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Statue Bodyart creates and executes campaign for Percy
Jackson: Sea Of Monsters DVD launch; Sydney, Australia
Human
Statue Bodyart advises Greek mythological living statues
extremely popular for creative, corporate and entertainment
industry campaigns in 2014; Sydney, Australia
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Swimsuit Issue Body Paint Model: Sports Illustrated
bodypainted models
Australian
flag bodypainted model: Make love and peace, not war
Zeta
Bar's Secret Garden At Hilton Sydney: Secret Garden
human statue models every Friday Night - 22nd Feb
2013
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Swimsuit Issue Body Paint Model: Sports Illustrated
bodypainted models
Waratahs
rugby union player Drew Mitchell gets bodypainted
for team bet
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January
20, 2013: Drew Mitchell was forced to pose as a statue
in body paint by the Waratahs as punishment for not
filling out a form, with AFL star Buddy Franklin an
amused onlooker.
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Zeta Bar's Secret Garden At Hilton Sydney: Blossoming
With Cocktails And Afternoon Tea Every Friday Night
The
Star: New Years Eve reports from Sydney, Australia
Leonardo
DiCaprio and Jonah Hill: Django Unchained co-stars
on Sydney Harbour
Lucha
VaVOOM to headline the ‘El Jimador Mexican Wrestling
Bar' At Big Day Out 2013
Underground
illegal casino in Sydney, Australia raided by police
- 27th December 2012
James
Packer going to Hollywood to help make movies; Big
money still talks in showbiz -
13th December 2012
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Jennifer
Lawrence nearly nude in body paint on X-Men Hollywood
movie set! - 20th May 2013
Celebrity
bodypainted celebrities popular in Australia and around
the world
Australasian
Law Awards gets some entertainment and wow factor
with Human Statue Bodyart judge living statues at
Sydney Town Hall - 30th May 2013
When
I grow up, I want to be…a living statue - May
2013
Human
Statue Bodyart contracted to create DC Comics superheroes:
Wonder-Woman and the Green Lantern
Human
Statue Bodyart human statues popular for corporate,
business and branding events
Fitzy
& Wippa’s Golden Wippa Race!; Nova FM promotion
in Sydney - 27th March 2013
Human
statue in new McDonalds campaign - 26th March 2013
Human
statue in new McDonalds campaign again
Human
Statue Bodyart brings to life the Secret Garden At
Hilton Sydney: Blossoming With Cocktails And Afternoon
Tea Every Friday Night
Human
Statue Bodyart creates 'Queen Of Hearts' for Zeta
Bar 'The Secret Garden' - March 2013
Foxtel
uses Human Statue Bodyart: Human Statues used for
Foxtel - The Comedy Channel Olympic Games promotion
Celebrity
bodypainted celebrities popular in Australia and around
the world
Human
Statue Bodyart human statues popular for corporate,
business and branding events
Jennifer
Lawrence nearly nude in body paint on X-Men Hollywood
movie set! - 20th May 2013
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'Statue' Punches Man Who Harasses Him In Australia
(VIDEO)
January 20, 2013: Drew Mitchell was forced to pose
as a statue in body paint by the Waratahs as punishment
for not filling out a form, with AFL star Buddy Franklin
an amused onlooker.
News
SI
Swimsuit Issue Body Paint Model: Sports Illustrated
bodypainted models
Australian
flag bodypainted model: Make love and peace, not war
Zeta
Bar's Secret Garden At Hilton Sydney: Secret Garden
human statue models every Friday Night - 22nd Feb
2013
SI
Swimsuit Issue Body Paint Model: Sports Illustrated
bodypainted models
Waratahs
rugby union player Drew Mitchell gets bodypainted
for team bet
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James
Packer going to Hollywood to help make movies; Big
money still talks in showbiz -
13th December 2012
Las
Vegas casino boss takes over Echo Entertainment -
12th December 2012
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Three-time
WWE heavyweight champion Mick Foley together with
award-winning Australian comedian Brendon Burns, will
visit Australia soil in February 2013 for a first
ever Australian tour with their brand new double-handed
stand-up comedy show ‘Good God Almighty!’.
Good
God Almighty! Australian Tour Dates 2013
February
04 Adelaide, SA
Dunstan Playhouse
February 06 Brisbane, QLD
The Tivoii
February 09 Sydney, NSW
Enmore Theatre Sydney
February 11 Melbourne, Victoria
Athenaeum Theatre Melbourne
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Sydney's
second casino a step closer - 25th October 2012
The
New South Wales Government has announced that James
Packer's proposal to build a second casino in Sydney
has moved to stage 2 of consideration.
Seven
weeks after the Government received an unsolicited
proposal from James Packer to build a six-star hotel
with high roller gaming rooms at Barangaroo, the heads
of the Department of Premier and Cabinet and the Treasury
have now given the go ahead for Crown to develop a
more detailed plan.
The
Premier Barry O'Farrell says the Government will not
allow poker machines in the new development, and he
has stressed it is only passed the first hurdle in
a three-stage process.
"At
the end of each stage the Government has the option
of either giving the project the green light to proceed
or a red light and it simply stops there," he
said.
The
Opposition supports the proposal on the grounds it
will not have poker machines.
Its
construction means Sydney will become the only state
capital with two casinos - it already has Star City.
