1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: New Jersey and Amanda gam Nation. 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:06,120 Speaker 2: There was an opinion piece in the Sydney Morning Herald 3 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:10,399 Speaker 2: yesterday where they're looking at Balmain and saying how boring 4 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 2: Balmain has come, and it sparks some online fury. But 5 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 2: the article says Balmain isn't great, it's not fun, it's 6 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 2: not equitable, it's hard to get to, it has no 7 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:20,320 Speaker 2: real night life. 8 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 3: It's boring. 9 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 2: When was the last time you heard anyone suggests let's 10 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 2: go out in Balmain? And the data abround Balmain is interesting. 11 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,000 Speaker 2: The proportion of people age between twenty five and thirty 12 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:34,479 Speaker 2: four who have called this suburb home has collapsed in 13 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 2: half in twenty years. It sits now at just twelve percent. 14 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:41,840 Speaker 2: So the proportion of those older cohorts, the empty nesters, 15 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 2: the retirees, the seniors, the elderly has leapt in the 16 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:48,239 Speaker 2: last ten years. And he says why is is the problem? Well, 17 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 2: the inner areas are supposed to be the city's vibrant, 18 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 2: dynamic and exciting heart. This is kick to Hornet's nest, 19 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 2: as you can imagine the people that live there that 20 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 2: still want to be seen young and edgy, even though 21 00:00:58,680 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 2: they may not be young and edgy. 22 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 4: It must have been. 23 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 1: I haven't been to Balmain for a while. I used 24 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: to go to the Unity Hotel a bit. That's always 25 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:06,039 Speaker 1: a great pub. It's got a lot of pubs in Balmain. 26 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: In the old days, when I used to work for 27 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: a living in the concrete game, we used to spend 28 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: a bit of time around there, you know, with all 29 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: the concretors and stuff. 30 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 3: I've been occasionally down to is it East Balmain? I 31 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 3: go and get my legs wakes down. 32 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 2: There is a dress designer down there I've seen for 33 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 2: a number. 34 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:23,680 Speaker 3: Of years, so that I go. So I'll drive through 35 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:26,320 Speaker 3: Balmain to get there. It is hard to get to 36 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 3: I'll give you that. One way in, one way out. 37 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 4: Well. 38 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 1: A lot of people in the newspaper articles accused people 39 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:34,399 Speaker 1: of the East not traveling any further west than Balmain 40 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:36,120 Speaker 1: because they think by the time you get to Balmain 41 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: you're halfway to Dubbo. 42 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 2: Well then why isn't Balmain thriving if that's where people 43 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 2: are choosing to stop. 44 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:43,279 Speaker 1: I'm not saying anything. I live in the Shire, okay, 45 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:45,960 Speaker 1: and according to everyone else in Sydney, the Shire is 46 00:01:46,000 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: a million miles away from everything else. But it's not 47 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: really Balmain. I think it's been maligned in this article 48 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: because I quite like about it. 49 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 3: I love Maine. 50 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: The kids can't afford to live there though. 51 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 2: Well it's all right for us to love Balmain, but 52 00:01:57,640 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 2: a younger people living there, and is it as edgy 53 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 2: as it sees itself. 54 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: As let's get let's bring in Meg here. Meg gave 55 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: us the What's Hot Guide? It was Trady Hot camping. 56 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:09,799 Speaker 3: Politician Hot politician Hot. 57 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 4: Chris means. 58 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:14,679 Speaker 2: Megan's one of our producers and she's done a deep 59 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:18,239 Speaker 2: dive into is it a facebook page people from Balmain? 60 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:21,919 Speaker 4: Okay? So yes, it's a Facebook page called the Bowmain 61 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 4: Living And we came across it, well, I came across 62 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 4: it when my friends were living there, and we used 63 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:30,639 Speaker 4: to go on there and read out the comments because 64 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 4: it's quite petty. 65 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 3: You know, you enjoy the pettiness of it. 66 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, it's great. It's all the oldies. So they 67 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 4: used to always, you know, post stuff like where to 68 00:02:39,480 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 4: buy two hundred grams of Chinese barbecue pork stir fry 69 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 4: because Woolas isn't stocking it anymore? What yes? And like 70 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 4: where the best avocado poach? Eggs and halloomi is top top? 71 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 1: Where is that is it? Did the one give an answer? 72 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:53,639 Speaker 2: Yeah? 73 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:56,519 Speaker 4: Apparently it's the cafe is up the street from the 74 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:58,359 Speaker 4: left from Unity. Yeah. 75 00:02:58,520 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: Perfect. 76 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 4: And then my favorite, they hate the parking situation. You 77 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 4: know these post photos of everyone's cars. 78 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 3: See that does sound like old fart complaint town. 79 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 4: Yes, and they My favorite was a post who is 80 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 4: driving the extremely loud orange Lamborghini? And that one adds 81 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 4: seventy comments and one comment said just get an Audi. 82 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 4: It's not reliable and still looks glamorous. 83 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: That's such an to say. 84 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 2: And so is that the style of the comments you 85 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 2: normally see there? How have those people responded to this 86 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 2: article in the Herald? 87 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 4: Well, I can tell you now they are with each 88 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 4: other on this one. So one comment, so this article 89 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 4: has actually been posted in the Facebook page. So one 90 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 4: person commented an article about how to stay cool young 91 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 4: and hit by a bloke with a receding hairline. Person, 92 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 4: I'm not too worried. What is he going to give 93 00:03:56,760 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 4: us advice on fashion? Next another one said saying it's 94 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 4: full of young people. Maybe you should get out of 95 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 4: the retirement home and take a look. And then there 96 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 4: was a comment of all the pubs and what you 97 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 4: can expect there. Right, So he commented the London the boobs, 98 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 4: slash lips and hipster pub sit on the balcony and 99 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 4: look cool on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday afternoons. 100 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:22,360 Speaker 3: It sounds like an old person's written there. 101 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: I like the London. That sounds good. 102 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 3: But if they're commenting on the boobs and the lips 103 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:26,680 Speaker 3: and whatever. 104 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 4: They're I think they're trying to say, like, you know, 105 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 4: we've got young people here. Oh okay, and then your 106 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 4: pub the unity, the unity legs on and the Tigers 107 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:41,720 Speaker 4: are losing again. Don't worry, Jeff has the races on. 108 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:44,599 Speaker 4: Come up, Darcy, you can catch up with Larry for 109 00:04:44,640 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 4: a bee. 110 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 3: Wow. That sounds young. He's got the races on. 111 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 2: So I wonder if the people who live there think 112 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:54,320 Speaker 2: they're still young energy but they have morphed into the 113 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:55,159 Speaker 2: older generation. 114 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 4: Yeah, well, I don't know. See here's the thing is 115 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:02,279 Speaker 4: that I actual have a lot of friends that do live. 116 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 3: In but are in their twenties, yes. 117 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 4: Mid twenties, early thirties, and they all live there and 118 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 4: love the love it. 119 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: Well they loaded, what do they do? 120 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 4: No, it's just sharehouses. 121 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 2: Yeah yeah, yeah, So you think this article is out 122 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:17,720 Speaker 2: of line because you know younger people who live there 123 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 2: and are edgy and enjoying it. 124 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, I do. 125 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:25,279 Speaker 1: Would you say that Boomin's hot, Boo Main's hotties? Okay? 126 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know right. 127 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: So have you compared it to say, Russell Lee. 128 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 4: Oh no, Bawmain Okay yeah, that's I think. 129 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:34,159 Speaker 1: That's what we need done. That's all we need. Meg. 130 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 3: Thank you, Thank you, Meg. 131 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 1: Carry on