Posts Tagged ‘Already Run’

FEEDING FRENZY: Randwick City Council will install a large shark net in the Coogee Bay Hotel beer garden following a surge in aggressive activity. The net will allow female patrons to relax and enjoy time with their friends on one side, while groups of sharks circle on the other. “We’ve seen a spike in shark-related activity around dusk, particularly after two or three schooners,” said a council spokesperson. Authorities say the sharks typically hunt in packs and will repeatedly approach the same woman despite clear signs of disinterest. A small trial was conducted last weekend, although several sharks attempted to…

SOS: A Bellevue Hill woman out with friends in Double Bay today has been airlifted to safety after getting stuck in a conversation with a Zetland man. “When he told me he lives in Zetland I knew I was in trouble,” Allegra Worthington-Smythe told DBT. “Every time I tried to leave, he asked another question,” she said. “I couldn’t see a way out.” The 34-year-old began panicking, even though Zetland is only nine kilometres from her home. A Westpac Rescue Helicopter eventually winched Worthington-Smythe from Bay Street and returned her to safety. Doctors say she is expected to make a…

PRICED OUT: A Randwick teen has spent the afternoon kicking back in his lounge room, clueless about the mass exodus of Sydney due to its unaffordable housing, especially in the east. “I can’t wait to grow up and buy a place like this,” the 16 year old told DBT, while snacking on chips and soft drink while lying on the couch at his parent’s $5.4 million dollar home. “But I think I’d prefer to live in Bellevue Hill.” Economists tell DBT the teenager would need to start saving roughly $1,800 a week immediately and continue until the age of 74…

RANGE ROULETTE: A routine Kincoppal school pick-up descended into confusion yesterday afternoon after hundreds of near-identical black Range Rovers arrived within minutes of each other. Several students reportedly climbed into the wrong vehicles and were driven home by unrelated families. “It was impossible to tell who belonged to who,” said one parent. “Everyone had the same car, the same sunglasses and the same activewear.” “I picked up who I thought was my daughter Arabella. We got all the way to Point Piper before she asked who I was.” For many others the mix-up was only discovered later that evening, when several…

SPOT CHECK: Bondi beachgoers are set for some aerial parking assistance, with Surf Life Saving NSW adding a car space search function to existing drone operations. “Our shark surveillance program will remain unaffected,” says a spokesperson. “The additional service will use dedicated drones to scan Campbell Parade and surrounding streets for vacant parking spaces.” Thanks to a partnership with Google Maps, drivers will be notified of any vacant spaces nearby. “They don’t come up that often,” says Surf Life Saving NSW. “Realistically, we spot more sharks.”

PUB-LIC TRANSPORT: Double Bay pub goers are welcoming the announcement of a new light rail link, connecting two of the areas most popular venues. The single carriage line will run between the Golden Sheaf Hotel and the Royal Oak Hotel, a distance of 300 metres down Cross Street and then left into Bay Street. “This corridor has been chronically underserved,” said the Premier “For too long, young revellers have been forced to make this journey on foot, often in boat shoes never designed for pedestrian use.” The Opposition is slamming the project as “an insult to every regional town still…

COASTAL GLAM: A new cosmetic clinic has opened along the Bondi to Bronte walk, allowing locals to freshen up their faces without interrupting their exercise. “We noticed a real gap in the market,” says Laser Clinics Australia. “A lot of people who do the Bondi to Bronte walk are looking for Botox touch ups or laser hair removal, but until now they’ve had to wait until after they got home.” “It’s basically become part of my morning fitness routine,” says one customer. “It just makes sense to combine cardio with cosmetic maintenance.” Some locals are expressing concern over the clinic’s prime…