Marsupial caught on camera at Casula in city’s south-west
where urban development threatens wildlife
A curious koala has been captured wandering perilously close to a Sydney train line before the native animal was corralled to safety into nearby bushland.
The marsupial was caught on video crawling beneath a fence on to a platform at Casula train station, in the city’s south-west, shortly after 4am on Friday.
It then wandered the platform’s edge – past the yellow line – before moving to the stairs to explore the bridge connecting the platforms.
Read moreA security guard on a passing train noticed the animal and put in a call warning trains to slow down when passing the station
Police arrived about 4.30am to usher the marsupial back through the fence into the adjoining bushland
but not before a commuter was able to get a closeup video
South-west Sydney is home to a large koala population, but they face mounting threats from urban development
Vehicle strikes have increased in the region in recent years as new roads increasingly divide their natural habitat and force the animals into harm’s way
The NSW government has invested $600,000 into the region as part of its koala strategy
restoring habitats and tracking the animals to avoid vehicular deaths
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The strategy also targets 18 other koala populations across the state
Credit: 7NEWSHit-and-run charges have been laid against a man after a young motorbike rider was killed in a crash with a van in Sydney’s western suburbs
Police confirmed they detained and charged a man after he allegedly left the scene of a the fatal crash in a van at about 3.45pm on Wednesday in the south-western suburb of Casula
The 26-year-old motorbike rider was treated by paramedics
but could not be revived and died at the scene
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CCTV has captured the adorable moment a koala went for an early morning wander at a Sydney train station.
Transport for NSW has released vision of a koala embarking on an early morning adventure at a train station in Sydney's south-west.
The unexpected visitor squeezed under a fence and onto the platform at Casula Station during the early hours of the Friday morning peak.
CCTV showed the koala wandering across platform one of the station, as trains headed towards the city.
The koala then climbed up the stairs and causally walked across a footbridge before patiently waiting in front of an elevator.
After the lift doors failed to open for the furry passenger, the koala climbed back down the station stairs where an early morning commuter stopped to take pictures.
The koala was not following Sydney Trains' safety protocols and was leaning dangerously close to the platform's edge during its station adventure.
A T2 train guard noticed the marsupial and rang the Security Control Centre at the Rail Operations Centre for assistance.
Trains in the area were warned to slow down when passing through to ensure no harm came to the koala.
NSW Police officers attended and slowly followed the koala down the platform before it scaled the fence and headed off home towards the nearby Leacock Regional Park.
In light of the rare appearance, officials have urged all passengers to stay behind the yellow line.
Just six months ago Sydneysiders were surprised to find an escaped horse at Warwick Farm Station late at night.
The site, long known as a cornerstone of hospitality in western Sydney, also gained notoriety for its links to serial killer Ivan Milat, who was reported to have visited the venue, and for a major Covid outbreak.
Now, new owner and manager Sonnel Hospitality proposes a $33-million redevelopment.
It would modernise the venue with a 39-room short-stay accommodation wing, expanded dining and entertainment spaces, and redesigned outdoor areas.
Located at the intersection of the Hume Highway and Camden Valley Way, the Crossroads Hotel has operated since the 1830s when it was established as the Talbot Inn, before taking its current name in the 1880s.
In April of 2022, the Nelson Meers Group, led by former Sydney lord mayor Nelson Meers, acquired the site from longtime owner Rob Macdonald for $160 million, setting a national record for a pub sale at the time.
Meers’ died later that year and the group’s hospitality division rebranded as Sonnel Hospitality in July 2024, reflecting its expansion into modern hospitality developments.
A Sonnel Hospitality spokesperson said the redevelopment aligned with the company’s broader vision.
“Liverpool is a growing area and the Crossroads Hotel is a key venue with huge potential to provide for the community,” she said.
The new plans designed by H+E Architects included a revamped bistro, cafe, private dining areas, a beer garden, lounge garden, courtyard and a dedicated children’s area.
New function spaces with operable walls would provide flexible event options, alongside a redesigned carpark and landscaping upgrades.
An acoustic assessment, conducted in line with Liquor and Gaming NSW regulations, recommended soundproofing measures and operational controls to limit noise impact on nearby residents.
A preliminary site investigation flagged potential land contamination from past site uses, including asbestos and petroleum hydrocarbons, requiring further testing before construction began.
The development application, lodged this month, is under review by the Sydney Western City Planning Panel, with the Liverpool City Council managing the approval process.
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On the school trip of a lifetime, Casula High students and teachers explored the wonders of the ancient European world. Pascal Adolphe reports.
A group of 10 students and four teachers from Casula High embarked on an ancient history voyage of discovery to Europe during the April school holidays.
Year 12 student Carmen Behrouzi described the trip to visit ancient historical sites as “like an out of body experience”.
The group visited Zurich, Athens, Naples, Sorrento and Rome to experience sites such as the Athenian Acropolis, the Parthenon, Temple of Apollo at Delphi, the Colosseum, Pantheon, Pompeii and Herculaneum, Ancient Olympia, Trevi Fountain, Roman Forum, Vatican City and St Peter’s Basilica.
Carmen said the trip “brought to life” what the students had learned in the classroom, with her personal highlight being a visit to the Parthenon.
“It’s mesmerising – how it was built; the significance it was to the society at the time,” she said.
“Taking this trip was really a great life experience. Every day it was something new, something amazing.”
For ancient history teacher, Chad Carey, the thrill of visiting so many ancient wonders was heightened by the fact that it was his first ever trip to Europe.
“Every day was a highlight,” Mr Carey said.
“As a teacher it (the trip) is a gift that keeps on giving. Now we’re bringing elements of the trip back to the school classroom. I’ve had to re-write the programs.
