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Horsely Park.

Why a Sydney council threatened the hoarder of Horsley Park with jail

Fairfield City Council has been trying to get Saviour Camilleri to clean up his mess since 2006. A court has given him “one further chance”.

  • Michael Ruffles

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Sydney couple’s 36 hours of hell after violent kidnapping from quiet suburban car park

While out for a haircut, the pair were abducted, driven to a remote shed and subjected to vicious attacks and demands for money. Then their parents were targeted.

  • Clare Sibthorpe
Fairfield, Lakemba and Liverpool could all be gentrified next, according to some experts.

‘The new Redfern’: The areas set to be gentrified next

The extension of the metro line to Bankstown in tandem with the city’s housing crisis suggests the make-up of south-western suburbs will change.

  • Mostafa Rachwani
Liberal candidate Carmen Lazar meets voters in Fairfield, where she used to be a Labor councillor and volunteer for Bowen’s campaigns.

The ex-Labor councillor trying to stop the party’s 55-year reign in this Sydney seat

In previous elections Carmen Lazar was a Labor volunteer handing out voting cards to a queue of voters. This year she’s handing out Liberal cards with her face on them.

  • Frances Howe
The special entertainment zone will apply around Burwood’s lively Chinatown.

Step aside, Kings Cross: Sydney’s night-time drawcards go west

Suburban restaurant strips will benefit from the state government’s night-life crusade to relax rules around trading hours, live music and noise complaints.

  • Megan Gorrey
Mitchell, 7, and Hazel, 5, tragically drowned at Floyd Bay on Saturday.

‘Beyond words’: Mother and two children pulled from Sydney river identified

A one-year-old boy has been left without his mother and two siblings after a tragic drowning in Sydney’s south-west.

  • Max Maddison
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Fairfield Council: What your candidates said

There are 52 candidates to choose from.

Eight of the 10 richest LGAs in Sydney have the best access to councillors

One councillor for 2106 people – if you live in the right Sydney suburb

Council amalgamations – and councils that refused amalgamation – have resulted in enormous disparity headed into next week’s local government elections.

  • Nick Newling
Fairfield City Council will provide free Australia Day merchandise, including flags, to its residents.

The Sydney council that’s stepping in to offer Australia Day paraphernalia

Local councils across the country are grappling with how to mark the day appropriately.

  • Anthony Segaert
Killarney Heights.

HSC subjects: where your school ranks on our lists

Whether it is science, maths or business studies, we have analysed subject average data for selective and comprehensive schools to reveal which schools excel in particular fields in the HSC.

  • Lucy Carroll, Nigel Gladstone and Syed Ahmad

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