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A tale of two Sydneys
There are lockdowns, and then there are lockdowns. For residents of Sydney’s east, north and south, where restrictions are not so tough, children tired out by Zoom lessons or adults keen to escape their lounge rooms were able to stay within 10 kilometres of home and go on a coastal walk, hike in a national park, or paddle along a harbour beach. It’s a different story in Campsie, the south-west Sydney suburb that last week became the epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak. There, three generations live in two-bedroom apartments, children play in driveways, and there’s no such thing as a quiet place to work or study. The five-kilometre exercise radius, which has now been extended to Greater Sydney as of tomorrow, allows a masked walk to Wiley Park, a greenish patch surrounded by arterial roads which, in recent weeks, has been circled by police helicopters telling everyone to go home.
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Teacher, Priyanka Bromhead of Blacktown says “the lack of cultural sensitivity and awareness, the lack of consultation has been unsurprising, but startling.Credit:Janie Barrett
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Emmanuel Kei was homeless after losing his job due to the pandemic. SydWest Multicultural Services helped him find his new apartment in Blacktown.Credit:Janie Barrett
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Manly Beach during COVID-19 lockdown in July.Credit:James Brickwood
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Lockdown gelato? Bondi in lockdown. A contrast to the heavy policing in the Sydney west suburbs. Credit:Nick Moir
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Bondi in lockdown.Credit:Nick Moir
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Bankstown shopping strip during COVID-19 lockdown.Credit:Steven Siewert
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A resident of Fairfield Heights enjoys the sun, during Sydney's lockdown. Fairfield LGA is a hotspot and residents here are under greater restrictions than the rest of Sydney.Credit:Janie Barrett
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Daily life, Hurstville, Georges River LGA which has additional restrictions during Sydney's lockdown.Credit:Louise Kennerley
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Manly Beach generics during COVID lockdown in July.Credit:Renee Nowytarger
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People enjoying warm weather at Bondi Beach in early August.Credit:Edwina Pickles
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Elfa Moraitakis from SydWest Multicultural Services, says demand for the humanitarian and social services provided by her organisation has spiked by at least 30 per cent since lockdown began.Credit:Janie Barrett
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A resident of Fairfield enjoys the sun, during Sydney's lockdown.Credit:Janie Barrett
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Bankstown shopping strip during COVID lockdown.Credit:Steven Siewert
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Manly Beach during lockdown in July.Credit:Renee Nowytarger
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Bondi in lockdown in July. A contrast to the heavy policing in the Sydney west suburbs.Credit:Nick Moir
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Anna Adams who has lived in her Punchbowl flat for 20 years, with her daughter, "Skinny", who is helping her mother spring clean, during lockdown in Sydney. The Canterbury-Bankstown LGA considered a hotspot and under tighter restrictions.Credit:Janie Barrett
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A resident of Fairfield Heights enjoys the sun, during Sydney's lockdown. Credit:Janie Barrett
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Emmanuel Kei was homeless after losing his job due to the pandemic, until he received help from SydWest Multicultural Services, who helped him find his new apartment in BlacktownCredit:Janie Barrett
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Manly Beach during lockdown in July.Credit:Renne Nowytarger
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Manly Beach during lockdown in July.Credit:Renee Nowytarger