The
Premier says any new casino will not be allowed to
start operation until 2019 because of an exclusivity
arrangement with Star Casino.
But
if the project is given the go ahead, laws will have
to be changed to allow a second casino licence in
Sydney.
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WWE
Live RAW Tour: Event Results From Sydney, Australia
- 31st August 2012, by Greg Tingle
C.M
Punk VS Daniel Bryan - Allphones Arena, Sydney,
Australia
Pro
wrestling WWE style - Sports Entertainment returns
to Sydney, Australia...
WrestleMania (Australian style) returned to Sydney
on Friday night and the show did not disappoint.
Pro
wrestling fans young and old got their fix of WWE
grapplers.
The
WWE marketing and media machine can be attributed
to what looked to be a 90 percent full Allphones Arena
- making it a crowd of approximately 15,000. It's
unclear how much of the crowd was papered (unpaid),
but the smart money says it was fans who parted with
their hard earned money.
A
mixed crowd of both hardcore fans, casual fans and
families, who were pretty vocal and hyped up for the
show.
The
show commenced with Brodus Clay VS Jack Swagger. Naomi
was with Brodus, no Cameron. Swagger got some good
heat, but Brodus got his hand raised quick. Entertaining
and fun, but not a classic wrestling match - nor was
it supposed to be. Kids just love Clay.
Next
was the divas (ladies) match. WWE Divas Champion Layla
defeated Rosa Mendes. We appreciated the effort of
the ladies but its safe to say the WWE should raise
the bar in the Diva's division. Maybe bring in a few
Japanese lady pro wrestlers as well as snatch some
of TNA Wrestling's best also. WWE have so much TV
time to fill up, so ramp up the Diva's for the female
and male fans in the WWE Universe.
WWE
Tag Team Champions R-Truth and Kingston beat Primo
and Epico in a solid match. R-Truth was on fire, both
with in-ring skills and the mic, and 'Little Jimmy'
was over big time with young and old.
The
Miz defeated Alex Riley to retain the Intercontinental
Championship. The Miz got strong heat. Nice mic work
telling everyone he wasn't "awful", but
"awesome". AR was surprisingly over. Maybe
because he's a pretty strong worker and Australian
fans are not overexposed to the WWE product (with
live shows), like rather spoilt American fans. Lot's
of Wooooo's! (for the chops), respecting Ric Flair,
who most fans want to see return to his rightful home
- WWE.
Zack
Ryder defeated Tensai. Zack Ryder got a huge pop and
Tensai got pretty decent heat and reactions. At least
Tensai looks like a pro wrestling "monster"
- he has the look and size, and moves well for a big
man. Younger fans seem to be scared of Tensai and
went nuts when Ryder got the win.
Santino
defeated David Otunga. Decent heat for Otunga. Santino
is over in Australia, but not as much as he is in
the U.S. Keep WWE belts off both these guys... they
don't need them. They worked the crowd fairly well
and Santino is funny, but this was not a classic wrestling
match - and it was never expected to be. Passable
- just.
CM
Punk defeated Daniel Bryan to retain the WWE Championship
in an awesome match which went for almost 30 minutes.
Stalling by both at first, but the crowd was pretty
into it. Established characters can stall for ages
with little fan backlash - the way the late Randy
"Macho Man" Randy Savage and living legends
Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair used to do. CM Punk worked
as a face and was over big time. "Yes" chant
all throughout the match as well. Tons of fan signs
for both and lots of fans bought their t-shirts.
John
Cena defeated The Big Show and John Laurinaitis in
the main event. Decent match for these guys. After
the match Laurinaitis attacked Cena with a chair,
but Cena turned around and hit him with an attitude
adjustment to finish the show.
Overall
strong show - especially for an Australian WWE show,
which were mixed in the past. We're giving it 8 out
of 10 and it was value for money.
Strongest
pops:
John
Cena
CM Punk
Zack Ryder
Most
heat:
The
Miz
The Big Show
Jack Swagger
Match
Of The Show:
C.M
Punk VS Daniel Brian
Room
for improvement: More strong WWE Divas, bring back
Ric Flair urgently (1000s of fans did the Woooooo!),
bring Ziggler and Randy Orton to the next Australian
show, have 2 top line NXT talents on the next down
under show. It would be nice to see Ric Flair and
Hulk Hogan back with the WWE. Strong rumours Flair
will be back within a month or two, so hopefully he
makes the next Australian tour. Wooooo!
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Australasian
Gaming Expo report from Sydney; Australia - Day 3
- 23rd August 2012
Creative
arts for Paltronics by Human
Statue Bodyart
Photo
by Eva Rinaldi
Photography
Today
was the 3rd day for the most high profile and successful
gaming expo in Australia - the Australasian Gaming
Expo, which is being hosted by the Sydney Convention
Centre at Darling Harbour. It's gaming, gambling,
technology, sales...even creative arts elements and
much more.
It's a key time for the gaming industry in Australia
with all the regulation elements, responsible gambling
initiatives and such, and most of the big boys of
the industry were on hand to show off their wares,
with some exhibitors demonstrating significant creative
flair to help showoff their latest and greatest wares.
Our
friends at Human Statue Bodyart were back again and
they had a couple of body models made up in bodypaint
(Anastasia as a butterfly and Victoria as a panda)
- complete with wings and sparkles, for leading gaming
brand Paltronics and its latest game 'Jungle Madness'.
