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Mariet Wezeman is disappointed at the council’s plan which would force visitors to shell out $50 to access the prime viewing spot.

‘We have little choice’: North Sydney Council to charge $50 for view of NYE fireworks

Locals are frustrated by North Sydney Council’s controversial plan to charge revellers $50 to view the fireworks at Blues Point.

  • Cindy Yin

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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
Sydney Town Hall.

The $500 burden every Sydney ratepayer is carrying

As cash-strapped councils have been tasked with paying $1.5 billion in services once funded by state and federal governments, ratepayers are footing the hefty bill.

  • Cindy Yin
File picture of signage in Strathfield.

Why one Sydney mayor has declared war on real estate signs

Real estate agents have accused an inner Sydney council of “revenue raising” over its plan to crack down on where agents can place advertising material.

  • David Barwell
Andrew Thaler is a serial pest for one council, but all in NSW have a problem.

This serial pest called a woman a ‘fat dumb blonde’. He says he was being picked on

Councillors are behaving badly across the state, yet the NSW system for holding them accountable is broken.

  • Jordan Baker
A fence just outside the Epping Train Station has been broken for months.

‘Like that Spider-Man meme’: No one can decide who owns this fence

The most divisive issue in a Sydney suburb this week wasn’t transport, traffic or crime. It was a broken fence.

  • Ellie Busby
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Botany Aquatic Centre in 2008. The mid-century pool will close on April 27 for renovations, reopening in 2027.

With no pool, Sydney councils must ensure generation of swimmers do not miss out

The closures coming across Sydney over the next year will leave some parts of Sydney with no local pool.

  • The Herald's View
An artist’s impression of how Batemans Bay would look by 2100 under a draft master plan.

The NSW coastal town that could be the ‘next Gold Coast’

Blocks 100 metres tall have been proposed for Batemans Bay, which also wants to become a “bustling town centre”.

  • Jessica McSweeney
SUNHERALD- Crowds of people inundated the streets of Byron Bay after Splendour in the Grass festival cancelled its first day due to bad weather. People waited in long queues to enter venues. Photo shows local band The Seeding entertaining crowds on the streets. The buskers played for eight hours to keep the swelling crowd amused.Friday July 22nd Photo by Natalie Grono

The plan to protect NSW’s most famous coastal enclave from whining neighbours

Pubs in the tourist mecca of Byron Bay have hosted Nirvana and The White Stripes. The local council wants to shield them from unreasonable noise complaints.

  • Megan Gorrey
John Moores and Paul Paynter were picked to run as Liberals for in the council elections until a major administrative mistake stopped them.

NSW Liberals launch class action over botched council nominations

Two Liberal party members who missed out on contesting last year’s council elections are behind a class action suing the party. 

  • Alexandra Smith

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