Sunbury musician and radio presenter Chris Galea talks with Oscar Parry about living in Sunbury.
What is your connection to Sunbury?
Sunbury is my hometown where I made my first friends and went to primary school. I’m lucky to have most of those friends in my life
What do you like about where you live?
I like the familiar faces I see around town and the memories walking around old areas evokes.
What, if anything, would you change about where you live?
If I could change anything in Sunbury it would be big wide streets like ‘Old Sunbury’ had and the bluestone drains. Maybe a few more little parks close to the CBD.
Where is your favourite local place to spend time?
One of my favourite places to spend time in Sunbury is O’Shanassy Street and the Village Green.
When did you first become interested in rock music?
I first became interested in rock music when I was eight years old. My older cousin Jimmy came to stay from Sunraysia and turned the dial on the radio. It was a major influence.
What are some of your best Sunbury-related music memories?
A major event for me was at age 13 – I got to see Lobby Loyde and the Coloured Balls at the Memorial Hall [on] Stawell Street. [It was] the loudest music I’d heard. And the pop festivals coming to town with hippies, rockers, bikies [with] music every day and night. It was a happening thing for us kids.