The
expo centre itself is huge - 15,000 square metres
(about the size of an Aussie Rules football oval)
and this provided more than ample opportunity for
over 750 slot games on display.
The
Australasian Gaming Expo is by far the largest event
of its type in Australia and one of the world’s
biggest.
We
learned through the grapevine that a trip for 2 to
Las Vegas will be won by a lucky visitor on each of
the 3 days of the Expo, and this is compliments of
the Gaming Technologies Association which owns the
event. It's understood the winner of the trip will
be named later this afternoon.
It's
tipped over 20,000 people have walked through the
games expo thus far, with those in the business being
the majority, and no doubt a few punters, checked
through the gates (but note that the games on display
do not accept coins or notes).
Well
done to everyone associated with the success of the
expo and we'll see you there again next year.
Websites
Australasian Gaming Expo www.austgamingexpo.com
Gaming Technologies Association www.gamingta.com
PALtronics Australasia www.paltronics.com.au
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre www.scec.com.au
Human Statue Bodyart www.humanstatuebodyart.com.au
Human Statue Bodyart Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/humanstatuebodyart
Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr www.flickr.com/evarinaldiphotography
Eva Rinaldi Photography www.evarinaldi.com
Media Man News www.mediamannews.com
Casino News Media www.casinonewsmedia.com
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Zeta
Bar - Hilton Hotel Sydney gets Coney Island Mermaid
The promo from Hilton reads: "Zeta`s "CONEY
ISLAND" is our exciting new Friday Nights concept.
Experience evenings of the unexpected, perfectly paradoxical
and the weird and wonderful, with extravagant entertainment
and a creative mix of classic cocktails with progressive
and fun elements." It
was all of that and more.
We
learned that it was all mixed with a specially concocted
range of classic cocktails with a twist, like Cosmopolitan
Candy Floss, Toffee Apple Martinis and Long Island
Iced Tea snow cones and much, much more.
Earlier
this eventing the team at Human Statue Bodyart created
a Human - Extreme Mermaid which once made up entertained,
danced and delighted patrons at Hilton's famous Zeta
Bar.
Model
Anastasia was painted and made up by the team of artists
including Eva Rinaldi, Salvatore and Antonella Erba.
The
Coney Island theme was a big hit and mermaid fans
will be pleased to hear that yet another mermaid,
tipped to be wearing a red number, will be entertaining
patrons at the Zeta tomorrow (Friday) evening.
Well
done to everyone involved in the mega success of the
Coney Island promotion and we're sure the mermaid
is just the right bait to keep patrons coming back
for more.
It's
all there for the taking at Hilton's little slice
of paradise in Sydney's CBD.
Websites
Hilton Hotel Sydney www.hiltonsydney.com.au
Zeta Bar www.zetabar.com.au
Human Statue Bodyart www.humanstatuebodyart.com.au
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Supanova
Pop Culture Expo Hits Sydney, Australia - 16th June
2012
The
Supanova pop culture expo has returned to Sydney,
Australia, and has warmly embraced the pop culture
phenom which is taking place at Olympic Park, Homebush,
in Sydney's west.
It's
a 3 day pop culture mania bringing together fans,
actors, game players, information and tons of merchandise
and collectibles. Make no mistake - this is big business,
but also lots of fun. It brings out the kid lurking
inside all of us, no matter what our age.
Witnessing
the general public dress up as their favourite hero,
heroine or monster was just as much fun as the official
exhibitions.
Coming
to the expo to join in the fun (and big business)
are over 40 international stars from various shows,
films, franchises and worlds including Christopher
Lloyd (Back To The Future’s Doc Brown), Yvonne
Craig (the original Batgirl), Natalia Tena (Nymphadora
Tonks in the Harry Potter series, Osha in Game Of
Thrones) and Verne Troyer (Mini-Me from the Austin
Powers films).
Even
our favorite real life superheroes of Australian pro
wrestling - AWF Wrestling turned up and put on some
very solid chain wrestling and brawling to the delight
of the crowd. The wrestlers were also a big favorite
with the media and the brawlers got somewhat crowd
mobbed with famed actor Verne Troyer (Mini-Me) from
'Austin Powers' fame joining in the fun and games.
The
Christopher Lloyd question and answer session was
very entertaining and educational, and was a much
sought after attraction for both news media and fans.
Lloyd shared stories from his illustrious acting and
show business career, much of which has been pop culture
included such as 'Back To The Future' franchise, where
he portrayed Dr. Emmett Brown. Lloyd even talked about
the cult film fav 'Suburban Commando', which also
featured pro wrestling living legend, Hulk Hogan (not
known for great acting), but a very entertaining showman,
none the less. Lloyd told the crowd of 500 plus that
he enjoyed working with Hulk and that he was a really
nice guy and didn't pretend to be a great actor. One
lucky fan asked Lloyd if he could have a "high
five", and the actor obliged, which got a nice
reaction from the jam packed crowd.
More
news...
Buffy
Star also at Supernova Sydney...
Star
of Buffy, Mercedes McNab, has come Down Under for
Supernova and is loving it.
The
blonde is in Sydney for the Supanova Pop Culture Expo
at Sydney Showground, Olympic Park.
Best
known for playing mean girl Harmony Kendall on 'Buffy
The Vampire Slayer', McNab has enjoyed a successful
career as a modern day scream queen.
