Teneriffe

Mural honours Teneriffe’s past

General Articles, Local News / By Kate Lockyer

Published April 2025 A window into the past has been opened in Teneriffe with the installation of a mural to pay tribute to the suburb’s wool-shipping history, the legacy project of the Teneriffe Progress Association (TPA). TPA President Ben Pritchard said: “This would have been a loading dock back in the day, so what I […]

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Teneriffe dumpster diver a local legend

General Articles, Local News / By Jing Yeo Wan

Published December 2024 Shirley Sheftz spends hours “dumpster diving” every day to salvage items to recycle, which has won her the WasteSMART Local Legend Award. 76-year-old Ms Sheftz said she regularly donates goods to a range of places, including a pet rescue centre, a religious institute, the New Farm Neighbourhood Centre, shops and individuals in

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