Push to bridge the divide at historic Eveleigh rail yards

Push to bridge the divide at historic Eveleigh rail yards

The City of Sydney wants the state government to build a long-vaunted pedestrian and bike path over the train tracks.

  • byMegan Gorrey

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No to drones:NYE fireworks ‘spectacular,economical and egalitarian’

No to drones:NYE fireworks ‘spectacular,economical and egalitarian’

Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore has declared that fireworks are here to stay after a council report found drone lights are not better for the environment.

  • byChristopher Harris
Roberts to decide final plans for Central Barangaroo as objections pour in

Roberts to decide final plans for Central Barangaroo as objections pour in

The National Trust called a proposed 20-storey building “shocking” while MP Alex Greenwich said it was “a disgraceful betrayal of public trust”.

  • byMichael Koziol andMegan Gorrey
‘Oscars of architecture’ recognise the small and large,public and private

‘Oscars of architecture’ recognise the small and large,public and private

Adam Haddow,director of Sydney architecture firm SJB,which dominated the awards,said that to be shortlisted was an honour as the awards were decided by his peers.

  • byJulie Power
Inner city farmers markets,festivals will prove sceptics wrong,Sydney mayor hopes

Inner city farmers markets,festivals will prove sceptics wrong,Sydney mayor hopes

Fourteen programs - including six months of Friday night music in Erskineville - will create new “micro-precincts” across villages in the CBD and inner city.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
JCDecaux global boss sets sights on new contracts,slams Sydney Council street refurbish

JCDecaux global boss sets sights on new contracts,slams Sydney Council street refurbish

The global chairman of outdoor advertising giant JCDecaux has made his first public comments since ending a 20-year contract with Sydney council.

  • byZoe Samios
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Cycleway and outdoor dining:Plans for new CBD promenade revealed
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Cycleway and outdoor dining:Plans for new CBD promenade revealed

One of Sydney CBD’s busiest streets will be transformed into a tree-lined boulevard under plans to widen footpaths for al fresco dining and add a separated cycleway.

  • byTom Rabe
Council to reconsider kayak ban after community backlash

Council to reconsider kayak ban after community backlash

A controversial ban on storing kayaks at Rushcutters Bay is being reconsidered after community backlash a week after residents were told they would have their watercraft impounded and charged $220 to retrieve them if they were not removed.

  • byNigel Gladstone
Cost to ratepayers of businesses voting in City of Sydney election nears $13m

Cost to ratepayers of businesses voting in City of Sydney election nears $13m

Controversial changes in 2014 that gave each business two votes have forced the council to bear the cost of maintaining a register of non-residential voters.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
City of Sydney refurbishment delayed by supply squeeze

City of Sydney refurbishment delayed by supply squeeze

Plans to rip up and replace bus shelters,kiosks and billboards across Sydney have been pushed back again due to supply chain issues.

  • byZoe Samios
Lawyer,wife of O’Farrell minister tipped to take on Clover for Liberals

Lawyer,wife of O’Farrell minister tipped to take on Clover for Liberals

A lawyer and executive married to a former O’Farrell government minister is the Liberals’ frontrunner to take on Clover Moore in the city’s council elections,amid questions in the party about the government’s willingness to upset the lord mayor’s parliamentary ally.

  • byAngus Thompson