Domestic violence support agencies are calling for a crackdown on the availability of alcohol in NSW on public holidays to address an alarming spike in the number of domestic violence offences during festive periods.
A noise battle between a Sydney restaurant and residents of one of the city’s most sought after buildings has come to a head as new planning controls pave the way for venues to operate 24/7.
A turf war has broken out over the use of a community park in Sydney’s south after plans were revealed to allow large sections of the grasslands to be used for a “spillover” carpark for events including concerts, markets, weddings and fitness groups.
A Sydney council is threatening to evict a prominent restaurateur from a famed restaurant site overlooking Sydney Harbour as a lease dispute over the building turns ugly.
An inner west doctor who engaged in a sexual relationship with a patient could be stripped of her medical registration following an investigation by the state’s healthcare watchdog.
Plans for a new urban skating facility in Sydney’s inner west have ground to a halt in response to resident fears the project could attract large groups of youths and leave locals unable to sleep.
A north shore council is fighting back after it was put on notice by the NSW Government over its sluggish rate in approving new housing developments.
One of Sydney’s biggest councils is vowing to focus on rates, roads and rubbish as it moves to ban councillors from engaging in international politics and refuse political events on public land.
Tensions have boiled over behind closed doors of a Sydney council over a string of incidents in which one councillor was labelled ‘stupid’ and accused of wasting council time with ‘inane’ and questions.
The doors to a popular Bay Run cafe have closed to customers in the wake of a council decision to grant the tender to operate the site to a high end dining and wedding venue.
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