Austinmer, beach, tower

A lifeguard on duty at the observation tower on Austinmer Beach, in the village of Austinmer, north of Wollongong.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Water Thursday.

Bondi Beach, Bondi Pavilion

 
Looking across the courtyard of Bondi Pavilion, a venue for arts, culture and events, in the eastern suburb of Bondi Beach.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Bondi Beach, Bondi Pavilion

The entrance from Campbell Parade to Bondi Pavilion, a venue for arts, culture and events, in the eastern suburb of Bondi Beach.

Linked to: Signs, Signs, Wordy Wednesday, Words Welcome, Happy Now, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

Bondi Beach, Bondi Pavilion

A view of the courtyard of Bondi Pavilion, a venue for arts, culture and events, in the eastern suburb of Bondi Beach.
Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global, Floral Friday Foto, Garden Affair.

Bondi Beach, Surf Bathers Life Saving Club

The Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club is located in the eastern suburb of Bondi Beach. The Bondi Surf Club was founded on 21st February 1907 and is officially recognised as the oldest surf lifesaving club in the world. This heritage clubhouse building was designed by Ross and Rowe and built in 1934 in the art deco style.

Linked to: Through My Lens, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Bondi Beach, mural

This is all that remains of an extensive mural in the northern courtyard of Bondi Pavilion in the eastern suburb of Bondi Beach. "Bondi the Beautiful" was created in 1980 by David Humphries, Rodney Monk, Wayne Hutchings and Kristine Ammitzboll. It featured 1920s imagery of lifesavers, beach belles and Bondi characters.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Mosaic Monday, Aww Mondays, Good Random Fun.

North Bondi, war memorial

This war memorial is located in Scarborough Crescent Reserve, along Ramsgate Avenue in the eastern suburb of North Bondi. The large S-shaped memorial sculpture is made of marine grade stainless steel, glass and stone with four bronze pillars in the middle with the words “Endurance”, “Mateship”, “Courage” and “Sacrifice” inscribed. There are 20 descriptive plaques of each war Australia has been in and one plaque dedicated to peacekeeping. Constructed in 2011, the war memorial was designed by Bryan Bathgate of Curtain Bathgate & Somers Architects and the commissioned sculpture is by Di Emme Creative Solutions.
Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, My Sunday Snapshot, Sunday Best.

North Bondi, beach

Looking across the beach to the rock pools in the eastern suburb of North Bondi. A group of young men show their athletic prowess, kicking a soccer ball on the beach.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Water Thursday.

North Bondi, North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club

North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club is located along Campbell Parade, in the eastern suburb of North Bondi. The club was formed in 1906 but this clubhouse designed by architects Durbach Block Jaggers was built in 2013. Two surf boats on trailers are at the front, ready for action.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Woolloomooloo, sculpture

This sculpture is located at the entrance to the Ovolo Hotel, in the inner city suburb of Woolloomooloo. The Ovolo Hotel logo features this sphere design, replicated in this sculpture. It seems they might have had trouble with visitors touching the sculpture so they've installed an amusing sign which reads: Please don't touch our balls, and we won't touch yours.

Linked to: Signs, Signs, Wordy Wednesday, Words Welcome, Happy Now, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

Woolloomooloo, Finger Wharf

These spring flowers add some colour to the Finger Wharf, in the inner city suburb of Woolloomooloo.
Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global, Floral Friday Foto, Garden Affair.

Martin Place, astronaut

 
This giant inflatable astronaut was installed in Martin Place to promote the 76th International Astronautical Congress held in Sydney last week.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Customs House, mural

This mural has been painted on the wall of the exhibition space in Customs House near Circular Quay as part of Art & About Sydney. The current exhibition is Little Sydney Lives, featuring photographs taken by children aged 5 to 12.
Linked to: Monday Mural, Mosaic Monday, Aww Mondays, Good Random Fun.

Customs Square, Meeras Pavilion

'Meeras Pavilion' is a large-scale, interactive artwork in Customs Square, in front of Customs House near Circular Quay. It is part of Art & About Sydney and was co-designed by Rohingya and Australian artists which celebrates creativity, culture and existence beyond narratives of victimhood and statelessness. The taro leaves arch out from the centre of the pavilion, echoing the form of a banyan tree native to Myanmar. This tree symbolises Rohingya’s long connection to the motherland and provides familiar shelter for community gathering.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, My Sunday Snapshot, Sunday Best, Floral Friday Foto, Garden Affair.

King Street Wharf, ferry

This ferry makes its way past King Street Wharf. The Borrowdale is a First Fleet Class ferry that was acquired in 1985 and is part of the Sydney Ferries fleet that operates services on inner harbour routes. It was named Borrowdale, after the one of eleven ships of the First Fleet that sailed to Australia in 1787.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Happy Now, Water Thursday.

