Tamarama, Sculpture By The Sea

Phone Zone by Graeme Pattison

SOMA by Drew McDonald

The Power of Knowledge by LuLu

Somewhere in Time by Peter Tilley

Envy by Kerry Cannon

Sculpture by the Sea is the world's largest annual free public outdoor sculpture exhibition. The annual exhibition ran from 17th October to 3rd November 2025. It is located on the two kilometre coastal walk from Bondi to Tamarama. These sculptures at Marks Park in Tamarama have the Pacific Ocean and Bronte as a backdrop.
Linked to: Signs, Signs, Wordy Wednesday, Words Welcome, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

Haymarket, KMT Building

The KMT Building is a commercial building located along Ultimo Road, in the inner city suburb of Haymarket. It was built in 1921 as the headquarters of the now defunct Chinese Nationalist Party of Australia (CNPA) or KuoMinTang (KMT), which supported the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a republican government in China. The building also housed the Chinese Times newspaer from 1922-1949. It now houses the Chinese Ginseng and Herbs Co on the ground floor and office space above.

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

Banksia, payphone

This payphone is located on the corner of Judd Street and Wolli Creek Road, in the southern suburb of Banksia. This Telstra payphone box has been decorated for Christmas with a promotion for the Santa Claus hotline. Children of all ages can make free calls to Santa's Worksop at the North Pole and to tell him what's on your wish list until Christmas Eve. All calls from Telstra public payphones are now free to any landlines or mobile phones in Australia. This campaign has been created to show kids how a payphone works and remind them to use one when it's needed.

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

Brighton-Le-Sands, bank

 

The former Commonwealth Bank is located along Bay Street, in the southern suburb of Brighton-Le-Sands. It was built in the art deco style and now houses a Thai restaurant and office space on the first floor. A view of the bank before it was redeveloped can be see here.
Linked to: Little Things Thursday, Signs, Signs, Thankful Thursday.

Bond Street, payphone

 
This payphone is located at the corner of Bond Street and Pitt Street. The sign on the lamp post is for the green cycleway behind it in Pitt Street. On the other side of the street is a Bank of Sydney branch and post boxes. This a regular payphone with an orange rooftop as opposed to a wi-fi payphone with a pink rooftop. Since 2021, Telstra's public payphones now provide free local and national calls to standard fixed line numbers and calls to standard Australian mobile phones. 

Linked to: Little Things Thursday, Signs, Signs, Picture Perfect Party.

Arncliffe, payphone

 
This payphone is located along Firth Street, in the southern suburb of Arncliffe. It is located near the railway station entrance and bus stop shelters, opposite the main street shops. The raised pedestrian crossing behind it is known as a wombat crossing and the speed limit is reduced to 40km/h in this shopping area.
Linked to: Little Things Thursday, Signs, Signs, Picture Perfect Party, Thankful Thursday.

Ultimo, payphone

This payphone is located along Mary Ann Street in the inner city suburb of Ultimo. It stands on the edge of Mary Ann Park opposite the Sydney Technical College building, which is part of the Sydney Institute of TAFE (Technical and Further Education). This payphone has a pink cap on top with a white Wi-Fi symbol and promotional signs on the glass.

Linked to: Signs, Signs, Pink Saturday

The Rocks, phone booth

This phone booth is located outside a former warehouse, along Playfair Street at The Rocks. With the proliferation of mobile phones, many pay phones have been removed from the city and suburbs. Recently, some of the remaining phone booths have been repurposed to feature Wi-Fi hotspots, for access to the internet using smartphones and tablets. These phone booths have a pink cube on top with a white Wi-Fi symbol and promotional signs on the glass. 

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Newtown, telephone boxes

These telephone boxes are located near the corner of Brown Street and King Street, in the inner city suburb of Newtown. These Telstra pay phones have been decorated with the colours of the rainbow flag or pride flag to celebrate the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras which held its parade in the city last Saturday night. The third telephone box is a specially installed "Disco InFono" which features a mirror ball, smoke machine, laser lights and plays the disco music anthem: Disco Inferno.

Linked to: Signs, Signs

Camperdown, University of Sydney, telephone boxes

These telephone boxes are located outside the Pharmacy Building, on the University of Sydney campus, in the inner city suburb of Camperdown. The pay phone has been slowly disappearing from suburban areas so don't know how long they'll last here. The original style of these boxes would have featured glass panels all around and glass doors. To avoid vandalism, the doors have been removed and they have been modified to feature tough metal mesh on the lower panels.

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Camperdown, University of Sydney, Pharmacy Building

The Pharmacy Building is located along Science Road on the University of Sydney campus, in the inner city suburb of Camperdown. It stands alongside the fancier Bank Building, built in the Victorian Italianate architectural style, which both house the Faculty of Pharmacy.

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Leichhardt, post office

Leichhardt post office is located on the corner of Norton Street and St Johns Road, in the inner west suburb of Leichhardt. This heritage listed building was designed by James Barnet and built in 1888 in the Victorian Academic Classical and Victorian Italianate architectural styles. The building was sold in 1992 and the post office had moved to a nearby shopping centre. Although it returned in 2012 to the side annexe section of the building, the main building has struggled to maintain long term tenants.

Linked to: Ruby Tuesday, Our World Tuesday.

Glebe, post office

The former Glebe post office is located on the corner of Glebe Point Road and St Johns Road, in the inner west suburb of Glebe. It was designed by James Barnet and built around 1890 in the Victorian Free Classical architectural style.
Linked to: Ruby Tuesday, Our World Tuesday.

The Rocks, telephone box

This heritage telephone box is located along George Street, in The Rocks. These red Temperate Style public phone boxes were installed until the 1980s by the Post Master General and later Telecom Australia. There aren't many of these remaining in operation apart from some in historical precincts such as The Rocks.

Linked to: Ruby Tuesday, Our World Tuesday.