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The capital city of New South Wales is Sydney, located on Australia’s east coast. Known locally as “the Harbour City”, It is a sprawling metropolis with seaside suburbs stretching both north and south for a length of about 70 km. It then extends west in a broad sweep about 60 km to the Blue Mountains, through historic Parramatta, a city in its own right about 20 km west of the city centre. Hawkesbury is to the north, the Royal National Park and Macarthur to the south and south-west. The Greater Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, that are spread across 33 local government areas.

Sydney City, also known as the Central Business District, and referred to as the City of Sydney Local Government Area, covers about 26.15 square kilometres. With many heritage listed buildings such as the Queen Victoria Building (QVB), to the more recent developments of Barangaroo (on the north-western edge of the Sydney central business district and the southern end of the Sydney Harbour Bridge).

Today Sydney’s metropolitan area covers some 5,000 square kilometres and offers the visitor a vast region to explore and enjoy.

The Australian Statistical Geography Standard definition of Greater Sydney covers 12,369 km2 (4,776 sq mi) and includes the local government areas of Central Coast in the north, Hawkesbury in the north-west, Blue Mountains in the west, Sutherland Shire in the south, and Wollondilly in the south-west.

Source: Sydney – Wikipedia; “Areas of Service”. City of Sydney^1,2

Sydney, the capital of News South Wales, was the largest and most populated city in Australia. Although at time of writing (May 2023), Melbourne has become the largest Australian city by population (although this was due to a technicality, where the border of Melbourne was redrawn to include the district of Melton – a former satellite city, located just 47 km west of Melbourne CBD).

Whilst Sydney has changed considerably over the last few decades, there are still images that are iconic to Sydney such as the Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Of course, a casual walk through the cityscape will shine a light on the many other things of visual interest, from the views down the street to views looking up into the highrise that line the city streets.

There are of course, many sculptural works that link with Sydney’s history, as well as those that display special messages and the humour of the artists.

Check out Table of Love by Gillie and Marc.

Martin Place in Sydney holds a special place for many, especially on Anzac Day, when we remember the sacrifices… Less We Forget…

Following is Interloop by artist Chris Fox in 2017, which hovers above the York Street escalators of Sydney’s heritage-listed Wynyard Railway Station. This sculptural installation reuses the 1930s OTIS escalator treads in a kilometre of welding.

The following sculpture located in Royal Botanic Garden Sydney is titled Wurrungwuri (This side – on this side of the water) by sculptor Chris Booth.

This magnificent Tank Stream Fountain installation sculpture by Stephen Walker is down at Circular Quay in Sydney.

1788
A stream flows into Sydney Cover. The European settlement of Australia, begins along its sandstone banks. Soon Drought strikes and storage tanks are carved from the stone. Hence the name, Tank Stream.
The Seasons Pass.
1981
The Tank Stream Fountain recalls mankinds past dependence on this flowing stream and our links with life around this region

Sculptor: Stephen Walker

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