Mr Carey said the study of ancient history was important because many aspects of the ancient world still resonated today.
“The concept of ‘bread and circuses’ for example. The working-class today is still doing the heavy lifting, working so hard they can be controlled by the ruling class. The relevance is profound,” he said.
“The only thing we learn from history is that we don’t learn from history.”
Mr Carey was particularly captivated by Pompeii where he woke up at 5am and “walked more steps than I had in my entire life”, he said.
Pompeii was also a highlight for Year 11 student Dylan Baptista.
“To see that it’s still in the same shape as it was when the (Mount Vesuvius) volcano erupted, that was amazing,” he said.
It took the students 18 months of fundraising through Bunnings barbecues, raffles at ancient Greek nights, chocolate sales to the Liverpool community and a trivia night to secure the money needed for the trip, while the teachers paid their own way.
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Watch 40sA koala squeezed under a fence and onto a platform at Casula Station in Sydney’s south-west.
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a guard notified the Sydney Trains security control centre and incoming trains were warned to slow down when passing through the area
With the guidance of some NSW police officers
it found its way back to the bush safe and sound
Curious koala survives close call at Sydney train station
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre (CPAC) congratulates the extraordinary artists and poet whom the judges have selected
as the winners of the three art prizes and one poetry prize that together constitute the 68th Blake Prize
The winners will be publicly announced at 3 PM on May 18 at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, 1 Powerhouse Rd
The Blake Prize is one of Australia’s longest standing and most prestigious art prizes for local and international contemporary artists who explore spirituality and religion
The 68th Blake Prize exhibition is on display at Casula Powerhouse until July 7
Taweel is a Sydney based multidisciplinary artist whose practice draws on speculative futurisms and alternative histories and involves artisan techniques applied in conceptual ways
Taweel’s works have been widely exhibited in notable institutions
most notably In the Inner Bark of Trees at SAVVY Contemporary in Berlin (2023)
For more detailed information on the winners
and judges’ comments please see the attachment
conjures up the sensory relationship between body
A hammam is a place of public bathing associated with the Islamic world
which are known to serve both civic and religious functions
The installation includes two timber packing crates stacked with aromatic olive oil soaps
These hand-made soaps draw the mind to the softened marble walls of the hammam and invite audiences to consider how the walls and stones of the hammam have been shaped by centuries of water passing across contours of bather’s bodies
Resting upon the soaps are two pairs of copper sculptures which mimic bathing shoes
The shoes are pierced and engraved with heritage motifs and illustrations of bathing practices
The fragrant ambience of this installation draws attention to the transformation which often takes place during the sensory act of bathing rituals
Tina Stefanou is a Greek-Australian artist
and researcher living on unceded Wurundjeri country in Wattle Glen
She draws on her background as a vocalist to work with and across a diverse range of mediums
and farm practices to delve into the significance of grain and wool within a Wheatbelt community in rural Western Australia
the artist receives a residency and solo exhibition at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
a Kokatha and Nukunu artist based in Fitzroy (VIC)
Her interdisciplinary practice explores the political and aesthetic nature of glass and photography
often referencing the ongoing effects of colonisation and removal on Aboriginal people
Scarce’s work is seen in the collections of many of the world’s most prestigious museums
Scarce’s installation work, Koonibba
South Australia, includes 40 hand-blown glass bush yams presented in front of an image screen-printed on calico and reflects on the introduction of the Christian Missions in South Australia
She creates interdisciplinary works that challenge and extend conventional forms. Huang has performed at the National Young Writers’ Festival (2023) and Sydney Festival (2021)
was shortlisted for the Woollahra Digital Literary Award (2020) and received a Faber Writing Academy scholarship (2020)
Her winning poem is titled ‘Three Lessons.’ It is written in three parts this poem mixes both the written and visual forms to invite the reader to consider the ways in which ancestries
and cultures are woven together across time and space
The Blake Poetry Prize is administered by WestWords. WestWords is dedicated to the creating
The Blake Prize dates back almost three-quarters of a century to 1951
making it one of Australia’s longest standing and most prestigious prizes in either art or poetry. The Blake Prize’s namesake is William Blake
William Blake worked to create change in the social order and in the mind in an 18th-Century Europe that embraced racism
and wrote that “all men are alike (tho' infinitely various).” The Poetry Foundation considers him one of the greatest visionaries among English poets
“The ratepayers of Liverpool are proud that the Blake Prize has been at home at our own Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre since 2016
Our community contains over 150 different nationalities
and has an equally diverse range of faith backgrounds
That makes it the ideal location for a major arts prize
I express heartfelt thanks to the team at CPAC
the judges and artists participating in the Blake Prize
and to all the visitors who will see the exhibition while it remains on display until 7 July.”
The panels of judges for the 68th Blake Prize are renowned for their contribution to the discourse of contemporary art
The art prize judges are interdisciplinary artists and Worimi man Dean Cross
Director of UNSW Galleries and Curator of the 2024 Adelaide Biennial José Da Silva
and Professor in Religion within the School of Humanities at the University of Sydney Professor Jay Johnston FAHA
The poetry prize judges are 2022 Blake Poetry Prize winner Simone King
successful writer of Mununjali and Dutch heritage Ellen van Neerven
and the widely published and award-winning poet and academic Peter Ramm
The 68th Blake Prize exhibition will remain on display at Casula Powerhouse until 7 July 2024. Casula Powerhouse is a cultural facility of Liverpool City Council
For more information, visit: https://www.casulapowerhouse.com/
Additional information is in the attached full media release here
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Casula is the worst performing postcode in Sydney and Australia for mortgage arrears, according to S&P Global Ratings data. About one in every 32 borrowers – 3.16 per cent – are falling behind.
