Trailer Season 1: Reverse Garbage - GreenWay - Callan Park - Witches Houses - street art

Sydney, Australia is an iconic city, full of unique things. But why does the Harbour hog all the icons?

Come to the other side of Sydney, Gadigal Wangal Country, with long-time inner westie Bernie Hobbs. Hear histories and stories of... Reverse Garbage, Marrickville - Leichardt’s Boomalli Aboriginal Artist Co-operative - The Witches Houses of Annandale - The GreenWay from Lilyfield to Hurlstone Park - Callan Park, Balmain - Street art and  murals (Everywhere in the inner west) and Bonus episode: Dogs of the inner west!

Produced by Jane Curtis with support from Inner West Council. Sound engineering by John Jacobs. Artwork by Dylan Tonkin.

Episode Transcript

Archive (00:06):
Sydney, the capital of New south Wales.

Bernie Hobbs (00:08):
Sydney's story is full of unique things.

Archive (00:12):
They're building a bridge in Sydney.
Over the harbour too

Bernie Hobbs (00:16):
Famous things.

News reporter (00:17):
And overlooking the famous harbour, Sydney Opera House

Bernie Hobbs (00:20):
Iconic things.

News reporter (00:21):
One of Australia's most iconic landmarks, the
Sydney Harbor Bridge...

Bernie Hobbs (00:24):
Tall things.

News reporter (00:25):
Sydney Tower.
The instantly recognisable, soaring,symbol has changed its name...

Bernie Hobbs (00:36):
Hang on a minute.
Why does the Harbor hog all the icons?
This is Inner West icons,the other side of Sydney.
In season one, you'll hearthe history and stories of...
Reverse Garbage in Merrickville.

Kirsten Junor, Reverse Garbage (00:51):
We invented the fear of missing out.

Bernie Hobbs (00:53):
And Leichhardt's Boomalli, Aboriginal Artists Co-operative.
The Witches Houses of Annandale.

Belinda Murrell (00:59):
They have turrets and gargoyles.
Lions and towers.

Bernie Hobbs (01:04):
Street art and murals everywhere in the inner west..

Juilee Pryor (01:07):
And then we finished the mural.
It was a mad, crazy wild, wonderful thing.
This is a surprise for Newtown.

Bernie Hobbs (01:15):
Callan Park, Balmain.

Deborah Lennis (01:17):
Before colonisation, Callan Point
was a major site for families.
Mum was out there fishing, usuallyin our bark canoes, or the nawi.

Bernie Hobbs (01:27):
The GreenWay from Lilyfield to Hurlstone Park.

Nick Chapman (01:30):
The community cotton on 20 years before the government.

Bernie Hobbs (01:34):
Bonus episode Dogs of the inner west.
This one's for you, Stella.

Michael Lloyd-Jones (01:40):
I mean, when you're surrounded by dogs
how can you be bored, really?

Bernie Hobbs (01:43):
I'm Bernie Hobbs, long time.
Long time Inner Westie.
Come with me to the innerwest, Gadigal Wangal country.
Discover the unique places, histories,and stories of the other side of Sydney.
Make sure you get all sevenepisodes of season one.
Subscribe in your podcastapp to Inner West Icons.

(02:05):
Nice one Stel'.