Inner West Icons: the other side of Sydney

Inner West Icons: the other side of Sydney


Latest Episodes

Dogs - dingoes to puppaccinos
June 30, 2023

Inner west Sydney is one of the doggiest places in the Australia.Even our most famous resident, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, meets world leaders with First Dog Toto.This episode is about the stories and history of dogs in the inner west. Hear about...

Trailer Season 2: Dogs - The flight path - Petersham Bowling Club - Boomalli - Cooks River
June 29, 2023

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 and Wangal Country, with long-time inner westie Bernie Hobbs. In Season 2, hear stories and the history of:

Callan Park - the green asylum
July 17, 2022

Callan Park is where you’ll find Callan Park Hospital for the Insane - closed but still standing. It's the biggest green space in the inner west. And it’s got a chequered history.Find out.. Why this spot was chosen for mental health?How ‘green therapy’ ca

Street art of the inner west
June 13, 2022

The inner west is home to Sydney’s street art. Find out..How a world-famous, graffiti health campaign started here?Why the inner west has the most murals in Sydney? How its most iconic mural was painted? (illegally, in the middle of the night)What stencil

Witches Houses of Annandale
May 28, 2022

A group of spooky homes in Sydney’s inner west are an unmissable landmark. How did these gothic mansions get here?What school song are they in?Why might they be Australia’s ‘first real estate display homes’?How did they become the setting for a best-selli

The GreenWay from Cooks River to Iron Cove - Sydney's urban green corridor
May 14, 2022

History and stories of the GreenWay - a 5.8km long green space that runs down the guts of Sydney's inner west.In this episode, meet an original 'guerilla gardener' and and hearhow a 'creepy canal' was transformed by the community and local councilsthe fig

Reverse Garbage in Marrickville - Sydney's creative reuse centre
May 10, 2022

The history and stories of Reverse Garbage , a creative reuse centre in Sydney's inner west. Why did a bunch of schoolteachers start Australia’s first green social enterprise?What was it like in the 70s and 80s?What's the connection between Reverse G

Trailer Season 1: Reverse Garbage - GreenWay - Callan Park - Witches Houses - street art
April 26, 2022

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 Garbag

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