‘Crisis point’:North Sydney Council rates could double to fund pool

‘Crisis point’:North Sydney Council rates could double to fund pool

The council says it is considering every option to repair its strained finances before coming cap in hand to residents.

  • byMegan Gorrey

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Rob walked into a Mosman op shop on Tuesday,and was teleported to 1988

Rob walked into a Mosman op shop on Tuesday,and was teleported to 1988

Rob Klaric thought he was hallucinating when he saw his picture at the Leaning Tower of Pisa on sale at a Sydney op shop. The workers didn’t believe it either.

  • byDaniel Lo Surdo
Trampolines,‘lies’ and videotape:Sydney playground spat takes bizarre turn

Trampolines,‘lies’ and videotape:Sydney playground spat takes bizarre turn

Councillors blamed an elderly woman for walking into a trampoline in a shopping plaza and accused a shopkeeper of adjusting CCTV cameras to film accidents.

  • byAnthony Segaert
This 45-storey tower is coming to Central Station. It will break a 111-year-old building

This 45-storey tower is coming to Central Station. It will break a 111-year-old building

The National Trust is fighting a rearguard battle against plans to construct a hotel and office tower above a historic Sydney building.

  • byMegan Gorrey
The street-level reason these 100 sky-high Sydney units are under threat

The street-level reason these 100 sky-high Sydney units are under threat

The City of Parramatta argues the number of accompanying car spaces in this apartment complex is “excessive” and will worsen congestion.

  • byMegan Gorrey
The most disaster-prone council in NSW says it has run out of cash

The most disaster-prone council in NSW says it has run out of cash

Residents face soaring rates to pay for the damage. Use our interactive map to see how your council compares.

  • byCatherine Naylor andNigel Gladstone
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In a silently uploaded document,a major Sydney intersection lost its upgrade
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In a silently uploaded document,a major Sydney intersection lost its upgrade

Eighty-five per cent of all upgrades proposed for Sydney Park Junction disappeared overnight. The Transport Minister has promised to follow the original plan.

  • byDaniel Lo Surdo
The new Sydney playground that left a woman hospitalised and children with burns

The new Sydney playground that left a woman hospitalised and children with burns

Multiple passers-by have fallen into the trampolines at Cronulla Plaza’s new playground,and the metal plates installed to cover them have now burned at least two children.

  • byAnthony Segaert
Heritage must be balanced with amenity. And amenities
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Heritage must be balanced with amenity. And amenities

Sydney must be careful not to lose the benefit of the places we try to protect.

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The toilet block plan heritage advocates fear will ‘urbanise’ Middle Head

The toilet block plan heritage advocates fear will ‘urbanise’ Middle Head

Mosman Council is facing a backlash over plans to upgrade facilities used by soccer and Aussie rules clubs.

  • byMegan Gorrey
Londoners don’t have to. Should Sydneysiders need a helmet to ride?

Londoners don’t have to. Should Sydneysiders need a helmet to ride?

Police are issuing almost half the number of fines for cycling without a helmet as they did five years ago. If Sydney wants more cyclists,should adults need one to ride?

  • byMary Ward