Kinokuniya
Books
-
Shop
RP2.02,
The
Galeries
Victoria,
500
George
Street,
Sydney
The
Book
Cellar
(aka
Peter
White's
2nd-hand
Bookstore)
711
George
St,
Haymarket
-
just
walk
down
Eddy
Avenue
from
Central
Station
to
George
St,
cross
over
and
walk
downhill
a
bit.
(02)
9212
2478.
This
place
is
a
goldmine!
Open
until
10pm
most
nights.
Gleebooks
has
a
large
online
catalogue
&
secure
ordering
--
49
Glebe
Point
Rd
Glebe
--
(02)
9660
2333
Angus
&
Robertson
-
main
City
store
(02)
9235-1188
;
Music
lounge
(02)
9221-5265
Border's
Books/Music/Cafe
(02)
9235-2433.
77
Castlereagh
St,
Sydney.
Other
branches
at
Westfield,
Hornsby
&
MacQuarie
Centre,
North
Ryde.
Kinokuniya
(02)
9262-7996
in
Level
2
of
the
Galleries
Victoria
Building
(opposite
the
Queen
Victoria
Building,
near
Town
Hall)
has
a
large
range
of
books,
including
a
large
section
of
Japanese
&
Chinese
language
books.
NSW
AMES
[Adult
Migrant
English
Services]
offers
an
accredited
Volunteer
English
Language
Tutoring
course
for
volunteers
wishing
to
tutor
English.
The
course
is
free
to
volunteers
willing
to
commit
time
to
tutoring
recent
migrants.
The
volunteer
links
are
confusingly
placed
under
the
"About
Us"
section
of
the
AMES
website.
TAFE
NSW
Sydney
Institute
offers
a
free
"Adult
Literacy
Volunteer
Tutor"
course
[2004
--
available
at
Petersham
and
Randwick
campuses].
For
more
information,
search
for
"volunteer"
using
the
site's
search
form
The
NSW
Adult
Migrant
English
Scheme
has
a
volunteer
scheme
in
which
volunteers
give
1-2
hours
per
week
over
an
extended
period
(6-18
months)
to
help
adult
migrants
improve
their
English
language
skills.
Clean
Up
Australia
Day
is
held
every
year
in
March.
The
site
also
has
information
on
reduction
of
plastic
bags
and
keeping
mobile
phones
out
of
landfill
dumps.
freecycle.org
is
an
international
network
of
people
who
give
(and
get)
stuff
for
free
in
their
own
towns.
Groups
in
all
Australian
state
capitals
&
most
most
larger
Australian
towns.
Reverse
Garbage
sell
cheap
offcuts,
over-runs,
left-overs,
outdated
stock,
seconds
etc.
which
would
otherwise
end
up
as
landfill.
Great
for
arts,
craft
&
DIY.
[Brisbane:
296
Montague
Rd,
West
End
;
Sydney:
Addison
Road
Community
Centre,
Marrickville
&
Casula
Powerhouse
Arts
Centre,
1
Casula
Rd,
Casula.]
Efe's
Turkish
Pizza
(02)
9516-4276 124
King
St,
Newtown
Green
Iguana
Café
(02)
9516-3118 6
King
St,
Newtown
Pizza
Haven
131-241
-
Sydney
Metro
Shaiza's
Indian
Restaurant
(02)
9516-2165 121
King
Street,
Newtown
-
near
Sydney
University.
There
is
another
Shaiza's
further
down
King
Street.
Do
not
confuse
the
two!
La
Paella
-
Pizza/Pasta
eat
in
or
take
away. 184
King
St,
Newtown.
(02)
9516-1592
La
Paella
has
closed
(Oct
'96)
Darlinghurst/Paddington
The
Californian
Cafe
(02)
9331-5587 177
Oxford
St,
Paddington. Open
24
hours,
meals
including
including
breakfasts
($1
surcharge
for
breakfasts
after
1pm),
coffee,
desserts
which
border
on
the
depraved
etc.
This
was
the
location
of
the
inaugral
#ozgay
IRC
lunch.
Pott's
Point
The
Pig
&
the
Olive
(02)
9357-3745 71A
Macleay
St,
Pott's
Point. This
place
serves
the
best
food
I've
ever
had
in
Sydney.
www.itrecyclers.com
-
pickup,
removal
and
recycling
of
obsolete
IT
and
computer
equipment
from
businesses
within
the
greater
Sydney
area.
Geared
toward
businesses
--
minimum
removal
fee
in
Jan
2005
was
$90.
SecondDigIT.com.au
-
specialises
in
buying
and
selling
secondhand
computers
ComputerBank
NSW
has
stopped
taking
hardware
donations
[last
checked
Dec
2004],
but
can
supply
computers
to
individuals
and
community
organisations
in
NSW
WorkVentures
(in
particular
their
computer
re-use
programme)
turns
ex
corporate
and
government
PCs
and
peripheral
equipment
into
affordable
systems
for
disadvantaged
families,
schools
and
not-for-profit
organizations
around
Australia.
Dell
Computer
Australia's
has
a
recycling
program
which
is
free
for
your
old
computer
when
you
purchase
a
new
Dell
machine,
or
about
$36
in
metro
area
to
have
them
collect
your
equipment
without
a
Dell
purchase.
Computing
hardware
AusPCMarket.com.au
--
free
delivery
in
Australia
(apart
from
bulky
items
outside
metropolitan
areas)
ARC
Computers
--
Good
prices
&
equipment
(if
you
know
what
you're
looking
for)
--
I
bought
my
last
PC
here
[March
2004]
Computer
World2/89
York
St
Apr
2008:
Computer
World
in
Sydney
seems
to
have
closed;
Melbourne
store
apparently
still
trading
Reverse
Garbage
sell
cheap
offcuts,
over-runs,
left-overs,
outdated
stock,
seconds
etc.
which
would
otherwise
end
up
as
landfill.
Great
for
arts,
craft
&
DIY.
[Brisbane:
296
Montague
Rd,
West
End
;
Sydney:
Addison
Road
Community
Centre,
Marrickville
&
Casula
Powerhouse
Arts
Centre,
1
Casula
Rd,
Casula.]
Planet
Ark
lists
recycling
facilities
by
local
council
&
postcode
across
Australia
All
those
hard-to-get
plumbing
items
can
be
found
at
the
Toolshed,
King
St,
Newtown.