By Maddison Woods and Evie Allen Wind lashes the sandstone slopes of Hill 60. With it comes the taste of salt and iron from the sea and steelworks below. The Illawarra seems to stretch beyond its limits from the high point. The steelworks glimmer, the surf curls, and the seabirds trace the green spine of the escarpment. While the view is awe-inspiring, it is impossible to ignore the pull of history beneath your feet. This is Illowra, a mixing pot of the Illawarra’s histories. Today, it stands at a crossroads of preservation and progress, its custodians charged…
Author: Maddison Woods
Lime Cordiale stunned Sydney fans with their biggest hometown show yet, held in the ICC Sydney Theatre alongside Ball Park Music as a part of their Enough Of The Sweet Talk Tour. The indie pop duo’s Sydney show on Friday was the fourth performance of their 2024 Australia and New Zealand tour which is held in their biggest venues to date. For long-time Lime Cordiale fan, Eliza Hockey, this was her fourth time seeing the duo perform live and she said it was their best show yet. “I’m heaps happy, they played all my favourite songs and I loved their…
Kiama’s two-day festival ‘Changing Tides’ has just released its 2024 lineup and it is loaded with the likes of popular Tones and I, and the Hilltop Hoods. This year, the festival has also managed to gather other artists such as, Ocean Alley, Ruel, Lime Cordiale, and Mallrat, a yet-to-be-released return act from 2023. Long-time Changing Tides festival goer Bree Watson could not be more happy with the lineup featuring some of her all-time favourite artists. “I’m so excited for this year’s festival,” Miss Watson said. “I wasn’t sure if they would be able to live up to last year’s lineup…
Sydney has seen the return of Australia’s largest-ever marathon, the 42.195km Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Sydney Marathon which attracted more than 40,000 participants. This year participants traveled from over 100 countries, with the men’s winner Brimin Misoi being from Kenya and the women’s winner Workenesh Gurmesa from Ethiopia. Both Athletes achieved record-breaking times and Misoi who ran 2:06:17 told Sydney Morning Herald that the conditions were hard and he was proud of his victory. “It was very good because it was a hard course,” Mr Misoi said. “I didn’t expect to win today because it was my first time. “I…
Spilt Milk has announced a series of ‘House Parties’ featuring fan favourites, in light of the popular music festival taking a break in 2024, set to return next year. Three smaller events were teased last week, with Spilt Milk captioning an Instagram post with the tag to an affiliate account @houseparty_au. “Anyone wanna come to my house party? Some of my friends are in bands and are keen to play at it. Lmk (let me know),” Spilt Milk said in their social media post. Eager fans questions were answered after the coveted ‘House Party Guest List’ was revealed, with the…
The new state-of-the-art performing arts centre has been unveiled in Picton, with its opening expected in November. The Wollondilly Performing Arts Centre features a 350-seat venue that will hold performances and large functions including theatre, dance, music, civic events and exhibitions. In the meantime, locals have been provided with the opportunity to have a first look and walk-through of the facility and Tahmoor’s Industry Dance Co. owner Siobhan Dennehy said the new venue was incredible. “We are very thankful to have a space within our shire and home where our students will be able to showcase their skills from next…
Music festivals and venues have received an $8.6 million lifeline in a “Revive Live’ program funded by the Federal Government. The boost in funding, announced in the budget, comes after the devastating cancellation of some of Australia’s biggest music festivals this year. Concert-goer Amy Truatmakka was amongst those left disappointed with the cancellations, and said that it was unexpected. “I couldn’t believe it,” Miss Truatmakka said. “I never would have imagined that festivals as big as Splendour in the Grass and Spilt Milk could just be cancelled like that.” Minister for the Arts Tony Burke said the funding would support…
Australian indie pop duo ‘Lime Cordiale’ celebrated the release of their third album ‘Enough of the Sweet Talk’ with a series of fan parties held nationwide. Fans filled the Crowbar in Leichhardt, including Charlotte Lee, a long-time Lime Cordiale supporter. Charlotte wasn’t sure what to expect from the event but believes it was worth the $13 ticket and 2-hour commute. “Lime Cordiale are genuinely so nice and I love that they are able to do these smaller more intimate events, it really makes it feel like you are a part of their circle,” Miss Lee said. The event was structured…