From
the popular Hatchet horror movie franchise to spooky
shows such as Buffy and Angel, the 32-year-old says
she has come to feel comfortable within the genre
and loves "a good death scene".
"It’s
hilarious. I never thought I’d be considered
a scream queen, but I guess I’ll take it.
"I
think I gravitate more towards comedy and comedy can
sometimes be in a darker vein, like sarcasm."
The
edgy stuff started early for McNab, with her big screen
debut opposite Christina Ricci's Wednesday Addams
in The Addams Family movie and its sequel.
At
the age of 16 she auditioned for a supporting role
on Joss Whedon's Buffy The Vampire Slayer, a move
that would change her life.
"We
were on a brand new network and the show was based
off a B-movie," she says.
"No
one expected a spin-off to come of it or such a great
fan reaction. No one could anticipate how welcomed
and received the show was.
"In
the beginning we never knew whether if we were going
to get killed off.
"You’d
get the script and skip to the end to make sure you
weren’t going to die."
McNab
experienced quite a character turn on Buffy when her
superficial character was transformed into a vampire
and eventually went on to join the spin-off series
Angel.
"I
was flattered".
"To
have Joss call you and have him ask you to be a part
of anything he does is pretty awesome."
Now
that Whedon has found mainstream and box-office success
with the hit of the year - 'The Avengers' - McNab
says his loyal friends couldn't be happier.
"He’s
such a genius. He's just proved to the industry what
he can do."
Supanova
Pop Culture Expo is on today and Sunday at Sydney
Showground, Olympic Park.
Promo...
Our
Hero is no longer Expendable. Eric Roberts is “The
Master” of Supanova!
In
a career spanning five decades, Eric Roberts has become
recognisable to millions of film and TV fans. He has
appeared in almost 200 movies and in countless TV
shows including Heroes, The Drew Carey Show, Frasier,
Oz, Touched By An Angel, Law & Order: SVU and
even in a Doctor Who telemovie as the Doctor’s
nemesis, The Master.
He
has filmed in over 17 countries, including Australia
(in The Coca-Cola Kid), and received critical acclaim
for his performances in Star 80, It’s My Party
and Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood. In 2008, Eric
joined the cast of Batman: The Dark Knight as Gotham
gangster Sal Marone; in 2010 he appeared alongside
Stallone, Lundgren, Statham and Li in The Expendables.
Fans
of comics and animation know him as the voice of Mongul
in the Justice League cartoons. He’s such a familiar
face that he has appeared as himself in 63 productions,
often making light of his notoriously chequered movie-star
lifestyle. Brother to Julia Roberts and father of
teen actress Emma Roberts, Eric is a true Hollywood
veteran.
He’s
therefore also the perfect guest to kick off festivities
for Supanova’s TENTH ANNIVERSARY at the Sydney
expo, in addition to the Perth expo the following
weekend, with an exclusive Q&A and special appearance
at each of our Friday evening Preview Nights which
are exclusively for full weekend ticket holders (SUPA
FAN PASS), in helping us celebrate a decade of successful
Supanova Expos; something we couldn’t have done
without your wonderful support.
Eric
will then spend the weekends meeting fans, signing
autographs and posing for studio portraits. (Supernova)
Sydney
NYE Fireworks
Sydney's
Harbour Bridge once again provided the stunning focal
point for the city's New Year's Eve fireworks display,
with a pyrotechnic rainbow and cascading golden waterfall.
This
year it was a rainbow symbol at the centrepiece of
the $6.5 million display, symbolising the theme of
"Time to Dream" conceived by creative director
Marc Newson.
Sydneysiders
and visitors crowded the foreshore while up to a billion
viewers from around the world tuned in for the live
broadcast.
Profile
Sydney
is the largest and most populous city in Australia
and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is
located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman
Sea. Inhabitants of Sydney are called Sydneysiders,
comprising a cosmopolitan and international population
of people from numerous places around the world.
The
site of the first British colony in Australia, Sydney
was established[6] in 1788 at Sydney Cove by Arthur
Phillip, commodore of the First Fleet as a penal colony.
The city is built on hills surrounding Port Jackson
which is commonly known as Sydney Harbour, where the
iconic Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge are
featured prominently. The hinterland of the metropolitan
area is surrounded by national parks, and the coastal
regions feature many bays, rivers, inlets and beaches
including the famous Bondi Beach. Within the city
are many notable parks, including Hyde Park and the
Royal Botanical Gardens.
In
2010, Sydney was ranked 7th in Asia and 28th globally
for economic innovation in the Innovation Cities Top
100 Index by innovation agency 2thinknow. Sydney also
ranks among the top 10 most livable cities in the
world according to Mercer Human Resource Consulting
and The Economist.
Sydney
has a reputation as an international centre for commerce,
arts, fashion, culture, entertainment, music, education
and tourism, making it one of GaWC's Alpha + world
cities. Sydney has hosted major international sporting
events, including the 1938 British Empire Games, the
2000 Summer Olympics, and the final match of the 2003
Rugby World Cup. The main airport serving Sydney is
Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport.
History
Radio
carbon dating suggests that the Sydney region has
been inhabited by indigenous Australians for at least
30,000 years. The traditional Indigenous inhabitants
of Sydney Cove are the Cadigal people, whose land
once stretched from south of Port Jackson to Petersham.