Casula resident Kurt Bridde and his family are not alone in facing the highest levels of mortgage stress. The 44-year-old civil engineer admits to having been behind on his home loan repayments.
“About 18 months ago we got into a bit of trouble and things were tight,” Bridde said. “We had to defer payments for two months. Since then, we’re back on track, but we do struggle.”
Casula is followed by Craigieburn in northern Melbourne at 2.81 per cent. Households are also under stress in the Sydney suburbs of Blacktown (2.26 per cent) and Camden (2.09 per cent).
Arrears have increased most over the past year in NSW and Victoria, and have declined in Queensland and Western Australia.
The median house price in Casula is $954,000, up 35.3 per cent in five years, on Domain data.
It comes as the Reserve Bank kept the cash rate on hold at 4.35 per cent on Tuesday, following 13 interest rate rises in a bid to tackle inflation. Borrowers hoping for relief are unlikely to get a rate cut for months.
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Bridde, a father of two, reveals mortgage repayments make up a large chunk of his combined salary with his wife.
“Our mortgage repayments are nearly 38 per cent of our joint income,” he said.
The couple keep everyday costs down by staying in more often and cutting out takeaway entirely.
Lee Crossley took on a second job for six months last year and dips into his superannuation to keep afloat.
“I worked another job in the trades just to assist with home loan repayments,” he said. “Now I take $10,000 out of my superannuation every financial year.”
Crossley lives in Casula with his wife, daughter and granddaughter. Alongside refinancing his home loan to get a better interest rate, he’s had to cut down on groceries.
“Every cent counts. Day-to-day living is a little bit harder,” he said.
Asked what message he has for the government, Crossley said they need to “start worrying about the public, as people are clearly struggling”.
Nguyen worked as a police officer in Vietnam before relocating to Australia in 1989. He commenced a job as a factory worker in Sydney’s Emu Plains before retiring in 2018.
“I bought this home in Casula with my wife in 2013 and use my pension to assist with the mortgage,” he said.
Nguyen keeps everyday costs down by growing his own fruits and vegetables.
“Sydney is expensive, but I’m able to save money by filling my front and rear gardens with bananas, custard apples, papaya, jackfruit, herbs and avocado.”
Rosemarie Carey and her husband are first home buyers in Casula and have had to adjust their lifestyle.
A mother of two toddler sons, Carey had to go back to working five days a week to make ends meet.
“When our fixed mortgage rate changed, I went from four to five days a week to meet that difference,” she said.
Carey considers herself one of the lucky ones as her job allows her to work completely from home.
“I’m lucky that I could go back an extra day, but with childcare costs as well I need to be working full-time.”
Carey said other measures enable them to keep on track with mortgage repayments.
“Takeout is considered a luxury, and we take our sons to the playground over paid activities more often.”
Equilibria Finance managing director Anthony Landahl said people with home loans are absolutely prioritising their mortgage repayments.
“In some situations where it has been a one income earning household, the other party – be it husband or wife – has had to re-enter the workforce in some capacity,” he said.
“We are also discussing with our clients recalibrating their budgets, ensuring they are paying off their credit cards and that their limits are not too high so that fundamentally they are living within their means.”
However, first and foremost, Landahl suggested borrowers should negotiate a better rate.
“They should talk to their broker or provider directly to try and negotiate a better rate to ensure they are not paying more interest than they need to,” he said.
Domain head of research and economics Dr Nicola Powell said that after months of stability with the cash rate held, borrowers are looking towards a reprieve.
“We’ve absolutely moved away from consumers worrying about whether rates will be hiked. Everyone is feeling the pinch and wants to see that cash rate reduced,” Powell said.
“We’ve seen incredible resilience with families adjusting household budgets to meet higher repayments, diving into savings and working more hours.
“Home owners are feeling the pain and the longer rates stay high, the greater the risk is for households going into mortgage arrears and getting into that situation where they have to sell.”
Powell said that while it’s possible to get a surprise reduced cash rate by the end of the year, she predicts it will most likely be in the early part of next year.
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Australia’s most prestigious portrait art prize
has landed out west – South West Sydney to be exact
The 2024 Archibald Prize is already on exhibition next week at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
It will be on public display alongside two other exhibitions that showcase local young artists
Archibald Prize works that will be part of the exhibition at Casula – from February 8 and until April 6 – include extraordinary individuals such as Matildas star Cortnee Vine
internationally renowned actor Jacob Elordi
and Indigenous leader Professor Marcia Langton (pictured above)
The winning portrait of 2024 created by artist Laura Jones of Australian author Tim Winton is also part of this exhibition
The other two exhibitions include Young Archie Liverpool open now and running until April 6
This exhibition celebrates the young talent of Liverpool
inviting emerging artists to submit a portrait of someone who holds a special place in their life
It provides local youth the opportunity to showcase creativity and artistic skill
This is an annual exhibition that showcases the works of HSC visual arts students from schools across the Liverpool local government area
It’s a true celebration of the next generation of Australian artists
providing the community with a unique opportunity to experience firsthand the remarkable achievements of these emerging talents
Full details: https://www.casulapowerhouse.com/whats-on/archibald-prize-2024
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Liverpool City Council has provided a new visitor car park for the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre (CPAC) with 76 spaces north of the centre
Transport for NSW and Liverpool City Council have reopened the rail underpass at Woodbrook Road to traffic and pedestrians
providing better access to the commuter car park
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre and Casula Parklands
The Woodbrook Road underpass has a height restriction of 2.5 metres and is open for use from 6am to midnight each day.
Construction is complete on the new commuter car park at Casula Station and Woodbrook Road underpass.
