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It’s bigger than the Milsons Point Post Office, but here goes: “The NSW government is considering rezoning Rozelle Bay, the last working harbour land in Sydney, for high-density apartments,” writes Mike Burnett of Cremorne Point. “If this happens, the Sydney Heritage Fleet cannot continue. There is no alternative site, and our heritage vessels, workshops, youth programs and community of volunteers will be lost. Please put in a word on our behalf.” Your call, Simba.
“We’ve lost a bit of magic with the demise of the DJs Christmas windows,” reckons Viv Mackenzie of Port Hacking. “Older Sydneysiders would remember the excitement of a pre-Christmas trip to town to visit the fairytale caves in Farmers and DJs and the merry-go-round and little train on the roof at Mark Foys (if you were lucky).”
Don’t panic, but Margaret Grove of Concord wonders “if the writers of Neighbours got their idea of the street being demolished for a freeway [C8] from Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy?”
“Steve Hulbert [C8] asked about the tallest ‘dwarf’ plant,” notes Paul Duncan of Leura. “I don’t know, but some years ago, I purchased a dozen so-called ‘dwarf cypress pines’ to use as a privacy hedge, which I was assured would grow no taller than two metres. Years later, when I had them cut down, they were over 10 metres high and growing half a metre per year.”
One reader who can relate is Kerry Kyriacou of Strathfield: “My dwarf magnolias (Little Gem) are over seven metres tall and reach the gutters of our two-storey house. I believe this is the result of false advertising and a gullible landscaper.”
The “follow that cab” experience of Gerard Egan (C8) wasn’t lost on Robyn Lewis of Raglan: “Many years ago, before modern technology, we were visiting Sydney and driving around trying to find our accommodation at night. My dad decided the quickest way to get to our destination was to hire a taxi and follow. We were at our destination in no time.”
Regarding the “Cla(i)re squared [C8] treatment dished out to Steven Clare and his wife, Claire, Rob Woof of South Hurstville can’t help thinking that “Steven Clare’s situation would be complete if his wife Claire’s surname was Stevens.”
When Nola Tucker (C8) suggested some judicious alternatives to social media for under 16s, Jack Dikian of Mosman was surprised that she didn’t mention cave paintings: “Specially given we all post on Facebook’s wall.”
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