While estimates of the population numbers prior to
the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 remains contentious,
approximately 4,000–8,000 Aboriginal people lived
in the Sydney region prior to contact with British
settlers. The British called the Indigenous people
the "Eora", because being asked where they
came from, these people would answer: "Eora",
meaning "here", or "from this place"
in their language. There were three language groups
in the Sydney region, which were divided into dialects
spoken by smaller clans. The principal languages were
Darug (the Cadigal, original inhabitants of the City
of Sydney, spoke a coastal dialect of Darug), Dharawal
and Guringai. Each clan had a territory, the location
of said territory determined the resources available.
Although urbanisation has destroyed much evidence
of these settlements (such as shell middens), a number
of Sydney rock engravings, carvings and rock art remain
visible in the Hawkesbury sandstone of the Sydney
basin.
In
1770, British sea Captain Lieutenant James Cook landed
in Botany Bay on the Kurnell Peninsula. It is here
that Cook made first contact with an Aboriginal community
known as the Gweagal. Under instruction from the British
government, a convict settlement was founded by Arthur
Phillip, who arrived at Botany Bay with a fleet of
11 ships on 18 January 1788. This site was soon determined
to be unsuitable for habitation, owing to poor soil
and a lack of reliable fresh water. Phillip subsequently
founded the colony one inlet further up the coast,
at Sydney Cove on Port Jackson on 26 January 1788.
He named it after the British Home Secretary, Thomas
Townshend, Lord Sydney, in recognition of Sydney's
role in issuing the charter authorising Phillip to
establish a colony. The original name was intended
to be Albion until Phillip decided upon Sydney.
The
International Exhibition of 1879 at the Garden Palace
In
April 1789 a disease, thought to be smallpox, killed
an estimated 500 to 1000 Aboriginal people between
Broken Bay and Botany Bay. There was violent resistance
to British settlement, notably by the warrior Pemulwuy
in the area around Botany Bay, and conflicts were
common in the area surrounding the Hawkesbury River.
By 1820 there were only a few hundred Aborigines and
Governor Macquarie had begun initiatives to 'civilise,
Christianise and educate' the Aborigines by removing
them from their clans. Macquarie's tenure as Governor
of New South Wales was a period when Sydney was improved
from its basic beginnings. Roads, bridges, wharves
and public buildings were constructed by British and
Irish convicts, and by 1822 the town had banks, markets,
well-established thoroughfares and an organised constabulary.
The 1830s and 1840s were periods of urban development,
including the development of the first suburbs, as
the town grew rapidly when ships began arriving from
Britain and Ireland with immigrants looking to start
a new life in a new country. On 20 July 1842 the municipal
council of Sydney was incorporated and the town was
declared the first city in Australia, with John Hosking
the first elected mayor. The first of several Australian
gold rushes started in 1851, and the port of Sydney
has since seen many waves of people arriving from
around the world.
Sydney
harbour in 1932
Rapid suburban development began in the last quarter
of the 19th century with the advent of steam powered
tramways and railways. With industrialisation Sydney
expanded rapidly, and by the early 20th century it
had a population of more than a million.In 1929 the
novelist Arthur Henry Adams calls it the "Siren
City of the South" and "Athens of Australia".
The Great Depression hit Sydney badly. One of the
highlights of the Depression era, however, was the
completion of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932. There
has traditionally been a rivalry between Sydney and
Melbourne since the gold rushes of the 1850s made
the capital of Victoria Australia's largest and richest
city. Sydney overtook Melbourne in population in the
early years of the 20th century, and has remained
the largest city in Australia since this time. During
the 1970s and 1980s Sydney's CBD with a great number
of financial institutions including the headquarters
of the Reserve Bank surpassed Melbourne as the nation's
financial capital. Throughout the 20th century, especially
in the decades immediately following World War II,
Sydney continued to expand as large numbers of European
and later Asian immigrants populated the metropolitan
area.
Economy
As
the financial and economic hub of Australia, Sydney
has grown to become a wealthy and prosperous city,
ranking as the second wealthiest city in the world
in terms of per capita purchasing power. The largest
economic sectors in Sydney, as measured by the number
of people employed, include property and business
services, retail, manufacturing, and health and community
services. Since the 1980s, jobs have moved from manufacturing
to the services and information sectors. Sydney provides
approximately 25 percent of the country's total GDP.
The
Australian Securities Exchange and the Reserve Bank
of Australia are located in Sydney, as are the headquarters
of 90 banks and more than half of Australia's top
companies, and the regional headquarters for around
500 multinational corporations. Of the ten largest
corporations in Australia by revenue, four have headquarters
in Sydney: Caltex Australia, the Commonwealth Bank,
Westpac, and Woolworths. Of the 54 authorised deposit-taking
banks in Australia, 44 are based in Sydney including
nine of the 11 foreign subsidiary banks in Australia
and all of the 29 local branches of foreign banks.
Major authorised foreign banks in Sydney include Citigroup,
UBS Australia, Mizuho Corporate Bank, HSBC Bank Australia
and Deutsche Bank.
Shopping
locations in Sydney include Pitt Street, George Street,
King Street, Market Street, and Castlereagh Street,
shopping complexes such as the Queen Victoria Building
and Westfield Sydney, arcades such as The Strand Arcade
and Mid City Centre, and department stores such as
Myer and David Jones, all of which are in the shopping
district in the city centre, a place to find major
international brand name labels. Also in the city
centre is Chinatown, which includes Paddys Markets,
which is Sydney's city markets, a place for bargain
hunting.
