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2025
Blugrass group celebrates 50 years of existance (including about 40years at the Annandale Neighbourhood Centre (upstairs hall) and now Annandale Community Centre (backhall).
Ron and Judy Jones started a Blue Grass Club, with Phil Moore, at Sydney University in 1975. The club first me in Tin Sheds at the University, then at Balmain, before finding a home at Annandale 40 Years ago...story7-bluegrass&TraditionalCountryMusicSocietyofAustralia.shtml
Season: Bana'murrai'yung Mar-May (approx)
Time of the ripening of the fruit of the Lillipilli (Syzygium spp)
Wet, getting cooler, time to make cloaks and start the journey to the coast
Marrai'gang, the tiger quoll seeks her mate
What's On (29 May 2025)
- Heritage Act Review Comment by Sunday 13 July 2025... More at https://www.haveyoursay.nsw.gov.au/nsw-heritage-strategy
- ANNANDALE GALLERIES Etchings, linocuts, aquatints, lithographs and collage on show 7 May – 28 June 2025 http://www.annandalegalleries.com.au/
- Report from this first stage of consultation of roads-act-1993-review is at: https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/projects/curent-projects/roads-act-1993-review
- Johnston St Jazz Thursdays at 8pm at Creative Arts Centre 81 Johnston St (and livestreamed) https://www.facebook.com/JohnstonStreetJazz/
- Bluegrass club turn 50 SATURDAY 7 JUNE 2025 COMMUNITY CENTRE 79 JOHNSTON ST FIRST SATURDAY at Annandale! https://www.bluegrassoldtimeaustralia.asn.au/sydney-bg-old-time-music-get-together-1/
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Marghanita da Cruz
Telephone: 0414-869202
Email: marghanita@ramin.com.au
Website: http://ramin.com.au
HUNTER BAILLIE MEMORIAL
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ANNANDALE
Annandale and Hunter Baillie Heritage day
12-4pm Sunday 18 May 2025
- Short Guided Walk of History of Annandale + Devonshire Tea (Guide Marghanita da Cruz, 1hr easy walk. Bookings Advisable(0415 834 354). Cost $25 cash or card at the door)
- Devonshire Tea (available in 1886 Church Hall $5)
- Organ Recitals (Donation)
- Talk & Display of Hunter Baillie Memorial Presbyterian Church(1889) & Hall(1886)
- Allen Taylor (of Taylor Square ) married in Hall
- Display of Annandale History
- Proceeds to National Trust Hunter Baillie Memorial Church Conservation Appeal. Donations over $2 are Tax Deductable.
More at https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/ahf_event/hunter-baillie-memorial-presbyterian-church-heritage-day/
Organ Recital
4pm Saturday 24th May 2025
Hunter Ballie Memorial Presbyterian Church
Organist: Ted Grantham
- D. Buxtehude – Prelude and Fugue in D, BuxWV 139
- John Stanley – Voluntary in A minor, Op. 7, No. 8
- G.F.Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks
- Sing-a-long – Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
- J.S.Bach – Well Tempered Clavier 1, Prelude and Fugue in D, No 5
- Johannes Brahms, Schmucke dich
- John Stanley – Voluntary in D minor, Op. 5, No. 8
- Sing-a-long – Guide me O Thou Great Jehovah
- G.F.Handel – Hornpipe in D from Water Music
Entry is by donation.
Leichhardt Espresso Chorus: Fables and Faith
Sunday 25 May 4pm
Hunter Baillie Memorial Church, cnr Collins and Johnston Sts, Annandale
Tickets at https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1380193
Tenor Soloist: Wesley Wu
Saxophone Soloist: Alice Morgan
Conductor: Aija Draguns
FABLES and FAITH—a choral concert celebrating humanity, hope, faith, and childlike wonder! Experience this unique performance as we intertwine contemporary Australian sound with the timeless works of JS Bach, featuring the Leichhardt Espresso Chorus, tenor soloist Wesley Wu, saxophonist Alice Morgan and accompanist Catherine McEwan. The program explores various perspectives on human faith—from belief in stories and fables, to self-belief, and divine faith.