Lilyfield, wharf

 
This wharf is on Iron Cove on the Parramatta River, viewed from the foreshore at Sensory Park at sunset, in the inner west suburb of Lilyfield.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Hotel Coronation

Hotel Coronation was built in 1930 and is located along Park Street. The original pub occupied the corner of Park Street and George Street opposite Sydney Town Hall. It was demolished in 1928 when these streets were widened. This hotel will be demolished again for the Town Hall Square development in 2028.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Wordy Wednesday, Words Welcome, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

Sutherland, Pavilion Performing Arts Centre (Theme Day: Glass)

The Pavilion Performing Arts Centre is located along Eton Street, in the southern suburb of Sutherland. The original Entertainment Centre building was designed and built in the 1970s but it was redeveloped in 2023. The redevelopment is composed of a grid of mass laminated timber and glass, designed by Chrofi and NBRS.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global, Theme Day.

Sutherland, Entertainment Centre

The Sutherland Entertainment Centre is located along Eton Street, the southern suburb of Sutherland. It was designed and built in the 1970s as a multi-purpose venue used for exhibitions, conferences, presentations, dinners, product launches, community and professional theatre and concerts. This is a heritage photo from 2007 before the building was redeveloped in 2023. I will share a photo of the redeveloped building tomorrow.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Kirrawee, mural

This mural is on a supporting column in the food court of South Village shopping centre, in the southern suburb of Kirrawee. The Galah or Pink and Grey Cockatoo is one of many Australian animal artworks in the shopping centre created by street artist Mulga the artist, who is Joel Moore. 

Linked to: Monday Mural, Mosaic Monday, Aww Mondays, Good Random Fun, Saturday Critters.

Sutherland, fountain

This marble and sandstone fountain, surrounded by a pergola, is located in Peace Park, in the southern suburb of Sutherland. The inscription on the fountain reads: Peace is a sense of community.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, My Sunday Snapshot, Sunday Best.

Darling Harbour, Australian National Maritime Museum

Looking across Darling Harbour towards the W Hotel and the Australian National Maritime Museum at night. The blue cranes in front of the Sofitel Hotel are part of a new development which is replacing Harbourside. The James Craig is a Tall Ship moored outside Wharf 7 of Sydney Wharf, as part of the permanent display of the museum.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Happy Now, Water Thursday.

Bexley, sunset

The sun sets behind trees in the car park between Forest Road and Stoney Creek Road, in the southern suburb of Bexley.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

Sutherland, council chambers

The Sutherland Shire council chambers is located along Eton Street, in the southern suburb of Sutherland. The council is displaying a Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks banner, supporting the local rugby league club which is currently playing in the national rugby league (NRL) finals.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Wordy Wednesday, Words Welcome, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

Sutherland, Peace Park, Chuo City Garden

Chuo City Garden is located in Peace Park along Eton Street, in the southern suburb of Sutherland. is a Japanese-style garden, named after the sister city of the Sutherland Shire, which opened in 1993.
Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global, Floral Friday Foto, Garden Affair.

Anzac Bridge

 
A view across Blackwattle Bay to the eastern pylon of the Anzac Bridge at sunset from the inner west suburb of Glebe. The apartment buildings directly behind it are in Pyrmont.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Cronulla, mural

This mural of the Sydney Harbour Bridge is on the wall of a car park along Croydon Street, in the southern suburb of Cronulla. 
Linked to: Monday Mural, Mosaic Monday, Aww Mondays, Good Random Fun.

Mascot, Canal Viewing Area

 A shelter over a bench at the Canal Viewing Area in the inner west suburb of Tempe. Looking The redirected Airport Drive crosses across Alexandra Canal from Mascot to Tempe. A shared walkway and bicycle track runs into a subway and then along the canal.

Linked to: Shadow Shot Sunday, My Sunday Snapshot, Sunday Best.

Glebe, marina

This marina on Rozelle Bay is on the foreshore of Federal Park, in the inner city suburb of Glebe.
Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons, Happy Now, Water Thursday.

Centennial Park, Busby's Pond, sunset

Looking across Busby's Pond, in the middle of Centennial Park at sunset.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday, Saturday Critters.

Waterloo, metro station

Waterloo metro station is an underground station in the inner city suburb of Waterloo, on the Sydney Metro North West & Bankstown Line. It opened in 2024 when the Metro North West Line was extended from Chatswood to Sydenham via Central. This is the entrance on the corner of Raglan Street and Cope Street.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Wordy Wednesday, Words Welcome, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday, Floral Friday Foto, Garden Affair.

Waterloo, metro station

 
Waterloo metro station is an underground station in the inner city suburb of Waterloo, on the Sydney Metro North West & Bankstown Line. It opened in 2024 when the Metro North West Line was extended from Chatswood to Sydenham via Central. This is the underground concourse entrance which leads to the platforms further below.

Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global.

Rozelle Bay, Anzac Bridge

Looking across Rozelle Bay towards the Anzac Bridge from Federal Park, in the inner city suburb of Glebe.
Linked to: Through My Lens, Senior Salon Pit Stop, Tuesday Treasures, Happy Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.