Rugby league returns to Homebush tonight after a long hiatus. Timelapse footage shows how Accor was transformed from concert arena to motor racing track,and back to a footy venue.
The appointments of former rugby league international Ian Roberts and presenter Yvonne Sampson as directors of Venues NSW come as chairman David Gallop calls on the NRL and the government to come to a long-term deal on the code’s grand final.
Serious questions have been asked about the Allianz Stadium drainage after a relatively minor downpour caused havoc last week.
It’s an $828 million venue built just two years ago,but Allianz Stadium is now under scrutiny after the venue was unable to cope with the weather on Friday.
The state government is operating an unusual,quasi-legal parking scheme for members of an elite gym at Moore Park at the same time it tries to crack down on councils using the system.
Plans to rebuild Penrith Stadium have angered a major landholder next door which claims it was not consulted,and its 2000-apartment project is now under threat.
The NSW Architecture Awards have gone big this year,dominated by a wave of new sporting and outdoor recreational facilities catering to millions.
From peeling paint to dilapidated toilets,the rundown sports ground has been desperately in need of upgrades for some time.
Matildas fans were barely out of the ground when the process to convert the venue in time for Wednesday's State of Origin opener began.
The Minns government has acknowledged that circumstances have changed around a much-needed upgrade of Leichhardt Oval.