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Palm Beach restaurant saga sparks government review of noise regulation
The council that rejected The Joey’s application to trade in the evening over noise concerns has given the restaurant a second chance following a public outcry.
- by Michael Koziol
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Childcare, libraries, axe throwing: How shopping centres plan to avoid becoming ghost malls
Shopping centres seem no longer just a place for us to buy things, they’re supposedly an ‘opportunity for improvement and personal development’.
- by Andrew Taylor
‘Most stadiums don’t have roofs’: Minns blows whistle on Accor dream
But a feasibility study will investigate the cheaper option of installing a fixed, non-retractable roof at the 83,000-seat stadium in Olympic Park.
- by Michael Koziol
E-scooter trial to mitigate Bankstown line closure – but only at three stations
Inner west passengers are set to be offered a limited e-scooter trial to help ease public transport woes when the T3 heavy rail line is shut down for 12 months.
- by Michael Koziol
‘Troubled’ Minns to meet Palm Beach restaurant owners over opening hours
The premier, who is concerned about young people leaving Sydney, linked the fracas to his broader concerns about opportunities for fun and innovation in the city.
- by Michael Koziol
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Cycling
A three-year-old boy was hit by a teenager on a ‘fat bike’. His mum says he’s lucky to be alive
In an escalation of debate about powered bikes on Sydney footpaths, a three-year-old was left screaming with a broken leg after a teenager hit him.
- by Anthony Segaert
The inside story of how a serial complainant came to rule Palm Beach
A Sydney restaurant invited locals to “sunset drinks” to celebrate its upcoming opening. It would sow the seed for a noise complaint that would come back to bite it.
- by Michael Koziol
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Cycling
‘It shouldn’t take a kid to be killed’: Warning over bridge cycleway choke point
The southern Harbour Bridge bike ramp, promised in 2016, is still unbuilt, and parents at Fort Street public are in despair.
- by Nigel Gladstone
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Sydney stadiums
‘We take extra pride in it’: Inside the stadium that Sydney forgot
Leichhardt Oval faces a funding crisis after the government refused to pay for upgrades and the Wests Tigers threatened to leave. But why, exactly, is it so bad?
- by Anthony Segaert
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Planning
Housing backtrack: Councils swoop on wiggle room in development plan
New planning controls are due to be imposed in April, but documents reveal the government is prepared to allow councils another six months to devise their own plans around some train stations.
- by Michael Koziol
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Population
Which Sydney suburbs are bearing the brunt of the population surge?
Sydney’s population is booming overall, but half the city’s suburbs still have fewer people than before the COVID pandemic.
- by Matt Wade and Nigel Gladstone