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Tuesday 15 September 2026
21 Espresso Turns 68 This Year
Twenty-one Espresso in Double Bay is turning 68, which is a genuinely wild number for a cafe. If you've been going there for years, or your parents did, they're asking for your best memories in the comments. Worth a coffee this week just to say you were there for it.
Rare tour of the Wentworth Mausoleum this Wednesday
Members-only walking tour of the Wentworth Mausoleum at Vaucluse House this Wednesday 16 September, 2–3.30pm. It's sold out but there's a waitlist, and a paid version is also available if you miss out. Worth knowing about either way — that mausoleum is rarely open.
Someone just dropped $25m in Bellevue Hill
A Bellevue Hill property just sold for $25 million, which is not nothing. Market's been sluggish lately, so this one stood out.
Have your say on the Edgecliff tower plan
The NSW Government's draft rezoning for Woollahra and Edgecliff is now on public exhibition — 9,400 apartments across towers up to 34 storeys in 2.3 square kilometres, with no funded schools, infrastructure, or traffic solutions attached. Council is pushing back hard with its own alternative plan for 3,600 homes. Submissions close 7 October, so if this affects your street, now's the time.
The Hermitage walk is peak right now
If you haven't done the Hermitage Foreshore Trail lately, this weekend is the one. Start at Bayview Hill Road in Rose Bay and follow the harbour through to Nielsen Park — it's about 2km and genuinely beautiful in spring. Tack on Parsley Bay and Camp Cove if you've got the legs for it.
Harbour Early Learning open day this September
If you're thinking about childcare or kindy for 2027, Harbour Early Learning in Vaucluse is opening its doors on 19 September, 9:30 to 11:30am. Good chance to meet the teachers and have a proper look around before spots fill up. It's on Village High Road.
Members-Only Wellness Club Coming to Double Bay
Sansara is opening in Double Bay — movement, recovery, dining and socialising all under one roof, members only. No word yet on when doors open or what membership looks like, but worth keeping an eye on if that's your thing.
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