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Local Photos 32 Local Artist 34 The Unreliable Guide
Subject On the Edge Location Coogee Photographer Theresia Hall @theresia.g.hall
Subject Pimp My Ride Location Bondi Photographer Andrew Worssam
Subject Perfect Cloud Location Bondi Photographer Sally Wu Subject Confident Curtis Location Bondi Photographer Mark Hunter @bondihunter
Subject Punk Location Coogee Photographer Theresia Hall @theresia.g.hall
Subject Blood Red Sky Location Bronte Photographer Neil Grace
Subject Dolphin Festival Location Coogee Photographer Sol Voron
Subject Cyclists Location Centennial Park Photographer John Sandow Subject Poolside Location Coogee Photographer Brody Vancers
Subject Shining Through Location Coogee Photographer Theresia Hall @theresia.g.hall
Subject Luke Limbers Up Location Bondi Photographer Mark Hunter @bondihunter
A man of many talents.
Local Artist... Andy Fackrell from Bondi
Interview and Photo James Hutton
Local illustrator Andy Fackrell is the talent responsible for this month’s haunting cover painting of a stingray caught in the shark nets. Andy shares his local favourites with The Beast...
How long have you lived here?
I’ve had two spells in Bondi, both on the same street. The first time was 25 years ago, for only six months before moving overseas. This time it’s been a decade.
Why do you live here? I walk every day, it’s in my genes. That hour or so along the coastal path is therapy and the best time to think.
What's your favourite beach? My nearest, Mackenzies Bay, if and when the sand comes back.
What's your favourite eatery?
The Shop on Curlewis Street, with its healthy menu and mellow spot for late afternoon sun. coffee than alcohol. I’ll nominate La Piadina on Glenayr Avenue as the best in Sydney, where I’m typing this sentence.
Best thing about the Eastern
Suburbs? The little pockets, the best being Seven Ways, with La Piadina and Commune (who sell my books). It’s sad that Republic closed - R.I.P.
Worst thing about the Eastern
Suburbs? More boutiques. I’m still bummed about UMU being ousted.
How would you describe your
art? I’m more an illustrator than an artist, but I try to add a bit of painterly depth. You can see my work on Insta @andrewfackrell and at www.andyfackrell.com.
What are you working on at the
moment? My second book, The Rabbit’s Magician (Fordstreetpublishing.com) is out now, so I’m finishing up an animated promo short. I’m also writing a
Who are your artistic inspira-
tions? Egon Schiele, Jules De Balincourt, Picasso, Van Gogh, Luc Tuymans, Murakami and the writers on Succession.
Do you have any exhibitions
coming up? I may exhibit the illustrations somewhere interesting. For my last book, Group Hug!, I used the East Sydney Doctors waiting room. Picture books are comforting.
When did you discover you had a
gift for your craft? My Religious Instruction teacher at Reynella Primary thought I was handy at drawing palm trees. It was a distraction.
Any other local artists to look
out for? I always enjoy the SMH’s cartoonists John Shakespeare and Simon Letch, and Max Berry too.
What do you get up to on the
weekends? The markets, a falafel wrap, a swim at Icebergs, watching the Memphis Grizzlies, a gallery in the city... China Heights is always good for up-and-comers (where I found Max Berry).
Did you study art? I completed a three-year visual communication degree in NZ, majoring in illustration and advertising.
Any words of wisdom for young
aspiring artists? Create something, daily.
What do you do for work? I used to be in advertising, but now I’m writing longer format docos, mostly about sports people.
What's your favourite thing
about work? When you forget to eat, you know you’re into it.
Do you have a favourite quote?
“I’m not afraid of death, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” - Woody Allen.
Mayor's Message
Boot Factory Restoration
Waverley Council’s restoration and upgrade of the heritagelisted Boot Factory building in Spring St, Bondi Junction and Mill Hill Community Centre is expected to be completed in autumn. Once restored, the building will be a vibrant community space where history and innovation rub shoulders. Recent milestones include the installation of new wooden floors and laminated beams on all levels and soaring concrete columns on the top floor of the Boot Factory building. Supply chain issues, labour shortages, as well as poor weather have understandably resulted in some delays, but we look forward to this new chapter for the building. For project updates, sign up to our Waverley Weekly e-newsletter or visit the Major Projects section of our website.
Sculpture by the Sea
Waverley Brightest and Best Business Awards
The countdown is on to Monday 21 November when we’ll be announcing the winners of our annual Brightest and Best Business Awards at our newly restored Bondi Pavilion! Round 1 judging has been completed across 11 categories including beauty and health, professional services and creative industries. The awards are a ‘thank you’ to our hard-working and innovative local businesses who have faced unprecedented challenges during the pandemic.
