NSW government minister Victor Dominello has thrown his support behind a council in his electorate that voted to dramatically slash housing targets,opening the door for a policy rift with Minister for Planning Rob Stokes.
From a smattering of initial COVID-19 cases in Burwood,Parramatta,Randwick and Ku-Ring-Gai in January,the disease has spread along NSW's coast,reaching as far as Tweed in the state's north.
Significantly less people appear to be shopping at the Macquarie Centre in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in northwest Sydney.
The extraordinary 12-year court battle between three East Ryde neighbours has prompted claims of domestic espionage and fraud.
Petch,80,was “blatantly caught out” lying to the ICAC during both private and public hearings in 2013.
Ryde Council will debate a motion calling on the mayor and his deputy to stand down amid calls for an inquiry by the state's corruption watchdog.
A whistleblower claimed a Ryde councillor intervened on behalf of a developer wanting approval for an apartment block that failed fire safety standards.
Liberal councillors in the City of Ryde want allegations concerning Simon Zhou's links to a Chinese billionaire referred to the state's corruption watchdog.
A councillor was allegedly accosted outside the meeting amid high tensions among some community members over heritage and the construction of a board walk.
Critics have tried to shut down the Granny Smith Festival Queen Quest,but founder John Booth has no intention of giving it up.
Bruce Stewart gave his family his usual"loving farewell"when he left for work on Monday,but he didn't make it there.