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Richard de Groot: master craftsman in our neck of the woods
Just a few minutes in his Bargo workshop is all you need to know for certain that Richard de Groot is a master craftsman. An artist who makes beautiful but practical things from wood. To be fair, it does come as a bit of a surprise to learn that while he has carpentry in the blood it is only in the past three or four years that he has finally made it his main preoccupation. But even now, aged in his 60s, Mr de Groot, the master carpenter who migrated to Australia from the Netherlands in 1982, also moonlights as… Read more »
Young driver from Glen Alpine stands out in his first racing season
Thomas Duncan is halfway through his first ever racing series, but he’s done well enough so far to indicate he may go far in motor sport. The 20 year old from Glen Alpine even has his own cheer squad – four mates who have attended every race of this year’s Mazda RX8 Cup series. “Heaps of my mates turn up to whatever state I’m racing in,’’ he says. “Four mates, from the time I started go karting to now, have turned up to every race.’’ He’s not really sure of the exact moment he decided to become a racing driver,… Read more »
Campaign under way to give Bradfield the flick from aerotropolis
In 2020, there was a state government sponsored campaign to find a name for the aerotropolis – the high-tech city next to the new airport being built at Badgerys Creek. The campaign asked the community to take part by sending in their name suggestions. In March 2021 it was revealed that the new city would be called Bradfield, in honour of the famous engineer behind the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the early railway system. “Bradfield was selected after the community was asked to have a say, with a panel settling on the final decision to honour John Bradfield’s enduring city-shaping… Read more »
