Maximus and mother Elizabeth Papandrea at the Savage Squad gym in Kings Cross this week. The gym was an abandoned bar for seven years, according to owner Justin Savage. Janie Barrett
A t 10am on Tuesday insurance lawyer Elizabeth Papandrea finished a workout in Sydney’s Kings Cross with a bike sprint. Standing on the polished concrete floor of the mood-lit Savage Squad gym – a former dive bar – owner and personal trainer Justin Savage watched over her seven-month-old son, Maximus.
Papandrea, 43, returned to Sydney last November after eight years in Hong Kong and moved into an apartment in nearby Macleay Street – once a regular battleground for the NSW Public Order and Riot Squad. She wanted her son to grow up in a healthy suburb popular with young families. The free gym childcare doesn’t hurt, either.
Aaron PatrickSenior correspondentAaron Patrick is the senior correspondent. He writes about politics and business from the Sydney newsroom. Email Aaron at apatrick@afr.com
