It’s that time of year again. The holiday season, and the constant socialising, not to mention the current financial situation all seem to be putting extra strain on the wallet. With school out for the Summer, we can throw entertaining kids into the mix, and come February we’ll be wishing we’d been more sensible than [...]
Author Archive
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My Stroke of Insight Jill Bolte Taylor: Phoenix Rising Books, Glebe
Imagine what it must be like to wake up one morning with a blinding headache -no apparent reason for it, no history of headaches. You are in the prime of your life (37 years of age), physically fit and healthy, professional respected in your chosen career (Brain Science). As the next four hours unfold you [...]
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Tim Flannery Talks to Pyrmont about Clean Coal
Tim Flannery is an amazingly talented Australian, a respected scientist, best selling author, and environmental activist all rolled into one. I have always wanted to read The Weather Makers, however, for some reason or other have not managed to get around to it. Finally last Monday night I got the chance to hear Tim Flannery [...]
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Mihiri, Founder, Generation Wonder
1. Tell us a little about Generation Wonder
Generation Wonder is my little shop of wonder. In short it is an online Organic, Eco and Fairtrade children’s store. The recipe for Generation Wonder is to use only the most wonderful ingredients - seasonal pickings of global products from exciting manufacturers doing their bit for [...]
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Very Cool Art Classes for Pyrmont Village People
Hey Pyrmont People, our favourite artists Enrique Del Val and Aaron Matheson are opening a drawing school and will be running a 6 week course starting on Tuesday, 16 September. The class meets in cafes, and places of interest in inner city Sydney. The first class will be held at Grumpy Baker Cafe, 151 Oxford [...]
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Hey Pyrmont Community - Are You IN or OUT?
We here at Pyrmont Village are fortunate to have Mihiri Udabage from Generation Wonder (www.generationwonder.com) write us the following thought provoking piece. Mihiri owns and operates Generation Wonder, an on-line store for children, connecting the kids with global communities through the wonder of global products.
How do you know you are a part of community? [...]
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Luciana, Owner, Sassy Treats
1. Tell us a little about your Sassy Treats
Sassy Treats is an award winning comprehensive range of nutritionally rich, organic, additive and-preservative-free menus for dogs, cats and horses, proven to alleviate allergies, improve behaviour, and nurture well being in pets. Main courses are Snap-frozen in 250g and 600g sizes (for Dogs) and 200g sizes [...]
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Pyrmont Events: Chalk Urban Art Festival in Darling Harbour
Get down to Darling Harbour and enjoy the the 4th Chalk Urban Art Festival, where fashion and art blur and merge into one.
The pavement artists have 4 days to create their pieces of art on the forecourt of Tumbalong Park and the Chinese Gardens, just across from Pyrmont Village.
While you are there you can meet [...]
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Sweetness & Light: Beauty Salon in Pyrmont
Lets talk about Nails…. Finger nails, and finger nail enhancements (acrylics).
Over the years these adornments have graced celebrities, royals and common folk a like - with very little thought about the chemicals involved or of the ability of the person performing the task of applying them!
We all heard of or even had a bad experience [...]
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Enrique del Val: Painter, Printmaker, Art Teacher & Thinker
We here at Pyrmont Village, are very pleased to introduce Enrique del Val - painter, printmaker, art teacher and thinker and one of the most active and committed young artists in Sydney now. He is regarded as a major figure in the Australian avant-garde pictorial scene, alongside Aaron Matheson, for their collaborations in “The Pink-footed [...]
