Yesterday was the 60th anniversary of the reintroduction of national service in Australia. The commemoration that was held in Newcastle started in Laman Street in front of our largest war memorial, the Cultural Centre – and under the beautiful Hill’s fig trees.
You can read the short Herald article here. I’m glad I went. Here are some photos. As usual, double-click on any photo to enlarge it. Home (more…)
There are a few old Herald articles about Civic Park and Laman Street worth another look. These follow the progress of Civic Park redesign suggestions. (more…)
I love war memorials and I love trees so I enjoyed both today taking les enfants to Lambton swimming pool. (more…)
Three times in the last week or so I’ve seen a pair of swans back at the wetland that I thought had been killed by the latest coal loader. (more…)
This is a picture of Wallsend library and has not a lot to do with trees but a lot to do with beautiful urban design. (more…)
I’ve written recently about the charette discussion about ‘amalgamating’ war memorials in Civic Park. (more…)
This is the Eagle statue in the Memorial Grove at the eastern corner of Civic Park. This beautiful little grove was the topic of quite a lot of discussion at the charette.
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