Walls to go up at Sydney school after failed teaching ‘fad’
The state government is going to build walls — and make the public pay for them — after a failed experiment in which maths was taught alongside noisy music classes.
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Huge rate hike flagged as Olympic Pool budget blows out
North shore ratepayers could be set for huge rates bills as the local council searches for millions of dollars to redevelop a pool, which is set to cost almost 2200 times the backyard variety.
Think of the children! Locals spin out over sex toy shop plans
Plans to open a “Shades of Play” shop near a children’s bookstore have ruffled feathers, with locals fearing it could ruin the “warm village atmosphere” of a north shore shopping precinct.
Council’s fossil fuel ad ban put on ice over $900k contract risk
Fearing the loss of a lucrative deal, councillors on Sydney’s north shore have put the brakes on a proposal that would stop certain companies advertising on council-owned assets.
Cash-strapped council considers selling street to top private school
A cash-strapped Sydney council is considering selling an entire street to a top private school, despite community concerns the sale could result in a loss of publicly available parking spaces.
‘Double standards’: Councils take on govt over secret briefing ban
Sydney councils are gearing up for a fight with the state government over plans to ban the practice of holding confidential “councillor briefing sessions” behind closed doors.
‘Still has a future’: New plans for ‘romanticised’ Sydney milk bar
It’s featured in a novel, two songs, several artworks and even a radio documentary. Now there’s a new plan for the site of a beloved milk bar, which boasts thousands of Facebook fans.
Historic gas works site headed for high-rise future
A heritage-listed former gas works building is a step closer to being turned into a multimillion-dollar Sydney housing project, despite the objections of neighbours and a local council.
‘Road mayhem’: The big change coming for Sydney freeway
Residents and business owners have slammed plans to close one of the busiest highway off-ramps in Sydney’s north as part of major roadworks set to commence in the lead-up to the Christmas holidays.
First Fleet marker could be flattened for ‘mini-city’ skyscraper
Residents are battling against plans to flatten a historic landmark in order to build a skyscraper on its site at Sydney Olympic Park, where a “mini-city” is set to be created.
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