Canterbury-Bankstown snaps away

Canterbury-Bankstown proved variety is the spice of life when it came to Snap Sydney, showing off the city’s great people and places in all their glory.

Constantine Anagnostou migrated from Greece 50 years ago and set up shop in Hurlstone Park, where he still works as a shoemaker today. Picture: Danielle Buckley

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Canterbury-Bankstown proved variety is the spice of life when it came to Snap Sydney, showing off the city’s great people and places in all their glory.

There was glorious fine weather for the start of Snap Sydney, with keen fishers taking the opportunity to drop a line into the Georges River at Picnic Point.

It was also a good morning to get in the garden and pick some homegrown vegetables, such as garlic and zucchini or if you’re a magpie, enjoy the sun perched on a clothesline.

Canterbury-Bankstown is known for its multicultural vibrancy and what better way to celebrate that than to try out all the different food on offer, such as the delectable dishes Gebran’s Lebanese Cuisine in Mt Lewis or the Vietnamese greengrocers that line Little Saigon in Bankstown, such as Viet Phat, offering up tasty fruit, such as sweet Thai mango.

After a bite to eat there were plenty of activities on offer, including ice skating in Canterbury, a walk or bike ride along the Cooks River, a stylish haircut at Bankstown Barber Salon, and free books to borrow from the Little Free Library next to Hurlstone Park train station.

Young people have plenty of options in our great city too, with the Belmore Youth Resource Centre offering teens a safe place to hang out and chill. There are plenty of sporting facilities in the region, with young swimmers training for future glory at Max Parker Aquatic and Leisure Centre at Revesby.

Canterbury-Bankstown is within easy commuting distance of Sydney CBD and every night thousands of commuters jump on the trains to head back home, such as these workers alighting at Hurlstone Park train station.

Fishing for flathead on the Georges River at Lambeth Reserve, Picnic Point. Picture: James Taylor

There's nothing like homegrown garlic — check oust these bulbs at Panania. Picture: Panania Free Rangers, Panania Urban Farm

A beautiful zucchini flower in a Panania backyard. Picture: Panania Free Rangers, Panania Urban Farm.

A sculpture featuring birdlife at a pond at Shortland Brush, Lansdowne. Picture: James Taylor

A magpie hangs out on a backyard clothesline in Panania. Picture: Panania Free Rangers and Panania Urban Farm.

Vietnamese grocers Tuan Pham and Bao Pham with sweet Thai mango at Viet Phat greengrocers in Bankstown. Picture: Antony Field

Elie Jabarian serves diners at Middle Eastern Lebanese restaurant, Gebran in Mt Lewis. Picture: Carmela Roche.

A skater whizzes by at Canterbury's Olympic Ice Rink. Photo: Danielle Buckley

Cooks River Cycleway. Picture: Anna

Bankstown Barber Salon owner Abdul Kandakji gives a customer a cool haircut. Picture: Antony Field

Fashionable women at Roselands. Picture: Danielle Buckley

Robbie Kennedy says she borrows a book from the Little Free Library "almost every week". The library runs off an honesty system and is next to Hurlstone Park station. Photo: Danielle Buckley

Afternoon jam session with Tyrese Faapoi, Paula Baeavisi and George Faapoi at Belmore Youth Drop In centre. Photo: Danielle Buckley

Juniors from the Harlee Elite swim school training at Max Parker Leisure and Aquatic Centre, Revesby. Picture: James Taylor

Commuters head home from Hurlstone Park train station. Picture: Danielle Buckley

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