Wentworth Courier - 26 March 2014
People power short at charity op shop
The North Bondi op shop may be a great place to find designer clothes but it can only stay open if it has people to run it. Chapel by the Sea, the not-for-profit organisation running the store, needs volunteers. It's also looking for people to staff its second Pop Op Shop... Read More
The Australian - 27 January 2014
Aborigines 'must move on from survival thinking to live in victory'
While Australia Day can be a source of deep pain and a reminder of a culture devastated by the arrival of Europeans, it's time indigenous people stop describing themselves as "victims of a racist system", according to a member of the Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory... Read More
The Beast - December 2013
Volunteer this Christmas
The Chapel by the Sea in Bondi is looking for volunteers all month to help out Norman Andrews House or Chapel... Read More
The Daily Telegraph - 26 July 2013
Destitute and desperate amid rich and powerful
This week a homeless man died in Woollahra, one of Australia's wealthiest suburbs, seeking refuge from the freezing night. I remember the battle between another homeless guy who had set up camp, which replicated an Indian slum, along the millionaire cliff walk just past Bondi... Read More
The Daily Telegraph - 24 July 2013
Tough on the street in Bondi
A shortage of accommodation for homeless people in Sydney's eastern suburbs is pushing desperate men and women onto the streets in increasing numbers. These are the lesser-known rough-sleepers who call the eastern suburbs home. More than 120 people in the eastern suburbs... Read More
Wentworth Courier - 19 June 2013
Social justice mural marks proud history
The Chapel by the Sea community at Bondi Beach will this weekend launch a street art mural designed to celebrate social justice for indigenous people. Artists Etienne Cohen and Paul Davis collaborated to create the piece, which has already captured the attention of passers by... Read More
The Beast - January 2013
Laughter Yoga is back to Bondi
The Bondi Laughter Yoga club which has been set up over 10 years ago has been in recess for the past 10 years... Read More
The Advertiser - 16 December 2012
Christmas Carols and Reading plus Community Tea at Chapel by the Sea
Join us from 6pm to share a meal together along with community building around the Chapel. Each 3-4 months we... Read More
The Daily Telegraph - 25 June 2009
Under Bondi stars a homeless haven
He helped plant many of the pine trees in Bondi Park, has been involved in numerous local community groups over the years and spends his days fishing in the ocean. So when people suggest Kevin St Alder move to a more affordable area, his response is firm. "I would rather be homeless... Read More
Bondi View - 6 March 2009
Pets at the Chapel
Our furry friends really do seem to be the flavour of this month. Lesley Dimmick’s exhibition Cats + Dogs + Best Friends at Ruby’s Place is an exploration of people and their pets. “I’m using the pets as a decoy to get their owners to sit for me,” she said. “I have a fascination with people... Read More
The Daily Telegraph - 2 January 2008
Ivy league party hits iceberg
It was a clash of the recovery bashes yesterday, with the first major event at Justin Hemmes' new venture ivy and the traditional New Year's Day knees-up at Bondi Icebergs competing for the cool crowd. The entrance to bar tsar Hemmes' brand spankin' new super-duper venue... Read More
The Daily Telegraph - 1 January 2008
What a sight as stars ring in 2008
All eyes may have been skyward for the New Year's Eve fireworks but it was home-grown and international stars who made the biggest bang on Sydney Harbour last night. Supermodel Elle Macpherson, Australia star Nicole Kidman, her country crooner hubby Keith Urban and... Read More
People power short at charity op shop
The North Bondi op shop may be a great place to find designer clothes but it can only stay open if it has people to run it. Chapel by the Sea, the not-for-profit organisation running the store, needs volunteers. It's also looking for people to staff its second Pop Op Shop... Read More
The Australian - 27 January 2014
Aborigines 'must move on from survival thinking to live in victory'
While Australia Day can be a source of deep pain and a reminder of a culture devastated by the arrival of Europeans, it's time indigenous people stop describing themselves as "victims of a racist system", according to a member of the Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory... Read More
The Beast - December 2013
Volunteer this Christmas
The Chapel by the Sea in Bondi is looking for volunteers all month to help out Norman Andrews House or Chapel... Read More
The Daily Telegraph - 26 July 2013
Destitute and desperate amid rich and powerful
This week a homeless man died in Woollahra, one of Australia's wealthiest suburbs, seeking refuge from the freezing night. I remember the battle between another homeless guy who had set up camp, which replicated an Indian slum, along the millionaire cliff walk just past Bondi... Read More
The Daily Telegraph - 24 July 2013
Tough on the street in Bondi
A shortage of accommodation for homeless people in Sydney's eastern suburbs is pushing desperate men and women onto the streets in increasing numbers. These are the lesser-known rough-sleepers who call the eastern suburbs home. More than 120 people in the eastern suburbs... Read More
Wentworth Courier - 19 June 2013
Social justice mural marks proud history
The Chapel by the Sea community at Bondi Beach will this weekend launch a street art mural designed to celebrate social justice for indigenous people. Artists Etienne Cohen and Paul Davis collaborated to create the piece, which has already captured the attention of passers by... Read More
The Beast - January 2013
Laughter Yoga is back to Bondi
The Bondi Laughter Yoga club which has been set up over 10 years ago has been in recess for the past 10 years... Read More
The Advertiser - 16 December 2012
Christmas Carols and Reading plus Community Tea at Chapel by the Sea
Join us from 6pm to share a meal together along with community building around the Chapel. Each 3-4 months we... Read More
The Daily Telegraph - 25 June 2009
Under Bondi stars a homeless haven
He helped plant many of the pine trees in Bondi Park, has been involved in numerous local community groups over the years and spends his days fishing in the ocean. So when people suggest Kevin St Alder move to a more affordable area, his response is firm. "I would rather be homeless... Read More
Bondi View - 6 March 2009
Pets at the Chapel
Our furry friends really do seem to be the flavour of this month. Lesley Dimmick’s exhibition Cats + Dogs + Best Friends at Ruby’s Place is an exploration of people and their pets. “I’m using the pets as a decoy to get their owners to sit for me,” she said. “I have a fascination with people... Read More
The Daily Telegraph - 2 January 2008
Ivy league party hits iceberg
It was a clash of the recovery bashes yesterday, with the first major event at Justin Hemmes' new venture ivy and the traditional New Year's Day knees-up at Bondi Icebergs competing for the cool crowd. The entrance to bar tsar Hemmes' brand spankin' new super-duper venue... Read More
The Daily Telegraph - 1 January 2008
What a sight as stars ring in 2008
All eyes may have been skyward for the New Year's Eve fireworks but it was home-grown and international stars who made the biggest bang on Sydney Harbour last night. Supermodel Elle Macpherson, Australia star Nicole Kidman, her country crooner hubby Keith Urban and... Read More