This exquisite concert features music from one of Australia’s leading composers, Alice Chance with her work Aesops Fables, and work by LEC Artistic Director Aija Draguns. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience this exciting choral exploration of faith, wonder, and the power of belief!- www.instagram.com/leichhardtespressochorus/
What's On (13 May 2025)
- Heritage Day at Sandstone Church with Steeple: Talks, Devonshire Tea, Music and Walk on 18 May 2025 at Hunter Baillie. More at https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/ahf_event/hunter-baillie-memorial-presbyterian-church-heritage-day
- Organ Recital 4pm Sat 24 May more at Hunter Baillie https://ramin.com.au/annandale/#organ
- Leichhardt Espresso Chorus: Fables and Faith Sunday 25 May 4pm at Hunter Baillie https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1380193
- Johnston Street Jazz every Thursday at 8pm https://ramin.com.au/annandale/#jazz
- Annandale Galleries MATISSE / MOTHERWELL Etchings, linocuts, aquatints, lithographs and collage until 28 June 2025 https://www.annandalegalleries.com.au/
- Annandale Sculptor at Maritime Museum https://www.sea.museum/en/whats-on/exhibitions/diver permanent display James Cameron's DEEPSEA CHALLENGER (built in Leichhardt) on display at Maritime Museum https://www.sea.museum/en/whats-on/exhibitions/ultimate-depth
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Marghanita da Cruz, Editor Annandale on the Web
Telephone: 0414-869202
Email: marghanita@ramin.com.au
Website: http://ramin.com.au/annandale
What's On (22 April 2025)
- Annandale is mostly in Federal electorate of Grayndler but parts are in federal electorate of Sydney. Check electorate here https://electorate.aec.gov.au/
- Check House of Representatives and Senate candidates here https://www.aec.gov.au/election/candidates.htm
- Early Voting at Leichhardt Town Hall (Interstate, Sydney, Grayndler or Reid) more information: https://www.aec.gov.au/election/voting.htm#start
- Election Day Voting (8am-6pm 3 May) & School Fetes Annandale and North Annandale Public Schools & Village Church Annandale (opp post office). More Information https://www.aec.gov.au/election/voting.htm#start
- Leichhardt Espresso Chorus: Fables and Faith Sunday 25 May 4pm at
- Hunter Baillie https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1380193
- Heritage Talks, Devonshire Tea, Music and Walk on 18 May 2025 at Hunter Baillie. More at https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/ahf_event/hunter-baillie-memorial-presbyterian-church-heritage-day
- Help review and update the Roads Act 1993 https://www.haveyoursay.nsw.gov.au/roads-act-1993?
- Community consultation Annandale Westconnex Dive Site to 6 May 2025 https://www.joinin.landcom.nsw.gov.au/camperdown
- Johnston Street Jazz every Thursday at 8pm https://ramin.com.au/annandale/#jazz
- Annandale Galleries MATISSE / MOTHERWELL Etchings, linocuts, aquatints, lithographs and collage Opening 7th May 6:30pm - 8:30pm Preview from 26 April https://www.annandalegalleries.com.au/
- Annandale Sculptor at Maritime Museum https://www.sea.museum/en/whats-on/exhibitions/diver
- James Cameron's DEEPSEA CHALLENGER (built in Leichhardt) on display at Maritime Museum https://www.sea.museum/en/whats-on/exhibitions/ultimate-depth
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Marghanita da Cruz, Editor Annandale on the Web
Telephone: 0414-869202
Email: marghanita@ramin.com.au
Website: http://ramin.com.au/annandale
Annandale Artist
Merrick Fry Exhibition 50 Buckingham St, Surry Hills 1-19 April ..https://www.merrickfry.com/blog
2 March at 3pm, Sydney Opera House(SOH) debut for Phoenix collective Quartet
Buy 2025 SUBSCRIPTION TICKET (excludes SOH debut). buy SOH ticket)
Subscription Concerts in Hunter Baillie Sandstone Church, with Steeple, cnr of Johnston St and Collins St, Annandale: 4 concerts Saturdays at 2pm: featuring Beethoven,Verdi, Dvorjak, Ravel,Tsnsks and Italian cellist Giovanni Soilima.
Subscriptions for 2025's Recital Series does not include debut at SOH. PHQ makes its debut at Opera House, with music by Shostakovich, Mozart and Greenhill, on 2 March 2025 at 3pm. Buy SOH Ticket
ANNANDALE GALLERIES
PROUDLY PRESENTS NEWCOMERS 25
FARNAZ DADFAR • EMILY ISABEL TAYLOR • SASKIA VANDER
Opening Wednesday 12 March 6:30-8:00 pm
Exhibition dates: 12 March – 12 April 2025
Marking the second annual Newcomers series, recent art-school graduates have been invited to usher in the new year of exciting exhibitions and events.
Each artist embraces a sense of fragmentation, where the act of repairing broken matter, reshaping images and reframing personal narratives translates to an act of resilience and regeneration. Whether through painting, bronze, glass or recycled plastic, each carries the memory of lived experience and produces something stronger and more adaptable than before.
