One of the state’s most popular country pubs is set to have strict noise conditions relaxed after a bitter noise battle that sparked a wave of community interest and petition signed by more than 16,000 people.
A Greens councillor is pushing for the City of Sydney to consider dropping the opening prayer from monthly council meetings – claiming the current state of affairs is ‘inappropriate’ for a modern multicultural society.
Businesses caught breaching food safety and hygiene standards would face a 125 per cent increase in fines as new figures reveal more than 900 infringements were dished out for breaches last year. See the latest list of eateries fined.
Poor drainage at an eastern suburbs golf course is sending torrents of water, foul sewage and tonnes of sand into surrounding homes, infuriating residents who have labelled the situation “an absolute nightmare”.
An Aboriginal land council has been granted control of almost 2000sq m of land next to a private community college in Sydney’s south after a long-running stoush over the site.
A battle over the future of a north shore town centre has come to a head, with a planning panel approving a multi-storey redevelopment of a shopping centre despite claims of “catastrophic” consequences.
High-tech CCTV cameras, which purport to be able to automatically detect anti-social behaviour, could be rolled out across Sydney’s east in an attempt to combat a spate of anti-Semitic incidents.
Hundreds of defects have been identified in developments across NSW, including homes with cracks, water leaks and inadequate fire safety measures. See the full list of properties.
Freeloading passengers caught not tapping on to the state’s public transport system have raked up a massive debt in unpaid fines – soaring by almost 25 per cent in the space of just one year.
Organisers of a Sydney community fair say they are in a “Mexican standoff” with a local council over lack of funding to help keep the neighbourhood event afloat.
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