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City unveils $1.9 billion infrastructure program
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City unveils $1.9 billion infrastructure program
The City of Sydney Council is poised to spend almost $2 billion on infrastructure to ensure Sydney remains an internationally renowned city, Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has declared. Announcing the City’s draft 2013/2014 Budget and 10-year Corporate Plan last week, the Lord Mayor said ...
Read moreCalls for Darling Harbour social infrastructure
Local community groups have voiced concerns over the lack of social, health and educational infrastructure in the Darling Harbour Live (DHL) development, which is set to overhaul the Darling Harbour and Haymarket precincts by 2016. The project, which will reportedly generate $200 million annually for ...
Read moreCasino plan raises questions on unsolicited proposals process
The O’Farrell Government’s unsolicited proposals process has been called into question by Member for Sydney Alex Greenwich, who says its use to fast-track James Packer’s plan for a second Sydney casino highlights its deficiencies. Mr Greenwich said changes made last year, just before Mr Packer ...
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Unique photography heads to Sydney
Australia’s largest photography festival returns in full flight this year, with over 200 events to be sprawled across the city. Now in its fourth year, Head On Photo Festival will showcase work from over 900 Australian and international photographers from May 17 to June 23 ...
Read moreUSYD riot police force condemned
University of Sydney students will protest against the presence of riot police on campus in the wake of last Tuesday’s brutal treatment of student picket lines. Labelled ‘Cops Off Campus’, more than 300 students are expected to meet outside Fisher Library on Thursday before marching ...
Read moreThe Guardian shacks up in Surry Hills
After announcing The Guardian will be launching an Australian operation, the British news-publishing giant has acquired office space in Surry Hills. The site located at 35 Reservoir St will have a five-year lease and be able to accommodate up to 40 journalists. It will be ...
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A new council of mayors
The Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) has submitted a consultation paper to the Local Government Independent Review Panel in an move that could see the creation of a council of mayors. SSROC’s submission titled ‘Better, Stronger Local Government’ proposes a new regional structure, ...
Read moreCommunity stands behind Bondi Boot Factory
A 121-year-old building in Bondi is set to be demolished in the face of calls from the community to keep the historic boot factory standing on its feet. Director of Bondi Transition, Lance Lieber, said Waverley Council had neglected to speak to the community about ...
Read moreWaverley waters down a storm
Waverley Council is set to introduce a monitoring program to ensure the cleanliness of Bondi and Bronte’s stormwater capture and reuse systems. The program will monitor the water capture and reuse systems, which supply recycled water for public toilets, cleaning and irrigation. The introduction of the ...
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Inner West Independent
Glebe Island Expo to become a “white elephant”
Leichhardt councillors have stepped up their campaign against the State Government’s decision to approve the Glebe Island Expo development. Mayor Darcy Byrne condemned the move by the NSW Department for Planning and Infrastructure, arguing the plan is impractical. "The government has stubbornly refused to consider improving ...
Read moreAquatic centre has mums and dads covered
The Annette Kellerman Aquatic Centre (AKAC) certainly knows what parents want. The facility, which is located in Enmore, includes a swimming pool, crèche, café, wellness centre, swimming lessons, children’s squads, swimming clubs, synchronised swimming, kids dance fitness classes and special needs facilities and equipment. It ...
Read moreLooking for Ludwig in Leichhardt
In 1848 German explorer Ludwig Leichhardt set out from the Darling Downs in southern Queensland bound for the Swan River settlement in Western Australia, and was never seen again. It remains one of Australia’s most enduring unsolved mysterious, and now there is a competition to ...
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