‘This site is cursed’:More delays as Balmain Leagues developer seeks extra height
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‘This site is cursed’:More delays as Balmain Leagues developer seeks extra height

Inner West mayor Darcy Byrne said the derelict building should have been knocked down years ago.

  • byMichael Koziol

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Digger,100,witnessed Australia’s worst wartime air disaster

Digger,100,witnessed Australia’s worst wartime air disaster

The crash of the US Liberator bomber claimed the lives of 60 2/33rd battalion soldiers and injured another 90. “I don’t think I will ever get over it,” said survivor Les Thomson in 2023.

  • byPeter Allen
If you think Balmain is boring,you’re not doing it right
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If you think Balmain is boring,you’re not doing it right

If you think a place on the harbour that has the most pubs per capita in the country is boring,then you’re not a fun person.

  • byChris O'Keefe
Why boring places like Balmain must be saved from themselves
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Why boring places like Balmain must be saved from themselves

I hate to say it,but Balmain isn’t great. It’s not fun,it’s not equitable,it’s hard to get to,it has no nightlife. When was the last time you heard anyone suggest:“Let’s go out in Balmain?”

  • byMichael Koziol
How an iconic Australian TV soap brought Balmain to the small screen

How an iconic Australian TV soap brought Balmain to the small screen

E Street,which is marking its 35th anniversary,captured the grit and charm of Balmain as it was transitioning from its industrial,shipbuilding and mining past.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
We bought in Balmain when it was affordable. Rezoning won’t turn back the clock

We bought in Balmain when it was affordable. Rezoning won’t turn back the clock

Careless rezoning will do little to solve Sydney’s housing affordability crisis. But I think I know what will.

  • byGeraldine Brooks
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Peninsula paradise:Why you never want to leave Balmain

Peninsula paradise:Why you never want to leave Balmain

Good Food Guide editor Callan Boys names his favourite restaurants,coffee shop and walks in his home suburb.

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‘Easy target’:How heritage became a lightning rod in Sydney’s housing debate

‘Easy target’:How heritage became a lightning rod in Sydney’s housing debate

So-called NIMBYs and YIMBYs are going into battle for Sydney’s future. At issue is whether heritage protection saves much-loved suburbs or locks young people out of them.

  • byMichael Koziol
Balmain Leagues site developer pursues state for millions in compo

Balmain Leagues site developer pursues state for millions in compo

The owner of the notorious eyesore in Sydney’s inner west claims it lost millions of dollars over the state’s prolonged acquisition of the property.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
‘I just gave up’:Residents vent anger over Rozelle traffic chaos at fiery meeting

‘I just gave up’:Residents vent anger over Rozelle traffic chaos at fiery meeting

A crowd of more than 250 people attended a fiery public meeting at Balmain Town Hall in Sydney’s inner west on Thursday night.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Ten minutes to travel 90 metres:Traffic chaos continues around new Rozelle interchange

Ten minutes to travel 90 metres:Traffic chaos continues around new Rozelle interchange

Traffic congestion continued to plague roads around Sydney’s new underground spaghetti junction on Tuesday as recurrent choke points became clear.

  • byMichael Koziol,Anthony Segaert andCaitlin Fitzsimmons