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CCTV has captured a koala’s early morning outing to a Sydney train station – the fluffy commuter straying dangerously close to the platform edge on his stroll
Just after 4.15am on Friday the koala squeezed through a fence at Casula station and onto the platform
where it breached the yellow line and wandered along the platform edge
The koala then heads straight for the staircase
The koala seems to consider taking the elevator down to the platform
when heading back down the stairs to the platform
another commuter comes face-to-face with the animal
who poses for a quick picture before continuing his journey
a guard on a passing train notices the koala and called the incident into the Rail Operations Centre
Trains in the area were then warned to slow down when passing through Casula for the koala’s safety
NSW Police were also called in to ensure the koala got home safely
Police officers followed the koala down the platform towards nearby bushland
climbing over before police had to intervene
and was able to return into the bush unharmed
A spokesperson for Transport for NSW warned all commuters must abide by safety rules when on train platforms
are reminded to stay behind the yellow line.”
South-west Sydney is home to a large koala population
but they face mounting threats from urban development
Vehicle strikes have increased in the region as new roads increasingly divide their natural habitat and force the animals into harm’s way
The NSW government has invested $600,000 into the region as part of its koala strategy
backed by a total investment of $15.7 million
The koala isn’t the first four-legged commuter to shock train station staff this year. In April an escaped racehorse made its way to Warwick Farm station
trotting up and down the platform for several minutes
The horse even ran alongside a train before he was captured unharmed
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The mayor of Liverpool Council ordered the removal of an artwork
one of the finalists in the Blake Prize for religious or spiritual art
because the Christian community had taken offence “at Jesus Christ being portrayed as a Looney Tunes character”
“Jesus Speaks to the Daughters of Jerusalem,” 2022
Oil on Vintage Offset Lithograph by artist Philjames
Mayor Ned Mannoun ordered artist Philjames’ work
“Jesus Speaks to the Daughters of Jerusalem”
to be removed from the Blake Prize exhibition at the council’s Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
The removal followed a brief but intense campaign orchestrated by Charlie Bakhos
a group of conservative Catholics who have led protests against same-sex marriage
who has received dozens of vitriolic and threatening messages since Friday
said: “It’s really sad that it has come to this.”
Even though the work had been on display for two months
just before noon on Friday Bakhos was alerted to what he described as a portrait of the crucifixion of Jesus with “Daffy Duck and cartoon characters dressed up as Jesus and Mary”
“We will not put up with it,” Bakhos posted on his CLM Facebook page about the “unacceptable” artwork “mocking our faith”
CLM supporters responded in droves to Bakhos’ plea for them to complain
The artist Philjames at home on Sunday.Credit: Dion Georgopoulos
Bakhos told his followers that the council had capitulated
“Within hours of posting this rubbish art mocking Christianity
hundreds and hundreds of you uniting by commenting
I’ve just gotten word that this shocking disrespectful art mocking Jesus Christ has finally been removed.”
Bakhos said he’d rung the council to say “we’re organising a few hundred people to come down to do a protest straightaway”
Bakhos said the council’s response was “Please don’t protest
Even though the exhibition had only two more days to run
the mayor ordered the removal of Philjames’ painting
telling this masthead that his local area was one of the most religious in Sydney and that “the Christian community (and many Muslims) take offence at Jesus Christ being portrayed as a Looney Tunes character
“The Christian Messiah and the Muslim Messiah Jesus has no connection to the cartoon character Goofy,” Mannoun said in response to questions from the Herald
“The right to free speech needs to be balanced with the right to practise your religion without fear
Mannoun said complaints had been received from “numerous residents who were disgusted and offended that Liverpool Council was displaying this artwork”
Liverpool Mayor Ned MannounCredit: Dion Georgopoulos
said the decision to remove the artwork had been based on “the mayor’s position
A police spokesperson said the local police command was not aware there had been an issue with the painting until the council informed it on Saturday of the decision to remove the artwork
Other councillors said they were not aware of the decision until contacted by this masthead
“It’s totally out of line,” said the Herald’s art critic John McDonald of the artwork’s removal
“There should not be a public safety issue about a satirical painting in an art exhibition in a public place
McDonald said that if the “offended parties” had an issue
they should have taken it up with the organisers and selectors of the Blake Prize
“The Blake Prize is a biennial exhibition that highlights local and international contemporary artists who explore ideas of spirituality and religion through contemporary artworks”
The artist’s irreverence “is not just the Christian religion
who has previously written of Philjames’ work that the artist “has realised that the chief way we relate to history today is as one big Hollywood costume drama”
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Bakhos said the council\\u2019s response was \\u201CPlease don\\u2019t protest
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and the high level of community response\\u201D
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Welcome to Liverpool City Council’s most exciting adventure playground
Casula Parklands has something for everyone
And when all the fun and excitement gets too much
you can relax under one of the shaded picnic shelters
Water bubblers and toilets are available at the playground
Just a short walk away is the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, with its world-class arts exhibitions and shows, and Bellbird Dining and Bar
Please note road access to Casula Parklands is currently blocked at night until lighting is installed at the playground
Parking is available on the road outside the playground or you can drive to Casula Powerhouse to park and walk back to the playground
then walk 10 minutes to the adventure playground
Casula Parklands adventure playground has men’s
Covered picnic shelters are available along with water bubblers
Bellbird Dining and Bar is just a 10-minute walk away at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
Pop in for coffee and a quick bite or settle in to sample delicious meals crafted from locally sourced
A curious koala has been spotted taking a leisurely tour of a train station before coming within centimetres of falling on the tracks
The marsupial was captured on CCTV footage casually wandering through Casula train station, in southwest Sydney
The furry fare-evader squeezed through a fence and made its way onto the platform
not minding the gap as it came perilously close to the platform edge
It then wandered up the stairs onto the pedestrian bridge where it was spotted by a guard on a passing train who alerted the security control centre
Trains were warned to slow down through the station for the koala's safety
Two NSW police officers officers escorted the koala back over the station fence
Transport for NSW posted the video to its Facebook page with the caption: 'Sir
are you koalafied to be standing over the yellow line like that?'
