Optical fiber undersea cable laying

An exciting day today on both sides of the Roseville bridge. A bunch of men, smartly dressed in fluorescent shirts were standing by.

Presently a barge with a big roll of cable turned up on the south side.

I asked if this meant that we'd soon have the NBN in our homes here in Killarney but the friendly Telstra man said that no, it's nothing that advanced.

The cable will be buried under 1.2m of mud to avoid damage from boats. I saw the plan of the waterway and there are already a considerable number of cables in place.

Powerful possums here in Killarney

Possum magic at a local sub-station brought down power to 12,000 homes yesterday.

Ausgrid said the possum came into contact with two live parts of the electricity network near a large substation at Killarney Heights and acted as a conductor, creating a short-circuit and triggering the networks's "safety" mechanism about 4:30am.

Power was restored to the final houses before 8am but not after amusing scenes of camping stoves being put to use in kitchens around the suburb.

The possum, "sparky", did not survive.

Urban activists supply own street furniture

First it was fancy bus stop signs, next it was fancy new buses, but authorities have clearly not gone far enough for the foot-sore residents of Killarney Heights who have started rolling out their own comfy chairs at bus stops.



Typically, the chairs are attached to the bus stop securely with chain.



Where will this grass roots suburban improvement movement end?

Wonderful stone stairs into Garigal National Park

If you go down to the end of Killarney Drive you'll see this sign marking the edge of Garigal National Park.



Despite a valiant attempt to rid our streets of stray dogs, we were harassed by a butt sniffing beast, but that's another story..

Great work has been done on Flat Rock walk and the path down past the waterfall, which was running today, to the little beach. A beautiful staircase has been carved out of the very living rock.



This must have been a huge job over many months and I wish I knew who to thank for it. The steps have been lovingly crafted either by carving from existing stone or by being constructed from rock and wood.



This makes the walk far more attractive and less perilous for us old folks. Our suburb has been enhanced.

Vandals strike bus stop near Killarney shops

In a rare act in this peaceful place, it looks like vandals have smashed the safety glass in the bus shelter near the Killarney shops.



Beware the glass still on the seat:



Oh the horror, the horror.

Hoons invade Starkey Street

The quiet leafy streets of placid Killarney Heights must have been disturbed on at least one night when either hoons caused their vehicles to leave these crazy skid marks:



or perhaps it was a hapless Toyota driver, both feet pressing on the brake, unable to control their runaway car?

Woman's body found in Killarney Heights

AAP is reporting that a woman's body was found in the bush in Killarney Heights on Tuesday.

It's possible that it was dislodged by the recent heavy rain where Forestville recorded the highest rainfall on Sunday in all of Sydney.

Whatever the story, it's great to see Killarney Heights in the news.