It is one of the oldest of political tricks – candidate puts up campaign signs,opponent takes them down. But in the case of Bradfield there was a curious twist.
One opponent argued that the 16-storey block proposed for the languishing Balmain Leagues Club site would be “as workable in Rozelle as a snowflake is in hell”.
A critic has slammed the $300 million project as an “ill-conceived,wasteful and destructive assault” on the heritage of the museum’s 35-year home.
Ku-ring-gai’s plans have been revealed months after the council took the state government to court in an attempt to block more intensive development.
The parcel of empty land will finally be sold off for homes,decades after the army moved out. The council says the move will do little to help the housing crisis.
Suburban restaurant strips will benefit from the state government’s night-life crusade to relax rules around trading hours,live music and noise complaints.
A 143.9m,38-storey building featuring a 120-room hotel is planned for the former Sydney home of Angus and Malcolm Young,which was knocked down in December.
The government wants to build more seniors housing. Locals say this proposal will clog roads,drive down property values and impinge on heritage buildings.
The City of Sydney is proposing “special entertainment precincts” in existing late-night trading areas to make it easier for businesses to operate later.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made a surprise return to Mardi Gras on Saturday night,marching down Oxford Street in front of tens of thousands of spectators.