Sydney local history project aims to reduce social isolation

Researchers will look at how culture and local identity are expressed and passed on

Macquarie University in Sydney is to work with a local council on a five-year research project to reduce social isolation through an intergenerational community history programme.

The study will involve a group of residents aged over 60 years who live in Hunters Hill, a suburb on Sydney’s lower north shore, and young people under 19 years. It will look at how culture, history and local identity are expressed and passed on through conversation and memories.