Meet Cassie this Friday at the Liverpool City Library
| | Hi, Cassie McCullagh here,
For the last month, ABC Sydney has put a special focus on Liverpool. We've been chatting with locals on what it's like to live and work in Sydney’s fast-growing southwest, and exploring how the region is preparing for the future.
I’ll be hosting the last of our series of live broadcasts on Friday 16 April at the Liverpool City Library from 10am and we’ll be hearing from businesses and community leaders on issues including the alternative pathways to university for high school students. Come have a cuppa and join the conversation in person, or tune in to Focus live on 702AM, online, or via the ABC listen app. |
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| In a first for capital city radio, Nas Campanella hosts ABC Sydney's Focus |
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| In a first for capital city radio in Australia, Nas Campanella, the ABC's national disability affairs correspondent, hosted ABC Sydney's Focus program for a couple of days over the Easter period. Campanella, who is blind, started her first show explaining the extraordinary technological feats which allowed her to host live radio.
“I can’t see the desk or the screens or the buttons in front of me, and you might be thinking, ‘How on earth are you going to do this program?’
"Well, I’ve got my trusty producer Oscar sitting in the booth next to me and I’ve also got some nifty software.
"It’s a robotic kind of Americanised voice called Jaws, and it’s been loaded onto the screen on the computer in front of me, and it’s going to read everything out aloud into my headphones. I will listen and repeat what I hear.”
Bravo, Nas! To see what others are saying about her inspiring work, check out this post from ABC Sydney’s Facebook page. |
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| Capacity on public transport to increase in Sydney |
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| Sydney commuters will soon be allowed to sit next to strangers on public transport as the state government further reduces the passenger caps and encourages more people to return to work. |
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| Live snake found in bag of supermarket lettuce |
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| A Mosman woman urges shoppers to "check packaged lettuces carefully" after her son found a live venomous snake inside a baby cos from Aldi. |
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| "Dangerous and excessive" debris found in swollen Hawkesbury River |
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Boaties and fishers are continuing to dodge debris submerged in the Hawkesbury River following last month's floods. The maximum speed on most of the river was reduced as authorities worked to remove large objects including furniture, caravan parts and chemical drums. |
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| When the water subsides, the clean up begins |
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In the aftermath of the 2021 floods, Resilience Commissioner for NSW Shane Fitzsimmons and Hawkesbury hero Darren Osmotherly join Robbie Buck and Wendy Harmer on Breakfast to ask where do we go from here, and how those affected by the devastation are moving forward with their lives. |
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| Artists transformed this suburb into an urban art wonderland |
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| Miller is seeing an art revival as Sydney street artists like Ian "Swaze" Ballesteros add their own mark to the area. The quiet suburb, 10 minutes from the Liverpool CBD, is splashed with graffiti. Colourful and "fun" script and surreal murals have been painted everywhere, from shopping centre walls and garage roller doors to bridge underpasses. |
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| TGIF teams up with Sydney Writers' Festival |
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| Sydney’s number one Drive presenter Richard Glover is back on the road with his hilarious live show Thank God It’s Friday! He’s teamed up with the Sydney Writers Festival to bring you a special live edition at the Riverside Theatre on Friday 30April. Join Richard as he chats with actor Colin Buchanan, ABC Sydney Breakfast presenter Wendy Harmer, comedian Tommy Dean, author Prof. Clare Wright, host of The Drum Dr. Julia Baird and country music stars Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham. Tickets are free and going fast, so don’t miss out!
Listen to the latest episode here. |
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| What you can wash in your dishwasher aside from dishes |
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There's good news for those of us who can't stand washing up.
It turns out your trusty dishwasher can do much more than you've probably given it credit for.
From kitchen sponges to kids' toys, here's what you can get away with stacking in your next load. | | SHOW ME NOW |
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| Mark ANZAC Day this year with your ABC |
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| If you’re not attending Anzac Day services and events in person, you can still pay your respects via the ABC’s broadcast coverage of the Sydney Dawn Service on ABC TV and iview, ABC Radio Sydney and ABC Sydney's Facebook page.
You can also catch the Sydney Anzac Day March on ABC TV and iview and ABC Sydney's Facebook page.
If you’re planning to Light Up the Dawn, make sure you download the ABC listen App so you can listen to the radio, or the iview App to watch ABC TV live from your mobile phone. |
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| A family of plants and people |
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| Moving across the world to a new country can be an exciting yet lonely experience. Fareeha shares how volunteering at a Mount Druitt community garden in Sydney's west helped her find belonging and confidence. | | READ HER STORY |
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| 12 delicious chicken dinner recipes |
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| Some nights, deciding what to make feels like a bigger battle than cooking. Maybe you don't have the energy to cook up a storm and want to get creative with a supermarket BBQ chicken instead? Whether you're in the mood for pasta, salad or a chicken and rice bowl, these recipes will have you saying "winner, winner, chicken dinner!" |
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