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Renata Gortan

Renata Gortan is a freelance journalist who has been telling stories professionally for the past 12 years, but asking people questions all her life. She has a BA (English) from Sydney University and is based on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Her work has been published across a wide range of print publications and online sites, including bodyandsoul.com.au, news.com.au, The Daily Telegraph, The Australian and more.Her specialty is features writing across lifestyle – from food to fashion and culture to health. When she’s not writing, Renata’s insatiable curiosity – and matching appetite – means she’s usually eating.

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Lakemba night markets, Lakemba, Saturday, 2nd June, 2018. Haldon Street in Lakemba is closed off  and markets are held on the street from sundown till 3am during Ramadan.Picture by Damian Shaw

Popular Sydney night market attracting thousands

You can hear a pin drop in the CBD after 10pm, but further afield you’ll be greeted by the scent of charcoal and the vibe that only comes from a cheerful crowd at the Ramadan Night Markets in Lakemba which opens till 4am.

Lifestyle
Seafood chef Josh Niland at his new fish butchery in Paddington, today.Picture: Justin Lloyd.

Fishmongers cod do batter

One of Australia’s best seafood chefs, Josh Niland, is handling fish as a butcher treats meat; dry-ageing, filleting, butterflying and pin-boning each piece to order and giving cooking advice.

Lifestyle
Pictured at Hemingway's cafe at Manly is cafe manager Tommy Schoeb with Surf Rider Foundation Manly member Jude Furniss. They are involved in a program that rewards customers with free coffee if they bring a bucket of rubbish from the beach.Picture: Richard Dobson

Free coffee for clean-up

Manly cafes are solving the area’s pollution problem by giving away a free cup of coffee to people who collect a bucket of rubbish from the beach.

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Penny Kelly with Preston, a Hungarian Sheep Dog, who won Dogs Best in Show at the Sydney Royal Dog Show at the Royal Easter Show today.Picture: Justin Lloyd

Meet the top dog of the Easter Show

IT takes a dedicated beauty regime to be crowned top dog. If you thought it took forever to wash and dry your hair, spare a thought for Preston, 6, the Hungarian sheepdog.

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