Neighbourhood News

1. C’mon Pyrmont People, Support the Homeless and Join the Big Issue Party

   

   Do you guys in Pyrmont buy The Big Issue? Well, why not join in the Big Issue fundraiser event on Thursday, 28 August.
   The money raised will go toward Life Skills Classes, Recreational Activities and better facilities for The Big Issue vendors. Your support will also help to raise awareness of the issue of homelessness.
   Held in [...]

2. Glebe Markets - A Bohemian Delight for Pyrmont Residents

   Every Saturday, rain or shine, the grounds of Glebe Primary School, just a short stroll from Pyrmont Village, are transformed into a bohemian delight, and each week hundreds of Sydneysiders flock to socialise, shop, snack and absorb the atmosphere of Glebe Markets.
   If you become a regular visitor to the Glebe Markets you will eventually find [...]

   

3. Winner of Pyrmont Village Prize for Pyrmont Art Festival

   Pyrmontvillage.com.au was a proud sponsor of the recent Pyrmont Art Festival. It was a great day filled with a vibrant community spirit which very much reinforces our mission of “supporting my community”, this being the community of the wonderful village of Pyrmont. The pyrmontvillage.com.au prize was awarded to the 3rd place winner, Amanda Seddon.
   I had [...]

   

4. A Fun Family Day Out at the Pyrmont UPTown Festival

   The UPTown Festival is now in its 27th year and, while a resident in Pyrmont for many years, I was not aware of it – up until now that is. So armed with my new found knowledge, I was keen to check it out.
   Tucked away in Quarry Green and away from the main roads, the [...]

   

5. Pyrmont Village Sponsors Pyrmont Art Festival

   Pyrmontvillage.com.au is very pleased to announce that it is one of the proud sponsors of the 2nd annual Pyrmont Art Festival to be held in Union Square this Saturday, 3 May from 10:00am to 4:00pm. This sponsorship reinforces our core mission of “supporting my community”, this being the community of the wonderful village of [...]

   

6. A Community Bank for Pyrmont?

   Let’s be honest: banking services aren’t exactly Pyrmont’s strongpoint. With the city a stone’s throw away it seems unreasonable to complain, but the reality is that a pleasant stroll over the Pyrmont Bridge is not always convenient.

   

7. Harbour Views For All

   Prime real estate acquired- tick, community consultation undertaken- tick, development approved- tick. Sydney City council have been busy indeed. After the $11 million acquisition in 2006 of a Darling Island site from Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority (SHFA), council are putting into action plans to add yet another open space to the newly revamped Pyrmont area.
   It [...]

   

8. Activism in Pyrmont

   Pyrmont? A thriving hotbed of progressive thought? Apparently so, or at least the home to some pretty admirable community projects run by some very dedicated Pyrmont residents.
   Pyrmont Progress, a local initiative run by Pyrmont residents, is guided by the mission statement “To make Pyrmont a more attractive place to live, work and visit.” Created in [...]

   

9. Aiming for the Stars: A Green Christmas for 2008

   Rounding out the third and final stage of the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority’s master plan to revamp the old working class suburb of Pyrmont into a vibrant hub of the inner city is the ambitious plan to build Sydney’s highest rated environmentally friendly building.
   The sustainable project, Workplace6 will be a green mecca opposite the glitz, [...]

   

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