Ambulances and emergency departments are under more pressure than ever,data released on Wednesday reveals. See how your suburb stacks up.
Millions of voters will determine who controls the state’s 128 local councils on Saturday. Here are some of the crucial power struggles to watch.
There are 42 candidates up for election - none of them are endorsed by the Liberal Party after its failure to nominate in time.
Manly Cove is one of the worst hotspots in Australia,with every square metre of sand containing more than a thousand tiny particles of plastic.
There are some neighbourhoods where home buyers risk reselling their property for less than they paid,but not here.
The home with ‘big,dramatic views’ had been owned by the same family since the 1960s,with renovation costs of half a million dollars.
Expats and eastern suburbs residents would not be drawn,and the home passed in on an $18 million vendor bid. Then the real action began.
The two-storey penthouse opposite the beach is yet to be built,but once completed it is expected to be a downsizer for the Manly-based chief executive of Goodman Australia.
The price buyers are willing to pay for units with views,little maintenance and proximity to amenities.
Three months after surfer Guy Haymes died from his head injuries,a Greenacre man has been charged with his murder.
Homicide squad detectives are appealing for information after Guy Haymes was found with serious head injuries in a Manly unit,later dying in hospital.