For all inquiries, including early access to our Newcomers25 catalogue and pricelist,
please contact info@annandalegalleries.com.au
COMING IN MAY: MATISSE / MOTHERWELL
Annandale Galleries is excited to announce that two of the most influential names in modern art will return to the gallery for the first time in over a decade. Featuring etchings, linocuts, aquatints, lithographs and collage, the exhibition traces their stylistic experimentations as well as innovations within printmaking and colour theory.
We see the lasting relevance of Henri Matisse and Robert Motherwell in the way they confronted the unknown and ephemeral qualities that defined their own times. This is evident through their shared love for the poet Mallarmé and his dictum "describe not the object itself but the effect it produces". Not only would they become key figures of their own movements, they created seismic shifts which reverberate to this day.
All inquiries to info@annandalegalleries.com.au
Organ Recital
Saturday March 29th, A.D. 2025, 4 p.m.
Organist – Ted Grantham
Performing on William Hill & Son Organ installed in 1892
- D. Buxtehude – Fugue in F
- G.F.Handel – Concerto in G, Op. 4 No. 1
- John Stanley – Voluntary in F, Op. 6, No. 4
- Sing-a-long – Crown Him with Many Crowns
- J.S.Bach – Well Tempered Clavier 2, Prelude and Fugue in G, No 15
- Johannes Brahms, O Gott du frommer Gott
- John Stanley – Voluntary in A minor, Op. 6, No. 8
- Sing-a-long – Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation
- W.A.Mozart – Church Sonata No. 15
Entry is by donation. Organ restoration in 2016
What's On (19 March 2025)
- Phoenix Quartet 2pm 22 March 2025 at Hunter Baillie Church(tix online or at door) PC #1 American Dreams: https://phoenixcollective.com.au/
- Organ Recital 4pm Sat 29 March at Hunter Baillie Church https://ramin.com.au/annandale/#hb
- Loaded Dog Folk Club (temporarily relocated to addi road) SAT 12th APRIL Cymbrogi + Jesse McCormack https://folkfednsw.org.au/loaded-dog-folk-club-2025-calendar/
- Johnston St Jazz Thursdays 8pm - Mar 20 at 8pm: Phillip Johnston’s Page of Madness https://www.annandalecreativearts.com/jsj
- Annandale Bookies Fridays 8-10am https://www.ramin.com.au/annandale/annandale-bookies.shtml
- ANNANDALE GALLERIES PROUDLY PRESENTS NEWCOMERS 25 http://www.annandalegalleries.com.au
- Annandale and Hunter Baillie Heritage day 12-4pm Sunday 18 May
2025 https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/ahf_event/hunter-baillie-memorial-presbyterian-church-heritage-day/
- Renovation of Annandale Community Centre https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/develop/council-run-works-and-projects/park-building-and-road-projects/upcoming-and-ongoing-projects/annandale-town-hall-and-community-centre-refurbishment
- Annandale Artist Merrick Fry Exhibition Surry Hills 1-19 April https://www.merrickfry.com/blog
- Annandale Dive Site "Landcom is proposing to transform the former WestConnex dive site in Camperdown[Annandale] with well-designed and well-located mixed-use development." https://www.landcom.com.au/projects/camperdown
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Marghanita da Cruz
Telephone: 0414-869202
Email:marghanita@ramin.com.au
Website:http://ramin.com.au
Season: Gadalung Marool Jan-Feb (aprox)
Time of the blooming of the Weetjellan (Acacia implexa)
hot and dry, eat only fruit and seeds
Burra (kangaroos) start having their babies
Source: ABC Weather cycles around Sydney from the Bodkin/Andrews clan of the D'harawal People © Bodkin/Andrews clan of the D'harawal People
Annandale Westconnex Dive Site
10 Feb 2025: "More than 500 homes to be built on old WestConnex site near Sydney CBD, with 200 build-to-rent units" "At least 200 homes will be "build-to-rent" units, offered at a discount to essential workers.
Landcom would first need to submit a design and rezoning proposal for the build-to-rent units, which he hoped would be finalised by mid-year.
