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Walking Sydney: walk #15 City & Redfern with Larissa Behrendt
Yininmadyemi - Thou didst let fall by Tony Albert, photograph by Michael Daly The final walk in Walking Sydney: Fifteen walks with a city's writers is with Euahleyai and Gamillaroi law professor, writer and filmmaker Larissa Behrendt, from Hyde Park in the city, south into the heartland of Redfern. Larissa shares important sites of activism, art and community, where the 'children of the street marches' learned that 'we are the ones who need to have control of our future'. Re
belindaccastles
Dec 19, 20251 min read


Walking Sydney: walk #14 Cooks River with Michelle de Kretser
The fourteenth walk in Walking Sydney: Fifteen walks with a city's writers is with novelist Michelle de Kretser. Tracing Michelle's regular wanderings, we walk the riverside path alongside mangroves and secret gardens, under a cliff asserting the deep time ever-present in the city's suburbs. Following the path past houses and gardens that have sown the seeds of Michelle's stories, she reflects on the lure of a grassy track, so 'incredibly romantic and inviting to the imaginat
belindaccastles
Nov 15, 20251 min read


Walking Sydney: walk #13 Bankstown and Punchbowl Boys' High School with Michael Mohammed Ahmad
Bankstown sign © Michael Daly The thirteenth walk in Walking Sydney: Fifteen walks with a city's writers is with writer and founder of @ sweatshop.ws Michael Mohammed Ahmad in Bankstown and Punchbowl. Following a trail from a memorial to an innocent victim of the old gang wars to a beautiful library garden, a story unfolds of the transformative power of language. Read more in Walking Sydney, out now.
belindaccastles
Nov 3, 20251 min read


Walking Sydney: walk #12 Bronte and Clovelly with Beth Yahp
Clovelly Surf Club © Michael Daly The twelfth walk in Walking Sydney: Fifteen walks with a city's writers is with writer and teacher Beth...
belindaccastles
Oct 11, 20251 min read


Walking Sydney: walk #11 Kings Cross, Darlinghurst and Surry Hills with Neal Drinnan
El Alamein Fountain, Kings Cross © Michael Daly The eleventh walk in Walking Sydney: Fifteen walks with a city's writers is with writer...
belindaccastles
Sep 30, 20251 min read


Walking Sydney: walk #10 Casula and Liverpool with Max Easton
Graffiti Tanks, Liverpool Powerhouse The tenth walk in Walking Sydney: Fifteen walks with a city's writers is with novelist and music...
belindaccastles
Sep 22, 20251 min read


Walking Sydney: walk #9 North Willoughby and Middle Cove with Jakelin Troy
Middle Cove towards Castle Cove The ninth walk in Walking Sydney: Fifteen walks with a city's writers is with linguist Professor Jakelin...
belindaccastles
Sep 17, 20251 min read


Walking Sydney: walk #8 Rushcutters Bay Park & Elizabeth Bay with Delia Falconer
Beare Park, Elizabeth Bay © Michael Daly The eighth walk in Walking Sydney: Fifteen walks with a city's writers is with novelist and...
belindaccastles
Sep 14, 20251 min read


Walking Sydney: walk #7 Yagoona and Bankstown with Sheila Ngọc Phạm
Ngọc Lũ drum Saigon Place, Bankstown © Michael Daly The seventh walk in Walking Sydney: Fifteen walks with a city's writers is with...
belindaccastles
Sep 10, 20251 min read


Walking Sydney: walk #6 Freshwater with Malcolm Knox
Duke Kahanamoku Memorial, Freshwater headland The sixth walk in Walking Sydney: Fifteen walks with a city's writers is with novelist and...
belindaccastles
Aug 25, 20251 min read


Walking Sydney: walk #5 King Street, Newtown with Vanessa Berry
Street art, Newtown © Michael Daly The fifth walk in Walking Sydney: Fifteen walks with a city's writers is with writer, artist and...
belindaccastles
Aug 22, 20251 min read


Walking Sydney: walk #4 Parramatta with Eda Gunaydin
Eda & Belinda at Phive, Parramatta Square, still from Walking Sydney film by Kaye Harrison The fourth walk in Walking Sydney: Fifteen...
belindaccastles
Aug 18, 20251 min read


Walking Sydney: walk #3 The Rocks, Walsh Bay & Circular Quay with Gail Jones
Opera House sails © Michael Daly The third walk in Walking Sydney: Fifteen walks with a city's writers is with novelist Gail Jones among...
belindaccastles
Aug 16, 20251 min read


Walking Sydney: walk #2 Surry Hills with Fiona Kelly McGregor
Surry Hills warehouse, Devonshire Street © Michael Daly The second walk in Walking Sydney: Fifteen walks with a city's writers is a...
belindaccastles
Aug 14, 20251 min read


Walking Sydney: walk #1 Eveleigh & Carriageworks with Jazz Money
Jazz & Belinda roaming Carriageworks during Fashion Week, from the film Walking Sydney by Kaye Harrison Thrilled to share the first walk...
belindaccastles
Aug 8, 20251 min read
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