Sensational war between Sydney’s two zoos
Sydney’s two major zoos are at war, with Sydney Zoo trying to block a $77 million upgrade plan for Taronga Zoo.
Sydney’s two major zoos are at war, with Sydney Zoo trying to block a $77 million upgrade plan for Taronga Zoo.
The state government forked out more than $72m on advertising in the last financial year, despite its pledge to rein in its spending on unnecessary spruiking.
A major builder has agreed to fund projects to “benefit the community” after working outside approved hours, despite having already been told off for pouring concrete until 2am.
Residents are lighting up over plans to install 50m light poles at a new elite cricket facility in Sydney over concerns such as ‘light pollution’, impacts on property prices and nocturnal wildlife.
A new bus lane on one of Sydney’s busiest roads is sparking backlash from motorists – however a government department says the lane is needed to ‘rebalance the road space’ for public transport.
A housing tower has been proposed for a block about as wide as the average parking space, prompting critics to warn Sydney is at risk of being turned into Hong Kong.
A year of protests outside the prime minister’s electorate office in Marrickville have tested the patience of the building’s landlord and members of a neighbouring church.
A council that spent almost $500,000 closing off a road to make way for a temporary “street plaza” is now set to spend more than five times that amount ripping up the “windswept canyon”.
An elite Sydney private school has hit out at a council’s ‘unreasonable’ and costly demand that it pay for nearby street upgrades before it is allowed to begin accepting female students.
A new hotline set up in response to a former prison guard convicted of raping inmates has received hundreds of calls from inmates since its launch in December.
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