Manly Quarantine Station : A Visit to the Q Station with Kids

Manly Quarantine Station : A Visit to the Q Station with Kids

Sydney has suffered periods of time where the city was rife with disease. Smallpox, typhoid, Spanish Influenza and even the Bubonic Plague scarred and wiped out large portions of the population as they swept over the colony. It was scary time where the medical interventions of the time had little impact of the disease once …

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Close Encounters : A Trip to Manly SEA LIFE Sanctuary

Close Encounters : A Trip to Manly SEA LIFE Sanctuary

My family and I spend more time at Cronulla beach in summer than anywhere else. Manly has been left largely unexplored so when I won tickets to Manly SEA LIFE Sanctuary we planned a whole day adventure. The drive itself, across the harbour bridge and then Spit Bridge, almost made the trip special all by itself. But then …

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The Power & The Passion : The Making of Midnight Oil Exhibition in Manly

The Power & The Passion : The Making of Midnight Oil Exhibition in Manly

Growing up in the ’80s it was fairly hard to not know Midnight Oil. They were, for many of us, the band of the moment with some incredibly powerful songs. They were huge political activists particularly in aid of anti-nuclear, environmentalist and indigenous causes. I remember my Uncle Alan telling me that my cousin had been pulled up on stage to …

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