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Jim O’Rourke is a journalist with more than 35 years’ experience writing for major metropolitan newspapers as well as community and regional mastheads. He has covered politics, local government, industrial relations, transport, courts and crime.

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Jim O'Rourke

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A car involved in a crash on Wakehurst Parkway, North Narrabeen, on Friday night, October 16, 2020. Four people were taken to hospital and the road closed for about two hours after the two-car collision. Picture: NSW Fire and Rescue (Narrabeen)

Revealed: $75m upgrade plan for notorious traffic black spot

Details of a long-awaited $75m safety upgrade of a notorious Sydney traffic black spot — which is also closed 11 times a year by flooding — have been revealed.

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Dredging to slash flood risk around Sydney’s biggest lagoon

New images show the dramatic scale of dredging work designed to slash the flood risk for homes and businesses around Sydney’s largest lagoon. See the photos.

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Transport for NSW has hired private security guards to protect the abandoned former Sea Life Aquarium site as its owner, Transport for NSW, is still to finalises plans for the site. Picture: Jim O'Rourke

Twist in fate of abandoned iconic Harbourside tourist attraction

Close to six years ago the Sea Life Aquarium closed and became a Harbourside eyesore. Now its NSW Government owners are paying private security guards to combat vandals and trespassers.

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Hit-and-run Uber driver feared being beaten up after hitting kids

A novice Uber driver, who fled after running down three Sydney schoolboys on a crossing because he feared being beaten up by angry bystanders, has learned his fate in court.

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Revealed: First look at plans for revamp of historic surf club

After a long wait, a vision for the rebuild of one of Sydney’s oldest surf clubs has been revealed, but the plans could be affected by funding issues. Here is what we know.

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GV's of Morgan Rd, which runs between Oxford Falls and Belrose. The road has (apparently) become a bit of a goat track that is being used as a rat run by motorists trying to avoid the traffic chaos around the hospital at Frenchs Forest . The road was pictured at the large rock that is painted to look like the head of a blue-tongue lizard on 3rd December 2017. (AAP Image / Julian Andrews)

Critics ramp up opposition to housing estate on Aboriginal land

A Sydney council is doubling down on its opposition to a controversial 450-home subdivision proposal on Aboriginal-owned bushland. See the latest warning.

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Man allegedly caused $2m damage in Sydney vandalism spree

At least $2 million damage was caused when a man allegedly went on a vandalism spree with a hammer through the northern beaches, with 30 businesses, including banks, damaged.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - The Sunday Telegraph Photos - Saturday, 7 October, 2023:Police at the scene where a car Full of teens crashed into a tree on Cabbage Tree Road, Bayview. Two kids airlifted and other six road transported to hospital.Picture: The Sunday Telegraph / Monique Harmer

Driver, 17, charged over Sydney crash death of 16-year-old mate

A 17-year-old P-plate driver allegedly behind the wheel when his ute hit a tree and his mate, 16, was killed, has been hit with a string of serious charges. See the latest

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Banks, ATMs, property agents targeted in vandal’s rampage

Banks, ATMS, real estate agents and shops in a Sydney tourist hotspot were targeted in an early morning vandal rampage by a man armed with a hammer. See the photos.

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Cyclists who use city roads ‘at high risk’: Magistrate

While sentencing a driver for crashing into – and seriously injuring – a cyclist, a magistrate said bike riders who use city roads are “automatically at high risk”.

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