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‘I nearly lost my grandma once. That was really terrifying because I grew up with her. It was just the two of us at home and she just collapsed one day. I was about 14 at the time. She had a bad reaction to medication. I panicked and called Triple 0 and cried for the rest of the night. But she was OK in the end.’

What’s one thing you love most about your grandmother?

‘She’s very understanding. I went through a tough time in my teenage years and she stood by me and was always supportive. She’s always been there for me and doesn’t judge.’

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‘Is there an alien invasion?’

This was the question being asked of one Human of Newtown last night in Camperdown Park. The attention his flying Drone camera received even had people running out from The Courthouse Hotel to find out if Newtown was under attack.

Byron Maxwell :: Photographer was very kind to give us a run down of his new toy as well as share with us this amazing pic of King Street. Bet you’ve never seen a shot of Newtown from this angle before? At the very far left you can just see the light of Centrepoint which should give you your bearings.

For those that went to the March in May rally yesterday, Byron also took some shots from above in his album on his Facebook page. Byron, we love your work!

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‘We met at a hoop class about a year ago and have been coming to the park to practice our moves and learn a few new ones. I’m now going to help her with the Sunday Streets project.’

‘Sunday Streets is a little plan that some colleagues and I are hatching to close down parts of Enmore Road to recreation on a Sunday morning every couple of months. I’ve asked her if she’d like to be involved and maybe run a hoop workshop.

‘The biggest part of it is about transforming the roads that are usually for cars and making sure that it’s a community space for a while we’re people can come out and meet each other and transform the space. It’s got so many benefits – health, environmental, economic and for the community. The businesses do really well out of it too. It gets people out on the streets alfresco shopping.

‘It’s something that happens in 100 capital cities around the world including Chicago, New York, Cape Town and Jakarta. Los Angeles closes off 25km of roads every couple of months. It’s an international movement but it’s not happening in Australia yet.

‘We plan to connect up some existing cycle routes so cyclists can get a good ride in with activity stations along the way. So it’s very safe for families as well as rollerbladers and skateboarders.

‘The plan is to bring people together from different communities and interest groups. It’s about celebrating diversity and subcultures.’