‘Heartless’: Hospitals rake in record profits in parking fees
NSW hospitals are gouging record multimillion-dollar profits from patients and their families with parking fees as high as $35 a day. See the most expensive regions for parking.
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Plans to recycle 300k tonnes of food waste sparks ‘odour’ fears
Plans to use a western Sydney waste facility to begin recycling 300,000 tonnes of food waste from streetside collection bins have sparked concerns over noise, dust and ‘odours’.
‘Intolerable’: Neighbours fear ‘sports car mayhem’ at top school
An exclusive Sydney boys school’s plan to drive up its student headcount by more than 25 per cent has sparked a traffic battle with neighbours who fear pupils will clog streets with their “sports cars”.
‘Logical place’: The Sydney suburb that wants in on fast rail line
A Sydney mayor is pushing for the federal government to have a bullet train stop built in a fast growing region, saying he is fed up with the region being overlooked.
‘Well overdue’: NSW paramedics to trial stab-proof vests
Paramedics could soon be armed with stab-proof vests in NSW – a move welcomed by the father of a young paramedic stabbed in Sydney’s southwest.
‘Vaccine fatigue’: NSW suburbs with lowest Covid vaccine rates
A western Sydney mayor believes ‘vaccine fatigue’ and lingering resentment over lockdowns are factors as to why a region once considered the states Covid epicentre is now recording the lowest vaccine rate in NSW.
Heritage listed sewer forces major redesign of new stadium carpark
There are concerns a new 1500 space carpark to serve Sydney’s Allianz Stadium could be delayed after construction crews came across a heritage listed water tunnel running under the site, forcing a major redesign of the project.
Minister makes call on push to overhaul ‘draconian’ daylight savings
The NSW Government has shot down calls for an overhaul of daylight savings after hundreds of residents signed a petition calling for changes to the “draconian” system.
‘Tall order’: State govt stands by EV targets despite drop in sales
The NSW Government is standing by an ambitious target of having electric vehicles make up almost one-third of all new car purchases in just two years’ time, despite a downturn in sales.
Suburban turf war as clubs fight for use of in-demand field
A Sydney reserve is at the centre of a heated debate over line markings and “safety risks” as clubs from two different sports defend their right to play on the ground.
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