Aussies were quick to share their thoughts on the furry commuter
'Surprised the cops didn't chase him for an opal card to see if he tapped on,' a second Aussie wrote
'Look I'm not complaining if my train is delayed for this,' a third shared
Others took the opportunity to lament Australia's dwindling koala habitat.
'It is rather sad that due to the deforestation and clearing of Koala’s habitat these precious creatures have no where to go,' another wrote.
'Poor little darling... we are just taking everything away from our wildlife,’ a third commented.
'Absolutely heartbreaking this poor displaced koala.'
A spokesperson for Transport for NSW told Daily Mail Australia: 'All passengers, great and small, are reminded to stay behind the yellow line.'
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who has won the 68th Blake Art Prize for her work Shoe Bathers
a sensory installation designed to conjure the experience of a hammam—an Islamic public bathing house
Taweel is a Sydney-based Lebanese-Australian artist working on Gadigal Land
Her multidisciplinary practice often involves site-specific and sensorially focused works that explore cultural heritage
Shoe Bathersconsists of timber packing crates stacked with hand-made olive oil soap bars and two pairs of copper sculptures reminiscent of bathing shoes
The installation is designed with a fragrant ambience that recreates that sensory nature of bathing rituals
“The impressive and eloquent installation invites us to consider the ritual of bathing and the civic and spiritual function of the hammam for communities throughout the Islamic world,” say the judges of the winning piece
“The work exhibits a high calibre of craftsmanship in its revival and application of traditional hand-pierced coppersmith techniques
handmade olive oil soap crafted over many months conjures poetic associations between the body
its physical imprint in the world and its spiritual ties to others
Shireen’s work demonstrates a deep sense of intimacy experienced by individuals and communities: it places bodies in a space of sacredness and evokes personal
The Blake Prize was established in 1951 and is one of Australia’s longest standing art prizes
The prestigious award is offered to local and international contemporary artists who explore spirituality and religion
Taweel receives a cash prize of $35,000 for the winning entry Shoe Bathers
The 68th Blake Prize exhibition is on display at Casula Powerhouse until 7 July
and how to intersect the past with the present
Aboriginal-owned Mimili Maku Arts’ first exhibition with Ames Yavuz is an opportunity to celebrate the milestone of their 20 year anniversary
as well as the ways of working that are integral to the centre and Aṉangu culture
The finalist portraits in the biggest Australian art award of the year have been announced
alongside the winner of The Packing Room Prize: Abdul Abdullah for his portrait of fellow artist Jason Phu
In their debut solo exhibition Extinguishing Hope
Akil Ahamat uses darkness—both literal and metaphorical—to examine what can be gained when everything is lost
The Art Gallery of Western Australia takes key pieces of early 20th-century modern British and Australian painting from their collection and presents them alongside preparatory sketches and drawings
systematically creating a narrative of how a painting comes to be
Now showing at Manly Art Gallery & Museum
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A Sydney pub at the centre of a major COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 has set a national record for the sought-after asset class after selling to former Sydney Lord Mayor Nelson Meers for about $160 million
The Crossroads Hotel in Casula, 34 kilometres south-west of the Sydney CBD, smashed the previous highest price paid for a pub – the $104 million acquisition of the Beach Hotel at Byron Bay in February 2020 by fund manager MA Financial (then called Moelis Australia)
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but Lindsey won't be the play-caller in the ReiiaQuest Bowl
Moore named tight end coach Steve Casula the interim offensive coordinator and Casula will be the one calling plays against Alabama
Casula met with reporters and answered some questions
One of them being what his offense might look like as the playcaller against the Crimson Tide
For anyone hoping to see something different
the Michigan offense is the Michigan offense
Michigan's offense is Michigan's offense," Casula said
the bones of the offense have been the same for a while now
every group of dudes that are available and planned kind of dictate the approach that you take
"When Coach Moore first met with the team
because we were getting ready for this game
the biggest focus was just getting better at the fundamentals of football
So we've really kind of like been in the weeds focusing on that
all that kind of stuff definitely dictates and determines kind of who you are and what you do
But Michigan's offense is Michigan's offense."
Lindsey will become the Michigan offensive coordinator
Casula said Lindsey is a great guy and media and fans will love him
"He's awesome," Casula said of Lindsey
He's been a high school coach and has dealt with the youngest of young people for sure
And then when you talk nuts and bolts football
as Michigan's fan base and the media get to know him
Michigan and Alabama will kickoff on Tuesday at Noon ET
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Vesna Crnobrnja's husband has been found not guilty of her murder
Link copiedShareShare articleA man charged with the murder of his wife at their home in Sydney's south-west has been found not guilty
Zoran Crnobrnja, then aged 52, was accused of killing 49-year-old Vesna Crnobrnja when an argument broke out while they were gardening at their home in Casula in November 2014.
A post-mortem examination later revealed she had been strangled.
Crnobrnja had scratches to his face, neck, ears, shoulders and hands, revealing the frantic attempts made by his wife to stop the attack.
Earlier this year, Crnobrnja was found fit to stand trial, but today Prosecutor Pat Barrett told the Supreme Court the psychiatric evidence in the case was all "one way" and therefore "the defence of mental illness is available to the defendant".
Acting Justice Jane Mathews said: "I enter a special verdict that he is not guilty by reason of mental illness."
She ordered that Crnobrnja be detained in custody until he could be "released by due process of law", which will include an assessment by the Mental Health Tribunal.