Sculpture By the Sea
The world’s largest free outdoor sculpture exhibition returns to Bondi on 21 October until 7 November with a captivating display of artworks along the Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk and Marks Park. 2022 marks 24 years of Sculpture by the Sea in Bondi and the return of the event after two years of COVID. I also wish to thank our Council staff for their work on the exhibition and our residents for accommodating the many visitors who attend this event. For more, visit sculpturebythesea.com.
A lucrative pastime.
The Unreliable Guide to... Identity Data
Words Nat Shepherd Photo Kelly Bayer Rosmarin
At the time of writing, lazy Optus online ‘security’ has allowed hackers access to unprecedented levels of highly confidential personal information, compromising the identity of millions of Australians. By the time you read this, I very much hope Optus will have been served a massive fine and forced to get their house in order.
In Europe, companies who do not look after their customers’ data can be served with fines in the region of 20 million Euros, or 4 per cent of the company’s yearly worldwide turnover - whichever is higher. In the year ending March 2022 Optus reported $7.8 billion revenue. 4% of that is $312 million. Makes that ransom demand of $1.5 million look like a bargain, hey? If we had legislation like that here, I suspect companies might spend a little more on keeping us safe and not offer the kind of cavalier platitudes that were heard from Optus when the proverbial sh*t hit the high-speed fan.
In the meantime, this debacle has got The Unreliable Guide thinking about their online presence. Info about me is all over the place, scattered like delicious handfuls of tasty data, in places I’d never even heard of. Or it was. I have spent days diligently removing every possible unnecessary piece of information. Most of all, I’ve closed most of my social media accounts and refined the information the remaining ones have. And it feels bloody marvellous.
If you’ve been feeling as if you’d like to graffiti every Optus ‘Yes’ to say ‘NO’ then read on for some tips and tricks to make
Fib to Facebook, etc.
Data devils like Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. love to have as much info about you as they possibly can. They do it for marketing, but Cyber criminals love having access to all your information too. If you have to have a social media account, consider deleting all but the bare minimum of information. In particular, treat your birthdate like a state secret. If a site insists on you giving an answer to one of their endless questions, be creative. Say you were born yesterday, went to school in Alabama, and your hometown is Chernobyl. They’ll never know, you’ll confuse the crims, and you’ll give your friends a laugh. Better still, go for anti-social media and give the whole lot the boot.
Phone Number
In the old days, the worst thing you could do with your phone number was get pissed and give it to some random girl/boy in a bar. Today, your phone can unlock a world of information, giving criminals access to your bank accounts and all manner of other exciting ways to f*ck you up. Illegal porting of phone numbers is a massive issue in Australia and if you’ve been a victim of the recent data hacks then it just got even easier for criminals to steal your number. Contact your phone provider now and make sure you have the maximum security available to safeguard your number.
Finally, The Unreliable Guide suggests that instead of Timothy Leary’s ‘Turn on, tune in, drop out’ we consider turning off, tuning out, and dropping by to actually see a friend instead of being constantly locked into the prison of our devices.
Mayor's Message
The Pav is back!
It is an absolute pleasure to see our newly restored Bondi Pavilion come back to life with people keen to catch a live performance, workshop or exhibition. Be sure to keep an eye everything happening at the Pav during the summer months including Flickerfest International Short Film Festival in January and the opening of our dining tenancies Surfish, Glory Days Bondi and Bondi Promenade. Venue hire is also available! For more, visit bondipavilion.com.au.
In other exciting news, the winners of the Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award and the Nib People’s Choice Prize will be announced on Wednesday 16 November. The Nib is presented annually by Waverley Council with support from Principal Sponsors Mark and Evette Moran and remains Australia's only major literary award of its kind presented by a local council. This year’s shortlisted authors are Tim Bonyhady, Carol Major, Colin McLaren, Rachel E. Menzies and Ross G. Menzies and Steve Toltz. To learn more about them, visit waverley.nsw.gov.au/recreati on/arts _ and _ culture/nib.
Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination for the 2022 Waverley Garden Awards. Judging will be underway shortly after the extension of the nomination period. There are some great prizes to be won across several categories, including shared gardens, gardens within childcare centres and schools and habitat gardens. To learn more about the awards or to learn how turn your garden into a native habitat, check out our community section and Living Connections program through the environment section of our website.
Paula Masselos, Mayor of Waverley
Waverley Community Garden
