In Balmain at Balmain Public School you can see some of the effects of the Economic Stimulus package coming into effect. Today I noticed that one of the school’s building is/has been torn down. And they are currently scooping up the rubble with a ditch digger.
Can’t remember what the old building looked like. Though I think it might have been a portable that was there permanently. I wonder what the new building will look like? And how big it will be?
First there was one, then there were two, and now it seems their number is to increase to four. The park benches are multiplying like binary numbers.
As much as I could tell, from talking to the council workers setting up the moulds, there had always been the plan to put in this many park benches.
And why did one of the original concrete slabs disappear? “Don’t ask” I was told. A bit more conversation and I found that it had been flat with the ground, but not horizontal. “Ok if you don’t mind sliding off the seat”.
So, it is nice to see seating for parents being added around the children’s playground in Gladstone Park. Just remember to make sure your concrete is laid straight the first time.
Back in July two concrete slabs were poured in Gladstone Park, then one was removed before it got its park bench.
Well, it seems they did want two after all. A new seat has appeared in the last week or so.
I wonder what the disappearance and reappearance is due to?
Competition poster on the notice board at in Darling Street Balmain.
Take a photo in the Leichhardt local government area between 3 and 9 of August, and upload it to the ‘Keeping It Local: Leichhardt 2009‘ flickr group by 12 August to enter the competition.
So you still have a day to go out and take photos 
One ferry arrives as another leave at Balmain wharf. Taken from Mort Bay Park, Mart Street, Balmain. I thought it was interesting to see a queue for the wharf.
A new seating near the children’s playground in Gladstone Park, Darling St, Balmain. Just off to the right of it there is a patch of grass less earth.
Last week I saw a council worker pour and shape two slabs of concrete, which he said for new park benches. But this week there is only one, and not even an empty slab of concrete.
So, it looks like they had a change of heart. Parents only get one seat. And the other slab of concrete was removed so children don’t hurt themselves on it (or the council look silly for having a blank slab of concrete).
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