘no pets’ that’s something you sign off on before you take up that residence.

But what if you own an apartment in a strata building and a consensus of other residents say no pets.

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of apartment dwelling pet owners right across Sydney. The Sydney Morning Herald recently reported on an ongoing barney at two of Sydney’s tallest and most upmarket apartment blocks, the Elan and the Horizon, over the rights of residents to have pets.

In November of 2019 the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) ruled that the 260 apartment Horizon block in Darlinghurst should immediately scrap its ban on owners housing pets. However, last week both the Elan and the Horizon had

the judgement overturned on appeal with far reaching implications for other strata owners throughout NSW. Representing both buildings, barrister Richard Gration called the decision “a victory for democracy”, adding “if owners want to live with pets, then they should choose buildings that allow them.”

So much for the Manhattanisation of Sydney or our place as one of the world’s great cosmopolitan cities. In most international cities like New York or London it’s a given that apartment owners have the right to keep a pet and they do so in great numbers. Most New Yorkers for example would see it as a constitutional right to keep a whole variety of animals, from cats and dogs, exotic birds and even the odd ocelot.

What the total pet ban upheld by the NCAT encompasses remains to be seen. Can you keep a budgie for example, a goldfish or even a jar full of sea monkeys and what if you are blind and require a seeing eye dog?

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Beginning on Friday with a new variety style show, Friday Night Live, and then continuing on Saturday with a curated cabaret and live music program The Reservoir Room will live-stream Australia’s most loved entertainers and fresh faces directly to homes with the

highest production values via its own social network platform.

“At The Reservoir Room we are championing talent. We are leading with acts that have lost their work due to COVID-19. This means the artists have no income. We live by the mandate that no one is working for free, and audiences will view for a fee. This is our industry’s new normal and we need to ensure our industry can survive these times with light at the end of the tunnel that isn’t an oncoming train. The Reservoir Room gives us the opportunity create, play, entertain and eat too,” said Alcorn. (JA) Subscribe to The Reservoir Room from just $5 at www.reservoirroom.com

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ustralia’s leading dramatic arts institution, the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) will host a virtual open day in June.

During the open day, participants will have access to campus walkthroughs, exclusive footage, live activities, and alumni guests.

“NIDA usually welcomes over 2000 visitors to its Kensington campus for its yearly open day,” said NIDA CEO Liz Hughes. This year, people all over the world will be able to join in to explore potential pathways to a career in the performing arts.

NIDA is recognised as one of the top five acting schools, amongst New York’s Julliard School, and Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University. NIDA graduates have amassed worldwide success in the dramatic arts, with alumni including Cate Blanchett, Baz Lurhmann, and Remy Hii. Isaac Barron, a successful applicant for NIDA’s 2019 intake said, “When I found out I got into NIDA, I think that was the most adrenaline I’ve ever felt.”

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NIDA’s intensive and practice based education is directly relevant to both performing and screen industries, with specialists leading masterclass modules and students gaining hands on industry experience.

Members of the community may also book a spot for a free NIDA online workshop with classes on improvisation, script analysis, and television presenting.

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The start-up family-run business was set to open the studio doors in February but is now providing a fun, social experience for people isolated at home and creating work for artists in the struggling arts sector.

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PHOENIX COLLECTIVE - DIFFERENT TRAINS

BY ALLISON HORE ith COVID-19 restrictions shutting down performance venues around the country for the foreseeable future the viability of their 2020 concert season was left “uncertain” for the Phoenix Collective. But the collective hopes to continue delivering high quality performances online, and say now more than ever we can see the importance of art in a time of crisis.

“More than escapism, art provides hope. Art matters, and in times of crisis, artists are often driven to create something new in tough environments to maintain their livelihoods and artistic practices,” says Director and violinist, Dan Russell.

The event is the first of three Phoenix Collective digital sessions planned for the year and was made possible by a $10,000 grant from the Australian Council for the Arts. The event will raise funds to help create high quality digital audio visual presentations for the rest of Phoenix Collective’s 2020 concert program.

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In Different Trains, the Phoenix Collective Quartet (PCQ) will show off their “Iso recorded” rendition of Steve Reich’s Different Trains which reflects on train travel during the 1940s in America and Europe. The “haunting” three movement piece will be performed overlaying a tape 1988 by the Kronos String Quartet which makes use of train sounds, warning signals and actual voice recordings of train conductors and Holocaust survivors.

The music will provide the soundtrack for a film specially produced for the event by renowned Sydney videographer, Sina S of VDO SYMPTOMS. The Thai-born artist has had her work featured in film festivals around the country.

Funds raised through the event will go towards developing an online digital platform to present future live performances, to build a wider audience for their “artistic vision”, and to provide meaningful employment to the artists involved.

The Phoenix Collective brings together high-profile classical musicians to create recital series with “a uniquely Australian edge.” They hope that shifting their program to a digital format will maintain the livelihoods of some of Australia’s best classical musicians.

“The project is particularly important during a time of uncertainty and financial hardship for Australian artists, when all are being asked to do more with less, while still thinking outside the box,” Russell explains.

“We have some of the best musicians in Australia. If we don’t back our artists, we risk losing our edge as a creative country.”

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nce in a while, a film comes out that utterly defies expectations, Honeyland is one of these. The synopsis - a portrait of a beekeeper in remote Macedonia - is oddball enough to attract attention. It is a beautiful, painterly work, shot with composed precision akin to Dutch Old Master treatments of light and shadow. It is also a capsule of the collision of slow, traditional time and the urgency of making a buck.

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uzz is a new band on the music scene, but it is made up of some familiar faces.

The three members of Muzz are Paul Banks, the singer in Interpol, Matt Barrick, the drummer for Jonathan Fire*Eater and The Walkmen, and Josh Kaufman from the folk group Bonny Light Horseman.

These three have joined forces to form the group Muzz and created a self-titled album which features 12 singles.

Muzz’s sound overall is timeless and ethereal. The band uses these haunting undertones to produce an other worldly experience for listeners.

Although the entire album is laced with dark beauty, Bad Feeling and Red Western Sky particularly standout among the album’s songs as hits. (EE) WWW

a face like ancient rock mirroring the surrounding landscape, lives in a crumbling, abandoned village in Macedonia, where she tends to her beehive and looks after her aged mother. Hers is a slow life, singing to the bees and making the occasional journey to Skopje to sell honey. One day, a Turkish speaking family arrives and it’s mostly harmonious at first, but increasingly disruptive. Eventually, her way of life is overcome by the family’s seeming disregard for the

ethos of husbandry. Still there is no good or bad - everyone needs to survive however they can.

Filmmakers Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov set out to make a documentary about Hatidze, but over three years of shooting found more drama and pathos than anticipated. The result is possibly one of the best movies to see this year. Melancholy, joyful and unexpectedly relatable, it’s unforgettable. (OA) WWWW1/2 CITY HUB 4 JUNE 2020

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