Memes for Sydney
If you live in the Ryde/Eastwood area, you are incredibly lucky that the best banh mi in Sydney fall within a short radius of each other. Our top recommendations: Top Ryde Bakers House (Top Ryde Shopping Centre - next to Woolworths) All these people you see in the queue lining up everyday at Top Ryde... Continue Reading →
Hidden gem: While Australia might be undergoing a cost of living crisis right now, behind Eastwood Library, the Country Women Association's scones and tea are still at an inflation beating price of $7. Handicrafts and cook books for sale too. All proceeds are returned back to the community and local charities and 100% volunteer run.... Continue Reading →
For best Christmas lights in the City of Ryde, Chauvel St, North Ryde & Stephen Ave, Ryde never disappoint.
Sydney University's graffiti tunnel is one of the few place in Sydney you can (legally) graffiti. Where to find it: it's located on the Camperdown Campus, running underground between Science Road and Manning Road, situated near the Holme Building, Manning House, and the Footbridge Theatre.
In the 90s when Home and Away was filmed in Eastwood and surrounds, Dieter Brummer and Melissa George were often spotted around the traps near the Masonic Hall. It's so sad to hear news of his passing at the age of just 45 as one long time Eastwood local wrote.
With international travel closed during 2020 and in the foreseeable future, and even interstate travel difficult with sporadic border closures, here are eight local hidden gems we recommend these holidays, all located within 30 mins drive from Eastwood.
Andrew Kim, owner of Jean's Chilli Chicken says “Our food was considered really offensive back then… On one occasion, a drunk customer threw an entire plate of chicken at my face saying “how can you give this to humans to eat? Fifteen years ago when we first opened our restaurant, 90 per cent of our... Continue Reading →
Humans of Eastwood turned 5 years old recently and we couldn't have done it without all our roving reporters submitting content each day so thank you! We were also chuffed to get a mention in NSW Parliament and declared officially hilarious!
Brandon Melton arrived at Macquarie Uni over a year ago from Cowra with little more than $14 in the bank and a couple weeks' worth of rent, having never flown on a plane or even caught a public bus before. “My first time catching the 545 - the bus driver yelled at me to get out... Continue Reading →
The railway underpass connecting the two sides of Rowe Street in Eastwood is currently getting a much needed makeover from the local council.  Popularly known as the "Scary Tunnel" and likened to the tunnel where the Dementors appeared in the Harry Potter movie, it's always dark and dingy even during broad daylight. There are also tales of a murder happening there during the 90s although... Continue Reading →