"He clearly needs to be assessed by the Mental Health Review Tribunal before any suggestion of release," Justice Mathews said.
At the time of the incident, police said they had been called to the couple's home on Flame Tree Street previously.
A neighbour saw the couple in a heated argument in their front yard, before hearing Mrs Crnobrnja scream.
"The neighbour saw the deceased lying motionless on the ground with the accused standing near her body," the Crown case statement said.
Crnobrnja then drove off, using his wife's mobile phone to call his son to say: "Alex, I've killed your mum."
Police set up a crime scene after Vesna Crnobrnja was found dead in her Casula front yard. (ABC News)
Crnobrnja soon returned to the home, where he was arrested.
He told police he had been arguing with his wife about his mental health, when a physical struggle began.
"He said that the deceased started to runaway and he caught her and they started to fight and he 'just jumped on her'," the statement said.
"But he could not recall much after this point."
The statement said Crnobrnja: "Has a history of admissions to mental health facilities."
Reasons for the decision will be delivered at a later date.
Arthur Laundy has snared the vacant Hunts Hotel Liverpool
The 2.142 hectare B6 Enterprise zoned holding at 2415 Camden Valley Way
near the V-intersection with Campbelltown Road
There are also two tennis courts and a pool
Nick Roche and Ben McDonald represented the vendor
which has applied for a hotel liquor licence and to increase the number of electronic gambling machines to 30
The property is opposite the Crossroads Hotel which ex-Sydney lord mayor Nelson Meers acquired earlier this year for $160m – a national pub record price (story continues below)
Earlier this week, a homemaker complex behind that, the Crossroads Centre, sold to LaSalle Asset Management for $282m
Casula is 34 kilometres south west of Sydney
The publican is also behind the recently completed Marsden Brewhouse
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an experiment created by NSW public school students will be part of a mission to the International Space Station (ISS)
The “Algae in Microgravity” experiment from Casula High School students was selected to be sent in the 2024 mission to the ISS as part of the Powerhouse: Future Space program
The experiment seeks to determine how microgravity influences algae growth
with potential findings related to global warming and climate change
“Our experiment is aimed at finding a sustainable way to produce algae or to make algae reproduce faster
Our hypothesis is that algae will hyper-reproduce in microgravity due to the lack of gravity,” team member Marko Stojisavljevic said
algae could be used to make Mars into a green planet
“The Earth became a green planet because algae was the first form of life to evolve and it’s what allowed everything else to exist and created our atmosphere,” the high school student said
“It converted all the methane and carbon dioxide into oxygen
giving us an ozone layer and allowing everything to live.”
The team was part of the program’s Powerhouse: Future Space inaugural cohort
students pitched their experiment ideas last week to a panel that included European Space Agency reserve astronaut Meganne Christian
astrophysicist Ilana Fein and Australian Space Agency chief technology officer Aude Vignelles
180 students across Arthur Phillip High School
Jamison High School and Seven Hills High School used NASA-inspired design to develop the experiments
Other microgravity experiments involved honey production
The Powerhouse: Future Space program is being run in partnership between Powerhouse
the NSW Department of Education and Magnitude.io
NSW Department of Education’s STEM project adviser 7-12 Dr Scott Sleap said the partnership opened doors for students interested in science
“The results of the Powerhouse: Future Space program highlight the benefits of empowering students to discover practical solutions through a world-class curriculum,” Sleap said
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One of Australia’s biggest homemaker centres has changed hands for a mega $282 million
marking the second largest sale on record for the large format retail sector
Commercial property investment group AsheMorgan sold the Crossroads Homemaker Centre for double the $140 million it paid three-and-a-half years ago for the 52,000sqm homemaker hub and 14.3ha Sydney site
US-based real estate investment manager LaSalle Investment Management bought Crossroads Casula after an international expressions of interest campaign managed by JLL and Stonebridge Property Group
The agents said Crossroads attracted strong national and international investor interest
The LFR hub is fully leased to 38 tenants including national brands Bunnings
Bunnings is one of the national tenants at the Crossroads Centre
has a gross lettable area of 52,138sqm and is positioned on a 143,520sqm site over four separate titles
The deal was brokered by JLL’s Nick Willis and Sam Hatcher with Stonebridge’s Philip Gartland
With large format retail performing strongly during the pandemic and record demand for industrial and logistics space
the homemaker centre itself and the size of the landholding had been tipped to attract strong interest
in the strong south-western growth corridor and at the intersection of the M7
means there is significant further rental growth and asset intensification to unlock,” Mr Gartland said this week
The Crossroads Centre in Casula is located in Sydney’s south-west growth corridor
The sale of Crossroads to LaSalle was flagged earlier this month before being formally announced this week
It follows the $265 million sale of Homeworld Helensvale in a deal brokered by Colliers and Stonebridge that was announced in August
Stonebridge said the deals demonstrated the significant weight of capital for major LFR assets
The sale of the Helensvale large format and daily needs centre
which spans more than 36,000sqm on a 20.3ha site in the Gold Coast’s northern suburbs
represented the largest Queensland LFR transaction on record
A high-net-worth private investor bought Homeworld Helensvale
which sits on a 20.3ha site in the Gold Coast’s northern suburbs
The $282 million sale price for Crossroads Casula represented a 4.62% yield
The deal is the second largest LFR transaction in Australia on record
The largest homemaker transaction was Aventus Retail Property’s $436 million acquisition of two Sydney LFR centres in 2017. It acquired Home Hub Castle Hill for $336 million as well as Home Hub Marsden Park for $100 million.
