Justine from Sydney

rexlem · 07 May 2015, 6:00 pm

Hey guys,
I'm new to all this and just felt the sudden urge to sit on tall buildings and look down onto the busy streets of Sydney.
I used to live down at Mortlake and the Anzol factory was my first and only adventure so far.
I'd like to develop some skill in photography and finding hidden locations.

Would love some exploring buddies to teach me the ways of Urbex however I am under 18 and I see there are difficulties with duty of care and what not.

phytrix · 07 May 2015, 6:11 pm

Welcome to the forum

Always good to see new and ambitious members around here.
There are definitely some great resources on the web and on the forum in regards to location finding and photography tips

Are you interested in checking out some drains and some more abandos, or are you primarily looking for rooftops atm?
I'll be up in Sydney in 2 weeks for a couple of days, definitely down to explore with you if you're keen.

Aydun · 07 May 2015, 6:17 pm

Heya, welcome! The Anzol place a pretty interesting explore.
There's a fair bit to do around Sydney as you probably know.
Probably stating the obvious, but I find its useful to just always keep an eye out for potential explores when out, even when not exploring.

rexlem · 07 May 2015, 6:34 pm

phytrix wrote:Welcome to the forum Always good to see new and ambitious members around here.
There are definitely some great resources on the web and on the forum in regards to location finding and photography tips Are you interested in checking out some drains and some more abandos, or are you primarily looking for rooftops atm?
I'll be up in Sydney in 2 weeks for a couple of days, definitely down to explore with you if you're keen.

I've done some searching and created a list of places to visit. I've got a mix of abandoned buildings and rooftops, no drains at the moment but am definitely open to it

rexlem · 07 May 2015, 6:49 pm

aydun wrote:Heya, welcome! The Anzol place a pretty interesting explore.
There's a fair bit to do around Sydney as you probably know.
Probably stating the obvious, but I find its useful to just always keep an eye out for potential explores when out, even when not exploring.

Thanks! Looking forward to making discoveries.

Midget · 07 May 2015, 7:54 pm

Welcome to the forums and uh, rooftops? Count me in! Nothing like staring into the distant views at night.

MacDaddy · 07 May 2015, 8:14 pm

Rooftops .... oh my... Not my piece of cake all to their own i guess if your keen on going to some drains and abandoned train tunnels pm me always free
Dont Look Down???
Welcome to uega!!!!!

DFEX · 07 May 2015, 9:21 pm

Welcome to the forum! A late night rooftop is always rewarding. There are plenty out there just waiting to be found, explore!

phytrix · 07 May 2015, 9:23 pm

DFEX wrote:Welcome to the forum! A late night rooftop is always rewarding. There are plenty out there just waiting to be found, explore!

And then there's Canberra, where the tallest building doesn't even make the top 250 in Australia >.<

DFEX · 07 May 2015, 9:27 pm

phytrix wrote:
DFEX wrote:Welcome to the forum! A late night rooftop is always rewarding. There are plenty out there just waiting to be found, explore!
And then there's Canberra, where the tallest building doesn't even make the top 250 in Australia >.<

So im guessing drains are the go for Canberra then?

phytrix · 07 May 2015, 9:31 pm

DFEX wrote:
phytrix wrote:
DFEX wrote:Welcome to the forum! A late night rooftop is always rewarding. There are plenty out there just waiting to be found, explore!
And then there's Canberra, where the tallest building doesn't even make the top 250 in Australia >.<
So im guessing drains are the go for Canberra then?

Pretty much. In all honesty, it's crap for urban exploration. The drains are very new, meaning they have less interesting features and are plain RCP. There are probably 3 or so decent ones. The abandonments are secured tightly and are demolished relatively quickly due to high land demand. The bunkers are mostly uninteresting and are either cleaned out or extremely difficult to access (a lot of them are on training grounds for ADFA or owned by another don't-f***-with-us government dept). And of course, buildings are very low and relatively secure, so there goes any hopes of good rooftopping too. On the plus side, there's a lot to see between Canberra and Sydney, plus the trip to Melbourne isn't that far.

DFEX · 07 May 2015, 9:41 pm

phytrix wrote:
DFEX wrote:
phytrix wrote:

So im guessing drains are the go for Canberra then?
Pretty much. In all honesty, it's crap for urban exploration. The drains are very new, meaning they have less interesting features and are plain RCP. There are probably 3 or so decent ones. The abandonments are secured tightly and are demolished relatively quickly due to high land demand. The bunkers are mostly uninteresting and are either cleaned out or extremely difficult to access (a lot of them are on training grounds for ADFA or owned by another don't-f***-with-us government dept). And of course, buildings are very low and relatively secure, so there goes any hopes of good rooftopping too. On the plus side, there's a lot to see between Canberra and Sydney, plus the trip to Melbourne isn't that far.

As in abandoned locations between Canberra nd Syd? Coz it cant be the drive your talking about, its so boring..

phytrix · 07 May 2015, 9:45 pm

DFEX wrote:As in abandoned locations between Canberra nd Syd? Coz it cant be the drive your talking about, its so boring..

Yeah a lot of abandoned locations

There's quite a bit in Yass, a couple of big sites in Goulburn, and plenty in between if you keep a keen eye out. Usually a good idea to roughly stick to the train lines. Considering the age of the train line, there are a lot of sites in the suburbs surrounding the train lines (roughly). At least in comparison to the direct route, that is.

No+Pro · 07 May 2015, 10:50 pm

welcome, make sure you combine both of those interests and take a pic of your shoes on top of a building

DFEX · 07 May 2015, 11:17 pm

phytrix wrote:
DFEX wrote:As in abandoned locations between Canberra nd Syd? Coz it cant be the drive your talking about, its so boring..
Yeah a lot of abandoned locations There's quite a bit in Yass, a couple of big sites in Goulburn, and plenty in between if you keep a keen eye out. Usually a good idea to roughly stick to the train lines. Considering the age of the train line, there are a lot of sites in the suburbs surrounding the train lines (roughly). At least in comparison to the direct route, that is.

Hmmm.. Road trip haha

Midget · 11 May 2015, 5:23 pm

No+Pro wrote:welcome, make sure you combine both of those interests and take a pic of your shoes on top of a building

I need to do this. I have some very nice Supra high-tops (Asian af), just got to find a rusty beam or something to rest them on.