June 19th, 2024

Sparky Steve

What is a Sparky and who is my local eastern suburbs sparky

​Sparky is a term for someone who is lively high spirited.
In Australia the term Sparky also defines a person with a trade qualification (cert 111) in electrotechnology and has completed a minimal 3 year apprenticeship.
In simple terms an electrician is sparky.
While ‘sparky’ may have started as casual slang, it has evolved to become a respected term within the electrical industry and broader Australian society. Many electricians embrace the nick name.
Whilst it be disputed the SPARKY originated in Australia and is as Aussie a Roo or Wombat,
the English will argue the Sparky in fact came from the slang Sparks which has been around as long as electricity itself.
If you live in Maroubra your Sparky is Sparky Steve, if you live in Randwick or any other part of the 
Eastern Suburbs of Sydney your local area sparky is Sparky Steve