News brief
Police appeal after shooting incident – Bondi
Police from Eastern Suburbs Local Area Command are appealing for witnesses to a shooting incident in Bondi.
About 12.30pm April 15, police were called to block of units at Penkivil Street, Bondi, after a 40-year-old man was located suffering a gunshot wound to his abdominal area.
Approximately 45 minutes later, police located a second man, aged 31, at a café in Bondi Road. He had suffered gunshot wounds to his rear buttocks and legs.
Both men were transported to hospital, where they have undergone surgery for their injuries. They are both reported to be in a stable condition.
Police have been told that the men answered a knock at the door of a unit to be confronted by two males wearing black balaclavas. One was carrying a rifle and the other had a large knife.
Both males are said to have Australian accents.
Police established crime scenes at the unit and the café. They have also taken statements from numerous witnesses and viewed CCTV footage from the café.
Going Batty in the City: The Bat – Human Project
The Bat – Human Project is an interdisciplinary arts initiative that looks at the similarities
between humans bats. Taking place during sunset on Friday 29th April in Cook & Phillip Park in the city, the free event is open to all.
The group behind the Bat – Human Project is the REMNANT/EMERGENCY ArtLab: a team of new media artists, scientists, academics and urban planners, all working together to share their knowledge and experience to examine relationships between humans and animal species – in this case, Sydney’s famous bats.
The ArtLab is particularly interested in the implications of planned attempts to relocate the large bat colony from the Royal Botanic Gardens and poses the question of whether there are other long-term sustainable solutions to this bat-meets-human’ dilemma.
“Bats and humans need each other. They desperately need us to protect and build their habitat and, in turn, we need them to pollinate our native forests,” says new media artist Dr Keith Armstrong, who heads up the Bat – Human Project.
Japan: Kingdom of Characters
Japan: Kingdom of characters has officially opened to the public attracting over1,000 visitors in the first week alone. The exhibition runs until 28 May with free weekly Public Programs accompanying the exhibition.
Last Wednesday night saw the first of the Public Programs commence. It was a successful
result, with the lecture room filled to capacity. Dr Michael Hill (aka Doctor Comics)
gave a thorough overview on the anime and manga phenomenon.
The Japan Foundation, Sydney, Director, Ms Tokiko Kiyota is astonished by the
extraordinary response from the Australian public.
“We are very impressed by the high interest shown towards our exhibition and lecture
series so far. We hope this will encourage more people to come again to the Japan
Foundation and the services we offer.”