Outside
the city centre there are number of other shopping
destinations of interest. Inner eastern suburbs such
as Potts Point, Darlinghurst and Surry Hills provide
a diverse range of shops for the culturally creative
and alternative lifestyle groups that live there,
whilst other inner eastern areas like Paddington and
Woollahra are home to boutiques selling more niche
products. Inner western suburbs like Newtown and Glebe
cater more towards students and alternative lifestyles.
Double Bay in Sydney's harbourside eastern suburbs
is un upmarket area known for its expensive boutiques.
Seaside areas, including Bondi Beach in the eastern
beaches area and Manly in the northern beaches area,
have a retail scene based upon their beach locations,
with many surfing and surfer style clothing shops.
Sydney
received 7.8 million domestic visitors and 2.5 million
international visitors in 2004. In 2007, the (then)
Premier of New South Wales, Morris Iemma established
Events New South Wales to "market Sydney and
NSW as a leading global events destination".
Fox Studios Australia has large film studios in the
city.
As
of 2004, the unemployment rate in Sydney was 4.9 percent.
According to The Economist Intelligence Unit's Worldwide
cost of living survey, Sydney is the sixteenth most
expensive city in the world, while a UBS survey ranks
Sydney as 15th in the world in terms of net earnings.
As of September 2009, Sydney has the highest median
house price of any Australian capital city at $569,000,
and a median unit price of $400,000. Sydney also has
the highest median rent prices of any Australian city
at $450 a week.
The
Sydney Region accounts for 12 percent (approximately
$1 billion per annum) of the total agricultural production,
by value, of NSW. Sydney provides 55% of NSW's flower
production and 58% of its turf production, as well
as 44% of state's nurseries.[61] In 1994-1995 Sydney
produced 44% of New South Wales' poultry meat and
48% of the state's eggs.
Culture of Sydney
Sydney hosts many different festivals and some of
Australia's largest social and cultural events. These
include the Sydney Festival, Australia's largest arts
festival which is a celebration involving both indoor
and free outdoor performances throughout January;
the Biennale of Sydney, established in 1973; the Big
Day Out, a travelling rock-music festival which originated
in Sydney; the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras along Oxford
Street; the Sydney Film Festival and many other smaller
film festivals such as the short film Tropfest and
Flickerfest. Sculpture by the Sea, Australia's largest
outdoor sculpture exhibit, began in Bondi Beach in
1996.
Australia's
premier prize for portraiture, the Archibald Prize
is organised by the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
The Sydney Royal Easter Show is held every year at
Sydney Olympic Park, the final of Australian Idol
takes place on the steps of the Opera House, and Australian
Fashion Week takes place in April/May and September.
Sydney's New Year's Eve and Australia Day celebrations
are the largest in Australia.
A
survey based on tracking the frequency of words and
phrases in the media, cited Sydney as number 9 on
a list of the world's top fashion cities in 2009.
The city is the site of the world renowned Rosemount
Australian Fashion Week, which occurs biannually,
and is home to many of Australia's premier fashion
houses. Most international designers have a major
presence in Sydney and Australia's Next Top Model
is one of the most watched shows on national television.
]Entertainment
and performing arts.
Sydney's
cultural institutions include the Sydney's Opera House.
It has five halls, including a large concert hall
and opera and drama theatres; it is the home of Opera
Australia—the third-busiest opera company in
the world, and the Sydney Symphony. Other venues include
the Sydney Town Hall, City Recital Hall, the State
Theatre, the Theatre Royal, Sydney, the Sydney Theatre
and the Wharf Theatre, the Capitol Theatre and the
Lyric and Star Theatres, Star City.
The
Sydney Conservatorium of Music is located adjacent
to the Royal Botanic Gardens and serves the Australian
music community through music education and biannual
Australian Music Examination Board exams. The Sydney
Dance Company was under the leadership of Graeme Murphy
during the late 20th century. The Sydney Theatre Company
has a regular roster of local plays, such as noted
playwright David Williamson, classics and international
playwrights.
In
2007, The New Theatre celebrated 75 years of continuous
production in Sydney. Other important theatre companies
in Sydney include Company B and Griffin Theatre Company.
From the 1940s through to the 1970s the Sydney Push,
a group of authors and political activists whose members
included Germaine Greer, influenced the city's cultural
life. The National Institute of Dramatic Art, based
in Kensington, boasts internationally famous alumni
such as Mel Gibson, Judy Davis, Baz Luhrmann and Cate
Blanchett. Sydney's role in the film industry has
increased since the opening of Fox Studios Australia
in 1998.
Prominent
films which have been filmed in the city include Moulin
Rouge!, Mission: Impossible II, Star Wars episodes
II and III, Superman Returns, Dark City, Son of the
Mask, Stealth, Dil Chahta Hai, Happy Feet, Australia
and The Matrix. Films using Sydney as a setting include
Finding Nemo, Strictly Ballroom, Muriel's Wedding,
Our Lips Are Sealed, and Dirty Deeds. Many Bollywood
movies have also been filmed in Sydney including Singh
Is Kinng, Bachna Ae Haseeno, Chak De India, Heyy Babyy.