Additional development applications would be needed for the other 300 dwellings, he said."...https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-10/500-new-homes-camperdown-westconnex-site-200-build-to-rent/104916022
"Plan showing the position of properties and occupants with measurements, 28 Allotments to be sold …] Chester St, Pyrmont Bridge Rd, Booth St, Camperdown Rd, Octagon St, Elizabeth St, Parramatta Rd
Z/SP/C5/7 [Camperdown sketch plan J.B. Jones Estate] Chester St, Elizabeth St, Booth St, Pyrmont Bridge Rdd
Z/SP/C5/8 Plan of the subdivision of Lots 35 & 15 of … Parramatta Rd, Connelly's Lane, Gordon St d
1883 Z/SP/C5/9 Plan of 3 allotments Missendon Rd Camperdown Stephen St, Missenden Rd 3 July 1883d
1884 Z/SP/C5/10 21 Allotments Newtown, for aution sale … Newtown Rd (King St now), Angel St, Iredale St 16 February 1884d
1884 Z/SP/C5/11 Estate of the late Mrs Walker Glenyarrah House and allotment Brown St, Camperdown Camperdown Rd, Brown St, Missenden Rd 24 January 1884d
1856 Z/SP/C5/12 Sketch of 25 Building allotments at Grose Farm Parramatta Rd near the Glebe [near Forest Lodge] Parramatta Old Rd 1856d
Z/SP/C5/13 Estate of the late J.B.Jones Camperdown, for auction sale … Chester St, Elizabeth St, Booth St, Pyrmont Bridge Rd 13-Jund
Z/SP/C5/14 Choice building sites Pyrmont Bridge Rd, Forest Lodge Chester St, Pyrmont Bridge Rd".. https://content-lists.sl.nsw.gov.au/tabular-list/camperdown-subdivision-plans
"Balance of allotments, estate of late J.B. Jones, Camperdown : for auction sale on the ground, Saturday 13th June at 3 o'clock / by W. Pritchard & Son
Chester St, Booth St, Pyrmontbridge Rd Johnston" https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/3
What's On (13 Feb 2025)
Passing of Rochelle Porteous, former Mayor of Leichhardt and Inner West Council
"Soft Opening of Annandale Plant Nursery in 2012."Is this really Morning Tea with the Mayor in the Rozelle Bay Community Native Nursery, Wisdom Street, Annandale?
Wednesday 29 August 2012": https://ramin.com.au/annandale/rbcnn/rbcnn-wisdom-street-29Aug2012.shtml
Loaded Dog Folk Club
Johnston St Jazz
- Jan 30 at 8pm: Hubbub (France) - direct from Sound Out Festival
- Feb 6 at 8pm: Casey Golden Quartet pre-album recording
- February 13
Magda Mayas, Tony Buck and Dave Brown
- Friday Feb 14 Valentitanic Trio
- Feb 20 at 8pm: Earshift
- Feb 27 at 8pm: Peter O’Mara (UK) with Hamish Stuart and Brett Hurst
- Mar 13 at 8pm: Paul MacNamara trio with Sandy Evans
- Mar 20 at 8pm: Phillip Johnston’s Page of Madness
- Mar 27 : Pouya Abdi Quartet
- April 3 : James Ryan & the Subterraneans
- April 24 : The Alfredo Lopes Ensemble
- May 8 : Miriam Lieberman
- May 15 : Jeremy Rose Quartet - ”To The Supreme”- A Live Invocation of John Coltrane’s Masterwork
Saxophonist-composer Jeremy Rose leads a powerful live reimagining of A Love Supreme — John Coltrane’s seminal spiritual suite — in celebration of its 60th anniversary. This performance is a heartfelt tribute and reactivation of one of the most monumental works in jazz history.
Rose’s relationship with Coltrane’s music runs deep. Having revered Trane since childhood, he immersed himself in A Love Supreme during his undergraduate honours project, sparking a lifelong connection with the saxophonist’s transcendent approach to music and expression.
Performed in full by the Jeremy Rose Quartet, To the Supreme is a rare opportunity to experience the power, scope, and intensity of this work in one uninterrupted sitting. An invocation of Coltrane’s enduring legacy.
Jeremy Rose - tenor, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, Steve Barry - piano, Noel Mason - bass, Alex Hirlian - drums
- May 22 : Jenna Cave “Heartsongs”
- May 29 : Magic Lantern (UK)
- June 5 : Zela Margossian qtet
- June 12 : Dan Barnett & James Greening
- June 19 : Nana Koizumi album launch
Renactment of Rum Rebellion in Annandale
"Aiming to get a 26 jan reenactment of the Rum Rebellion in
"Camperdown" which was the catalyst and somewhat ironically is now part
of Annandale (eastern side of johnston creek)."...
Wrap up of Rum Rebellion Renactment 6pm 26 Jan 2025 and towards Wurridjal festival - 12 April 2025...https://perambuler.ramin.com.au/2025/01/wrap-up-of-rum-rebellion-renactment.htmll