Australians all..

[klward]

In advance of Saturday, this is a way you can vote and actually have some good come of it. And you won't be voting for people. You'll be voting for historical sites of beauty and interest around Sydney.

www.sydneypartnersinpreservation.com.au

Now, I don't pretend to understand the whys and wherefores that have involved American Express in this project, but come 14 December this year, the site with the most votes will receive upward of $185,000.00 for vital restoration work. You can vote for such delightful things as the gates of Waverley Cemetery, the Butterfly Room at the State Theatre and that obelisk in Macquarie Place. This is the first year this has happened, and the more interest generated, the more likely it will be repeated. Also, you are not restricted to one measly vote; you can vote once per day from now until the cut-off date.

To vote, you have to register at the site. In the course of doing so, I was presented with a series of questions relating to future email contact and such, all of which I was able to leave blank. Hopefully, that will be that, barring some serious good done for some of Sydney's exquisite sandstone.

Comments

[murasaki-1966.livejournal.com]

DId you know that the obelisk in Hyde Park is actually a sewerage vent, and is called "Thornton's Scent Bottle" after the Lord mayor who put it up?

http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/waterexhibition/WaterSupplySewerage/ThorntonScentBottle.html