As of 2006, over 229 films have been set in, or featured
Sydney.
Sydney's
most popular nightspots include Kings Cross, Oxford
Street, Darling Harbour, Circular Quay and The Rocks,
which all contain various bars, nightclubs and restaurants.
Star City Casino, is Sydney's only casino and is situated
around Darling Harbour. There are many traditional
pubs, cafes and restaurants in inner-city areas such
as Newtown, Balmain, Leichhardt and Surry Hills. Sydney's
main live music hubs include areas such as Newtown
and Annandale, which nurtured acts such as AC/DC,
Bliss n Eso, Sparkadia, Midnight Oil and INXS. Other
popular nightspots tend to be spread throughout the
city in areas such as Bondi, Manly, Cronulla and Parramatta.
Tourism
Tourism in Sydney
In the year ending March 2008, Sydney received 2.7
million international visitors. The most well-known
attractions include the Sydney Opera House and the
Sydney Harbour Bridge. Other attractions include Royal
Botanical Gardens, Luna Park, some 40 beaches and
Sydney Tower.
Sydney
also has several popular museums, such as the Australian
Museum (natural history and anthropology), the Powerhouse
Museum (science, technology and design), the Art Gallery
of New South Wales, the Museum of Contemporary Art
and the Australian National Maritime Museum.
Sport
and outdoor activities
Sydney
is well-endowed with open spaces and access to waterways,
and has many natural areas, even in the city centre.
Within the CBD are the Chinese Garden of Friendship,
Hyde Park, The Domain and the Royal Botanic Gardens.
The metropolitan area contains several national parks,
including the Royal National Park, the second oldest
national park in the world, and several parks in Sydney's
far west which are part of the World Heritage listed
Greater Blue Mountains Area.
Sport
Sport is an important part of Sydney's culture. The
most popular sport in Sydney is rugby league. The
NSWRFL (today known as the NRL) began in Sydney in
the 1908 season and is the largest and most prestigious
domestic rugby league competition in the Southern
Hemisphere. The city is home to nine of the sixteen
teams currently in the National Rugby League competition:
the Canterbury Bulldogs, Cronulla Sharks, Manly Sea
Eagles, Penrith Panthers, Parramatta Eels, South Sydney
Rabbitohs, St George Illawarra Dragons, Sydney Roosters
and Wests Tigers.
Cricket
is the most popular summer sport in Sydney. The Ashes
Series between Australia and England is widely popular
among the people. As the state capital, Sydney is
also the home of the NSW Blues cricket team in the
Sheffield Shield cricket competition. Sydney Cricket
Ground and ANZ Stadium here host cricket matches.
This city has also hosted 1992 Cricket World Cup and
will also host the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Sydney
Cricket Ground is at present the only test venue in
the city. Plans are going on to accommodate ANZ Stadium
as an international cricket venue for Australia.
Sydney is the only city other than Brisbane and Melbourne
to have an elite presence in the 4 major football
codes of Australia - rugby league, football (soccer),
rugby union and AFL. Association Football is represented
by Sydney FC and Sydney Rovers FC (from 2011) in the
A-League, whilst the second tier competitions NSWPL
and NSW Super League provide many players to the A-League.
Sydney also hosts major association football events
of the national team, the Socceroos, most notably
the World Cup Qualifier against Uruguay in 2005. Rugby
Union is represented by the NSW Waratahs in the elite
Southern Hemisphere Super 14 competition. The Suburban
rugby competition is the Shute Shield which provides
many Super 14 players. High profile Wallabies games
are held in Sydney such as the Bledisloe Cup, Tri
Nations matches, British and Irish Lions games, and
most notably the final of the 2003 Rugby World Cup
against England.
Sydney
also has an Australian Football League (AFL) team
called the Sydney Swans; with a second team - GWS
(Greater Western Sydney) forming to enter the main
AFL league in 2012, a woman's netball team (Swifts),
a baseball team (Patriots), a field hockey team (Waratahs),
two ice hockey teams (Penrith Bears & Sydney Ice
Dogs) and a WNBL team (Sydney Uni Flames). The Sydney
Kings will be re-entering the NBL competition at the
end of 2010.
The
NSW Blues rugby league team contests the annual Rugby
League State of Origin series against the Queensland
Maroons. Large sporting events such as the NRL Grand
Final and Bledisloe Cup games are regularly held at
the ANZ Stadium, the main stadium for the 2000 Summer
Olympics.
Other
events in Sydney include the start of the Sydney to
Hobart Yacht Race, the Golden Slipper horse race,
and the City to Surf race. Prominent sporting venues
in Sydney include the Sydney Cricket Ground or SCG,
ANZ Stadium, The Sydney Football Stadium, Eastern
Creek Raceway, Royal Randwick and Rosehill Gardens
Racecourse.
Media
Media in Sydney
ABC
building in Ultimo
Sydney has two main daily newspapers. The Sydney Morning
Herald is the oldest extant newspaper in Australia,
having been published regularly since 1831. The Herald's
competitor, The Daily Telegraph, is a News Corporation-owned
tabloid. Both papers have tabloid counterparts published
on Sunday, The Sun-Herald and the Sunday Telegraph,
respectively.
The
three commercial television networks (Seven, Nine,
Ten), as well as the government national broadcast
services (ABC and SBS) are headquartered in Sydney.
