After our author talk at Hornsby, we have been invited to
Brooklyn to meet with the local community there. They are keen for us to present ideas to the
Brooklyn Community Association as Hornsby Council is currently involved in the
preparation of a master plan for this village.
We are here to meet with a core group of concerned residents and to take
a walk around the area to get a sense of the issues.
Brooklyn is an idyllic place, but perhaps a forgotten jewel in the
crown of Hornsby Council. It is a place
with great potential given its location on the Hawkesbury River and adjacent
bushland. As Sydney develops, places
like Brooklyn provide the space for people to get away from the city and enjoy
the recreational sports that proximity to water and bush afford.
Brooklyn truly is a nature lovers paradise but with a number
of issues that need resolving, one of which is parking. The nearby car free Dangar Islanders catch
the ferry at Brooklyn and use prime waterfront land to park their cars. This is one of the issues that the locals
here would like resolved so this land can be used more effectively for
recreation but the available options are not all attractive to those that use
the current parking, adjacent to the ferry.
We meet some of the locals as we walk around and end up back
at the Red Fish Café for a coffee and wrap up.
The gallery is a great opportunity for local artist to showcase their
work and I have been
We talk about the possibility of exhibiting in January and doing a
combined author talk during the time it is here.
It is a beautiful spring day and we enjoy some fish and
chips before we head home, excited about the possibility of working with a
local community.
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