Posts Tagged ‘Theme’

DOWN SOUTH: A Roosters fan at Shark Park – also known as PointsBet stadium – for tonight’s NRL elimination final is reportedly feeling overwhelmed, confused and frightened. “To be honest, I haven’t left the eastern suburbs in about two years,” Sam DeLonge told DBT. “Where are we now exactly? Is this still Sydney?” It’s understood the 26 year old is feeling disoriented after a 50 minute Uber ride with friends to Cronulla from Bondi. “Once you get south of Central Station things start to look very depressing,” he says. “I feel like I’m in a different country or something.” “OMG…

SHORT-TERM RENTAL: Sydney’s rental crisis appears to be escalating, with one Bondi homeowner advertising to rent out his one bedroom unit on an hourly basis. “My sun-filled apartment is available for rent this Sunday while my wife and I go shopping at Bondi Markets,” Reece Tanner wrote on Bondi Local Loop. “It’s a minimum two hour stay, but we might even be gone for longer!” The art deco style apartment on Campbell Parade is on offer for $110 an hour. Three hours after posting the ad, Reece Tanner told DBT he’s already been inundated with applications. “Maybe I’ve listed it…

SUN’S OUT, GUNS OUT: The winter sun shone brightly on Sydney for a few hours today and one man didn’t let it go to waste. Tom Harrow seized on the opportunity, using Bondi outdoor gym as his own personal runway, wearing nothing but lycra compression shorts. “I woke up at about 10.30am and I was at the gym 15 minutes later,” he told DBT. “You gotta give the people what they want, haha.” But the 31 year old fitness enthusiast was met with mixed reactions, and even a few hecklers. “Put your clothes back on you muppet,” shouted one man. “Calm…

PULLING A SWIFTIE: Fed up with missing out on sold-out concerts and exorbitantly priced resale tickets, one Vaucluse woman is taking drastic action to see Taylor Swift. Shelley Conroy has employed the group of hackers behind the Medibank data breach to secure her some elusive tickets to the pop icon’s upcoming Sydney concert. “They are working around the clock,” she told DBT. “We hit a few hurdles today when the American Express site crashed,” she admits. “But the hackers say it might be good news as it seems like there’s vulnerabilities in their system.” The hackers are using multiple devices…

FAIR-WEATHER FRIENDS: Rebel Sports stores in Sydney are working to contain a growing queue of people trying to get refunds on NSW State of Origin scarves and other apparel. It follows the Blues’ 32-6 demolition at the hands of Queensland in Game 2 to send them 2-0 down in the three-game series. “I actually drove here at half time last night when it became clear NSW was going to lose,” one man told DBT as he waited in line to return a NSW beanie. “But I might buy some Maroons merchandise while I’m here, because I like going to Surfers…

BARGAINING POWER: The blurry line between neighbourhood Facebook group and dating website, has been crossed yet again. Amid Sydney’s escalating rental crisis, local woman Lou Grace has posted an alluring photo of herself on Bondi Local Loop, with the caption: “Hey beautiful Bondi peeps, I’m looking for a spare room! DM me ASAP. Must be a modern place and close to the beach xo.” It remains unclear if she’s even offering to pay any rent, or if her mere presence is enough. Either way, her post is raising eyebrows. “Try looking on realestate.com.au like everyone else ffs!” replied one Facebook…

LIVID: In a collective groan heard across Sydney, boyfriends and husbands citywide are once again preparing themselves for the annual spectacle that is Vivid. The 23 day festival of light, music and ideas begins tonight, and local man Tom Phipps is among those being forced to go. “My wife won’t take no for an answer,” he says. “It’s always such a punish to scramble there after work in the freezing cold and navigate hoards of annoying kids just to see colourful lights. It doesn’t do it for me.” “I might just watch the footy on my phone the whole time.” Those…