Also a community television station, TVS, broadcasts
in the Sydney area. Historically, the networks have
been based in the northern suburbs, but the last decade
has seen several move to the inner city. Nine has
kept its headquarters north of the harbour, in Willoughby.
Ten has its studios in a redeveloped section of the
inner-city suburb of Pyrmont, and Seven also has headquarters
in Pyrmont, production studios at Epping as well as
a purpose-built news studio in Martin Place in the
CBD.
The
ABC has a large headquarters and production facility
in the inner-city suburb of Ultimo and SBS has its
studios at Artarmon. Foxtel and Optus both supply
pay-TV over their cable services to most parts of
the urban area.
The
five free-to-air networks have provided digital television
transmissions in Sydney since January 2000. There
are also nine additional Freeview Digital Services.
These include ABC2, ABC3, ABC News 24, SBS Two, 7TWO,
7mate, GO!, GEM HD and ONE HD.
Many
AM and FM government, commercial and community radio
services broadcast in the Sydney area. The local ABC
radio station is 702 ABC Sydney (formerly 2BL).[82]
The talkback radio genre is dominated by the perennial
rivals 2GB and 2UE. Popular Music radio stations include
Triple M, 2Day FM and Nova 96.9, which generally target
people under 40. In the older end of the music radio
market, Classic Rock 95.3 and Mix 106.5 target the
25–54 age group, while WS-FM targets the 40–54
age group with their Classic Hits format mostly focusing
on the 70s and 80s. Triple J (ABC), 2SER and FBi Radio
provide a more independent, local and alternative
sound. There are also a number of community stations
broadcasting to a particular language group or local
area.
On
1 July 2009, DAB+ Digital Radio officially started.
ABC and commercial radios provide full programing.
Government
Sydney's
Local Government Areas
Apart from the limited role of the Cumberland County
Council from 1945–1964, there has never been
an overall governing body for the Sydney metropolitan
area; instead, the metropolitan area is divided into
local government areas (LGAs) which are comparable
to boroughs in cities such as London. These areas
have elected councils which are responsible for functions
delegated to them by the New South Wales State Government,
such as planning and garbage collection.
The
City of Sydney includes the central business area
and some adjoining inner suburbs, and has in recent
years been expanded through amalgamation with adjoining
local government areas, such as South Sydney. It is
led by the elected Lord Mayor of Sydney and a council.
The Lord Mayor, however, is sometimes treated as a
representative of the whole city, for example during
the Olympics.
Most
citywide government activities are controlled by the
state government. These include public transport,
main roads, traffic control, policing, education above
preschool level, and planning of major infrastructure
projects. Because a large proportion of the New South
Wales population lives in Sydney, state governments
have traditionally been reluctant to allow the development
of citywide governmental bodies, which would tend
to rival the state government. For this reason, Sydney
has always been a focus for the politics of both state
and federal parliaments. For example, the boundaries
of the City of Sydney LGA have been significantly
altered by state governments on at least four occasions
since 1945, with expected advantageous effect to the
governing party in the New South Wales Parliament
at the time.
The 38 LGAs commonly described as making up Sydney
are
Ashfield
Auburn
Bankstown
Blacktown
Botany Bay
Burwood
Camden
Campbelltown
Canada Bay
Canterbury
Fairfield
The Hills
Holroyd
Hornsby
Hunter's Hill
Hurstville
Kogarah
Ku-ring-gai
Lane Cove
Leichhardt
Liverpool
Manly
Marrickville
Mosman
North Sydney
Parramatta
Penrith
Pittwater
Randwick
Rockdale
Ryde
Strathfield
Sutherland
Sydney
Warringah
Waverley
Willoughby
Woollahra
The
classification of which councils make up Sydney varies.
The Local Government Association of New South Wales
considers all LGAs lying entirely in Cumberland County
as part of its 'Metro' group, which excludes Camden
(classed in its 'Country' group). The Australian Bureau
of Statistics defines a Sydney Statistical Division
(the population figures of which are used in this
article) that includes all of the above councils as
well as Wollondilly, the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury,
Gosford and Wyong.
Utilities
Water storage and supply for Sydney is managed by
the Sydney Catchment Authority, which is an agency
of the NSW Government that sells bulk water to Sydney
Water and other agencies. Water in the Sydney catchment
is chiefly stored in dams in the Upper Nepean Scheme,
the Blue Mountains, Woronora Dam, Warragamba Dam and
the Shoalhaven Scheme. Historically low water levels
in the catchment have led to water use restrictions
and the NSW government is investigating alternative
water supply options, including grey water recycling
and the construction of a seawater reverse osmosis
desalination plant at Kurnell. As of May 2009, the
plant was 80% completed, and was due to start supplying
fresh water to Sydney at the end of the year.
In
late January 2010, the NSW government announced that
desalination plant was operating and people in different
regions were being supplied with desalinated water.
There were no complaints or reports about water odour,
which people had previously perceived was going to
be present.[citation needed] Sydney Water also collects
the wastewater and sewage produced by the city.
Four
companies supply natural gas and electricity to Sydney:
Energy Australia, AGL, Integral Energy and Origin
Energy. The natural gas supply for the city is sourced
from the Cooper Basin in South Australia. Numerous
telecommunications companies operate in Sydney providing
terrestrial and mobile telecommunications services.
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