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One of Australia’s biggest homemaker centres has changed hands for a mega $282 million
US-based real estate investment manager LaSalle Investment Management bought Crossroads Casula after an international expressions of interest campaign managed by JLL and Stonebridge Property Group
The deal was brokered by JLL’s Nick Willis and Sam Hatcher with Stonebridge’s Philip Gartland
“Crossroad’s brilliant strategic position
means there is significant further rental growth and asset intensification to unlock,” Mr Gartland said this week
The Crossroads Centre in Casula is located in Sydney’s south-west growth corridor
The sale of Crossroads to LaSalle was flagged earlier this month before being formally announced this week
It follows the $265 million sale of Homeworld Helensvale in a deal brokered by Colliers and Stonebridge that was announced in August
which spans more than 36,000sqm on a 20.3ha site in the Gold Coast’s northern suburbs
which sits on a 20.3ha site in the Gold Coast’s northern suburbs
The largest homemaker transaction was Aventus Retail Property’s $436 million acquisition of two Sydney LFR centres in 2017. It acquired Home Hub Castle Hill for $336 million as well as Home Hub Marsden Park for $100 million.
A visit to Costco has all the trappings of a warehouse - huge oversize shelves
bulk groceries and an Aladdin's cave of goods from Vegemite to diamond jewellery - but retail shoppers are welcome once they pay the annual $60 Costco joining fee
After the success of its first three stores
the US retailing giant Costco opens its second NSW store at the Crossroads
Thinking big: Costco offers bulk discounts
but it can be hard to change shopper habits.Credit: Sahlan Hayes
In the fiscal year 2012-13 Costco snared $600 million of the grocery and retail market
While it remains a minnow compared with Woolworths
whose supermarket division accounted for more than $50 billion in sales
is showing it is possible to penetrate the supermarket duopoly provided there is a twist to the normal supermarket experience
it's the offer of a supersize excursion into a 14,800-square-metre warehouse
with an element of a treasure hunt thrown in
They might turn up to buy four months' supply of toilet paper and shampoo but could walk out with a diamond ring
says Australian managing director Patrick Noone
"I think it's the experience and the selection,'' Mr Noone says
''We're a one-stop shop like a shopping mall but with 3500 products
a couple of steaks and roses and have a hell of a time."
The most expensive piece of jewellery at the Casula opening is expected to be a $198,000 diamond ring
Despite the price wars between the big supermarket chains over staples and branded grocery products
retail experts say the strategy is not driving top-line growth for the big two
half of shoppers use the discounts on offer each week to stock up on what they already buy and do not expand their basket of groceries
Only 20 per cent of those surveyed said they switched chains and this depended on what was on special
Nielsen head of retail Kosta Conomos says: "The key retail battleground is set to become how to deliver more value
Respondents to the Nielsen survey cited fresh food and groceries (30 per cent)
private label alternatives (27 per cent) and 'good deals and promotions' (23 per cent) as part of their thinking.''
Aldi has made the private label a major part of its strategy
while combining it with its weekly deals on goods as varied as TV sets
Costco has opted for another way to drive value: it focuses on segments where there are high mark-ups and uses its global buying power to deliver cheaper prices to customers
it offers hearing aids at about one-third the price in private practices
The concept proved so popular at its Auburn store
it is including three booths at the Casula store
Tyres are another area in which Costco believes it can offer significant markdowns and for the first time at Casula it is taking on Coles and Woolies in the fuel market
Mr Noone agreed it would be hard to undercut some of the shopper docket offers but said the price would be competitive with the street price of petrol
Most of the fresh produce and meat is Australian
Mr Noone said while Costco would bargain hard with its suppliers it would be treat them fairly
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will report early next year on the abuses of market power by the supermarket chains in dealing with suppliers
bulk groceries and an Aladdin's cave of goods from Vegemite to diamond jewellery - but retail shoppers are welcome once they pay the annual $60 Costco joining fee
it's the offer of a supersize excursion into a 14,800-square-metre warehouse
They might turn up to buy four months' supply of toilet paper and shampoo but could walk out with a diamond ring
\\\"I think it's the experience and the selection,'' Mr Noone says
''We're a one-stop shop like a shopping mall but with 3500 products
a couple of steaks and roses and have a hell of a time.\\\"
Nielsen head of retail Kosta Conomos says: \\\"The key retail battleground is set to become how to deliver more value
private label alternatives (27 per cent) and 'good deals and promotions' (23 per cent) as part of their thinking.''
