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Traffic light pedestrian crossing button and pole covered in coloured stickers

The safest crossing in the Illawarra

During Covid, my daughter was in and out of Wollongong hospital on a number of occasions. Every time we would get our temperature checked and given a little round sticker in the chosen colour of the day. Thus this pole represents the era of Covid to us for so many reasons.

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