Piece of Sydney’s history given second lease of life

Piece of Sydney’s history given second lease of life

The Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink will receive a $18 million grant for urgent repairs after it was forced to close indefinitely last August due to structural issues.

  • byBillie Eder

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‘They have a mythical quality’:Sydney’s long love affair with its local swimming pools

‘They have a mythical quality’:Sydney’s long love affair with its local swimming pools

Sydney swimmers have fond memories of hot chips,sunburn and the smell of chlorine from childhood trips to the pool.

  • byMegan Gorrey
‘This is payback’:Mayor says he is political target after criticising western Sydney lockdowns

‘This is payback’:Mayor says he is political target after criticising western Sydney lockdowns

Canterbury Bankstown Mayor Khal Asfour says an inquiry into the south-west Sydney council was payback for his criticism of harsh lockdowns during COVID-19.

  • byJordan Baker
Key council staff refuse to appear at inquiry into claims of ‘impropriety’

Key council staff refuse to appear at inquiry into claims of ‘impropriety’

Two senior staff at Canterbury Bankstown council have refused to give evidence at a parliamentary inquiry into the organisation,saying its terms were unfair.

  • byJordan Baker
Mystery surrounds lives and deaths of Saudi sisters in ‘unfriendly’ units

Mystery surrounds lives and deaths of Saudi sisters in ‘unfriendly’ units

The two sisters lived next to a busy road and above a popular dessert bar. But,in an “unfriendly” complex,no-one noticed their deaths.

  • byJordan Baker andJenny Noyes
Making up for lockdowns:how western Sydney wants $2b funding spent

Making up for lockdowns:how western Sydney wants $2b funding spent

Residents of 15 western Sydney councils worst hit by pandemic restrictions want better parks and infrastructure.

  • byLucy Cormack
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The Sydney development boom that set the ICAC on a path to the NSW premier

The Sydney development boom that set the ICAC on a path to the NSW premier

Gladys Berejiklian’s abrupt political demise can be traced back to one council’s handling of Sydney’s recent property development boom.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Mandatory masks and curfew for LGAs of concern:New COVID-19 restrictions for NSW

Mandatory masks and curfew for LGAs of concern:New COVID-19 restrictions for NSW

Masks will be mandatory outside the home,except for exercise,across NSW while a 9pm to 5am curfew will be introduced in Sydney’s 12 local government areas of concern.

  • bySarah McPhee
‘It’s a shemozzle’:Calls to postpone council elections due to COVID outbreak

‘It’s a shemozzle’:Calls to postpone council elections due to COVID outbreak

Millions of NSW residents are set to vote in local council elections within weeks,despite Greater Sydney and parts of regional NSW being in lockdown.

  • byMegan Gorrey andAndrew Taylor
COVID-curated wine and cheese nights
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COVID-curated wine and cheese nights

And public-curated art trades.

No cases,mass confusion in ‘Paris end’ of Sydney’s pandemic hot zone

No cases,mass confusion in ‘Paris end’ of Sydney’s pandemic hot zone

On Monday every resident seemed to have a different version of what the rules were in the eastern end of the lockdown zone.

  • byCarrie Fellner