While many discuss Michigan football and its run game and offensive line
many forget that the Wolverines have a huge strength at tight end
Colston Loveland is projected to be the best tight end in the country with Brock Bowers now gone from Georgia
and the maize and blue have perpetually recruited well at the position behind him
Michigan tight ends coach Steve Casula met with the media for the first time since spring ball
what it was like previously being an analyst for the Wolverines before returning as a position coach
it's something that definitely puts us in the mode as an offense of being alert
Who's standing where matters relative to formation
whether they're standing over a tight end or running back
what type of bodies are standing over whom
And then when you get into the more exotic personnel groupings on third down
it gets us ready for our schedule when people play multiple defensive packages and you got to know
he plays nickel now,' and what does that mean to us
they've got five D-linemen or three D-linemen and two edges in the game
so we're really fortunate to get to go against that stuff every day
be able to help our guys with details relative to plays
here's some indicators about what the coverage could be or what it may be
and it's something that we're certainly appreciative to deal with every day and not just getting ready for an upcoming opponent
Who identifies the different positions in real time?I think it all depends on what we're doing
like what kind of segment or situation we're in
but it's something that our entire offense is definitely thoughtful about
I think it's really just become a continuation and has just gotten tighter and better and tighter and better
But we're super proud of the way we practice
We got a group of young people that are super serious about football and super serious about the team
and I think it's just been a continuation and a growth of it
we take great pride in the way we practice
When it's time to be respectful of the tempo and protect your teammates and all that stuff
and we don't waste a lot of time when we're out there
super organized by Coach Moore and the coordinators
There's an intent with every situation and every drill we do
and we may be out there for a long time on certain days
Fall camp's always a great opportunity here for guys to really develop
We have an old saying here -- this is a meritocracy
You shall be known upon your talents and efforts
and so there's an ample opportunity for that
I think two guys that have really had outstanding fall camps and have grown and developed
Zack Marshall and Jalen Hoffman have really done well
they've made the most of their opportunities
I think Marlin committed sometime during the fall of 2020
So Coach Moore was actually the tight ends coach that (Marlin) committed to
and I remember the first time I watched him
and the background where he went to school
He displayed early in his high school career real deal
I remember there was a clip on either his junior or senior highlight film where he's running down someone that had made an interception
and it was a wow moment watching the guy run
I think it speaks to Coach Campbell in the way that he teaches our system
and how squared up and airtight those guys operate
and talk about the game like Coach Campbell does
So sometimes when you're super focused and ingrained on your position you're coaching
and their execution of an alignment and assignment
there's moments where if you closed your eyes and somebody told you the result of the play
but also his players and their willingness to embody and soak up the information provided
When we were getting ready for the spring game
you have the opportunities to be around players
and hear them talk when we split into two teams
and hearing our quarterbacks talk to other players about reviewing a pass player
and our offense is able to function and do what we do
I would say that we take a great point of pride in the fact that that was kind of our background here
and when I was leaving toward the end of the 2021 season to go to the University of Massachusetts
It's one of those things -- we've always kind of known of each other
but had never directly worked with one another
I think it speaks to starting with Coach Harbaugh
I think you look at what analysts from here have gone on to do
I think it's a pretty exciting and attractive place to do the job
Nick Gilbert is another one who is kind of still connected in that whole tree with Kyle DeVan
Jack Clark is a younger analyst here who started his career in recruiting as a student
They've forgotten more football than I know
They assist each and every one of us on each and every day from A to Z
and then our two graduate assistants are outstanding as well
It's a big group that Coach Campbell manages really
and we're fortunate to have great people here in that kind of support role
Could Colston Loveland lead Michigan in receiving in 2024?I wouldn't be surprised
I think you look at Coach Campbell's background and track record
They had a tight end with over 70 receptions
He's been exposed to getting the tight end of the ball
(Loveland) is able to do a lot of different things
And we have a saying in the tight end room
but I think if you look at K.C.'s track record
he's more than willing to keep throwing the ball through a tight end
every day base stuff in the offense that where you've got a pretty good sense of where the ball's going to go or who it's designed for
I think that's something that will always be a big portion of who we are
always being thoughtful about making sure your best players are a part of touching the football
people have asked that question or we've talked about that topic
We've got a lot of other really good players
and Cole deserves recognition and all those things
But our wide receiver position and additional players at tight end and guys out of the backfield are really darn good
Semaj Morgan and Tyler Morris are really good football players
And but that's something that you have to -- you understand people are certainly going to key on where's No
But that's something we're aware of and that we've
all of us at some point in our career have dealt with
But it's certainly something we're ready to take on and control week to week
we're always going to play with tight ends here
And there's going to be certain weeks where it's a lot of 12 and 13 and you get into the flow of the game
And you got to do what you got to do to win the game
But we play with a lot of 11 personnel and two
And if we need to be in 10 personnel to go and win a game
effectively move the ball and score points but b
We're going to deploy our personnel as necessary
And then a lot of it is dictated by how the defense handles different personnels as well
But we've got really good players at both positions
We've got really good players in the tailback room as well where we feel like we can be super multiple and do what we need to do
What does opening up the offense look like?I wasn't here the last two years
Obviously I watched the games and cheered from afar
But I think our kids have really taken on the onus of an understanding
high-level detail of both the run and pass game
that what we're able to look like is all about what they're able to execute
And not every team or every roster is the exact same
So I don't have perspective of what the day-to-day has looked like in the previous two years
But I know that we're very functional throwing the football
I also know that we're really functional running the football inside
has done a great job in conjunction with Grant in building our run game and pass game and kind of making it one big group-together system
And I don't know if he went and ran a 40-yard dash or a 100-meter-yard dash
And he is so thoughtful about his plan of attack in both the run and pass game that he just does things like when you have a plan before the ball snapped and you have an understanding
high-level understanding of football and the system
you're able to do things a little bit faster
that starts with him and starts with just kind of who we are as an offense
So I don't know that he would go and be – I don't know how fast he is
but the position room continues to draw high praise during fall camp
Wolverine tight end coach Steve Casula was complimentary of Michigan's quarterbacks and their position coach
"They're playing good," Casula said
"I think it speaks to Coach Campbell in the way that he teaches our system
position coaches are working hard to iron out the details — making sure their guys are correct in their pre-snap alignment and executing their assignments
and somebody told you the result of the play
it's just one of the quarterbacks," Casula said
Michigan quarterback Alex Orji runs the ball in the second quarter of the College Football Playoff national championship game against Washington at NRG Stadium in Houston
/ Melanie Maxwell / USA TODAY NETWORKCasula said that ability stems from the preparation Campbell has put the quarterbacks through
but also his players and their willingness to embody and soak up the information provided," Casula said
when we were getting ready for the spring game
Like all who have spoken publicly from Schembechler Hall
Casula gave no indication of who may be leading the quarterback competition with two weeks of fall camp remaining
Redshirt sophomore Alex Orji remains the perceived favorite
but speculation has indicated redshirt junior Davis Warren may have tightened the gap
Graduate senior Jack Tuttle also remains in the discussion
"They're all performing at a high level
regardless of who's been in," Casula said
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