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More of the city’s pools to close as North Sydney hits yet another delay

5 days ago | smh.com.au | Jessica McSweeney |Megan Gorrey

By Jessica McSweeney and Megan Gorrey April 19, 2025 — 1.30pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Closed: North Sydney, Andrew (Boy) Charlton, Epping, CanterburyClosing: Leichhardt, Mount Druitt (2026), Botany (April 27)Three more ageing Sydney aquatic centres are set to close for renovations worth a combined $160 million as councils attempt to avoid the cost blowouts and delays of the North Sydney pool fiasco.
The case of the local council and the disappearing election corflutes

3 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Stephen Brook |Alexandra Smith |Megan Gorrey

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The case of the local council and the disappearing election corflutes

3 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Stephen Brook |Alexandra Smith |Megan Gorrey

By Stephen Brook, Alexandra Smith and Megan Gorrey April 1, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The federal election campaign is in full swing and the tales of stolen corflutes accumulate. It is one of the oldest of political tricks – candidate puts up campaign signs, opponent takes them down.
North shore council unveils its own housing plan after fighting the government all the way

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Megan Gorrey

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Taller apartment blocks up to 28 storeys would be allowed within 800 metres of train stations on Sydney’s north shore, under the local council’s proposed compromise to deliver more than 20,000 new homes while protecting heritage areas and avoiding more “extreme” building heights.
Haberfield’s Hawthorne Parade swampland hits Sydney housing market

1 month ago | theage.com.au | Megan Gorrey

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It is the rarest of Sydney sights: more than a dozen vacant residential lots in a sought-after pocket of inner west suburbia hitting the real estate market, ready to go under the hammer in one fell swoop.
Haberfield’s Hawthorne Parade swampland hits Sydney housing market

1 month ago | watoday.com.au | Megan Gorrey

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Beyond Kings Cross, NSW councils show interest in state government support

1 month ago | watoday.com.au | Megan Gorrey

Under the special entertainment precinct policy, councils have the option to introduce more favourable trading conditions for live music venues, restaurants and bars within a defined area. The former Coalition government initiated the policy. Residents and prospective home buyers in such areas will be notified that the council supports later trading hours and higher levels of sound.
Beyond Kings Cross, NSW councils show interest in state government support

1 month ago | watoday.com.au | Megan Gorrey

SaveNormal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeSuburbs in Sydney’s west are on track to have dedicated night-time entertainment precincts, as the state government relaxes rules around trading hours, live music and noise complaints. Burwood Council will create a “special entertainment precinct” covering three blocks around Chinatown Burwood. Fairfield Council will establish two zones along Canley Vale Road, in Canley Vale and Canley Vale Heights. Want to unlock unlimited news?
Beyond Kings Cross, NSW councils show interest in state government support

1 month ago | theage.com.au | Megan Gorrey

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Suburbs in Sydney’s west are on track to have dedicated night-time entertainment precincts, as the state government relaxes rules around trading hours, live music and noise complaints. Burwood Council will create a “special entertainment precinct” covering three blocks around Chinatown Burwood.
It’s a long way to the top of the tower replacing AC/DC family home

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Michael Ruffles |Megan Gorrey

By Michael Ruffles and Megan Gorrey March 21, 2025 — 6.01pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It will be a long way to the top of the tower being proposed to replace the former family home of the rock’n’roll legends behind AC/DC.