A local café is one of the few places where you can arrive alone and still feel part of something.
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Every Saturday morning, a special football community comes together at Balmain & District Football Club (BDFC). Players aged from 5 to 23 pull on their boots, join their teammates and enjoy the skills, friendships and sense of achievement that come from being part of a club.
The Genesian Theatre Company's recent arrival in Rozelle last year has helped revive a much-loved theatrical tradition on the Balmain peninsula. For generations, theatre has played an important role in the local community, bringing people together to experience stories, laughter, drama and live performance.
It's hard to believe that ten years have passed since Birchgrove Public School (BPS) first put on Splendour in the Grove, a night that brought together the Birchgrove Bellas, DJ Dan the Man Jordan and a one-off performance by the hastily formed The Grateful Dads. What began there would go on to become a decade-long story of gigs, reunions and Dad-Ass Rock'n'Roll.
As a food editor, I'm always struck with the notion that most cuisines around the world are shaped by the ingredients that are locally available.
Men and women generally age at different rates. It makes sense, but it also means women are often ageing alone.
While doctors, nurses and allied health professionals provide exceptional clinical care, and administration and support teams keep the Balmain Hospital running, another dedicated group helps create the welcoming environment that patients and their families remember long after they leave.
I didn't so much want a break as need a rest.
Feeling stuck after separation, working through co-parenting, dating again, or wondering what life looks like now? Bron O'Loan, our local family lawyer, shares practical, compassionate advice for people navigating separation and changing family dynamics.
Sometimes, making a difference in your neighbourhood starts with something as simple as a meal and a friendly conversation.
One of the joys of being a new parent on the peninsula is the community that forms around you. From the coffee line at Corner Bar to walks along Darling Street as you lull your little one to sleep, familiar and understanding faces are never far away. The Studio Rozelle is one of them.
In 2015, long-term Balmain residents and philanthropists Kim Harding and Irene Miller founded the Harding Miller Education Foundation (HMEF) with a simple but powerful idea — a talented young woman's future shouldn't be determined by her family's financial circumstances or her postcode. Scholarship recipient Sheza Ahmed knows firsthand the impact the foundation has.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which this business operates, the Gadigal and Wangal peoples of the Eora nation, and pay our respect to Elders past, present and emerging.