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Tileah Dobson has been working as a reporter since 2021, where she started with the Sydney Sentinel, moving to City Hub and the LGBTQ+ publication the Star Observer. She joined News Corp as a cadet and is now the reporter for the Blacktown Advocate, Hornsby Advocate and the Hill Shire Times.

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Southern Courier

Pagewood resident Adam Krslovic is in favour of restoring the old City of Botany Bay council area. Picture: Supplied

The $600 household bill that could demerge a Sydney council

A one-off $600 household bill is all it could take to demerge a southern Sydney council, according to a controversial survey released a week out from the election.

Southern Courier

‘Power plays’: Ausgrid’s warning to council candidates

Council candidates have been asked to dob on each other if electoral posters are found on Ausgrid power poles, with thousand-dollar fines at stake if they ignore the take-down order.

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Former Hi Five member and long time musician, Casey Burgess believes it's important for everyone to have a good live music scene. Picture: Supplied

‘Died down so much’: Live music scene strikes sour note

A Sydney council has vowed to do more to revive a struggling live music scene dogged by issues that include poor pay, noise complaints and high costs.

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Sydney Metro Station car parks are reaching maximum capacity by 7am, Monday through Friday, causing havoc for commuters. Picture: Supplied

Carpark chaos at new Sydney Metro stations

The popularity of the new Sydney Metro is causing havoc for some commuters. Station car parks are gridlocked by 7am, forcing riders to leave vehicles on suburban streets.

Wentworth Courier

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, AUGUST, 17, 2021: Signage is at The Royal Sydney Golf Club in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

Water pollution risked causing golf course ‘eruption’: court

A construction company has been fined $100,000 after a Sydney council took it to court for polluting water and creating what a magistrate described as the risk of an ‘eruption’.

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Ben Barbera, 45, appeared at Waverley Local Court on Wednesday, August 28. Picture: Tileah Dobson

‘Give me a tea’: Drunk mooned cops before urinating in cell

A Darlinghurst man made a bizarre demand and threatened to “s–t” in a police cell before urinating all over it, having earlier dropped his dacks.

Southern Courier

Scott Griffiths, 33, appeared at Waverley Local Court on Wednesday, August 28. Picture: Amaani Siddeek

Drink driver busted sleeping at intersection in Sydney’s east

A drink driver told a court he “did not intend to drive” after police busted him snoozing behind the wheel at traffic lights in Sydney’s east.

HyperLocal

Phillip Timu appeared at Waverley Local Court on Wednesday, August 28. Picture: Tileah Dobson

Drink-driver rams barrier in Surry Hills after morning booze-up

An eastern suburbs local has been sentenced for high-range drink driving after downing a handful of Peronis and hitting the road. Here’s what happened in court.

EXCLUSIVEArts

HOLD FOR SYDNEY PAPERS. EMBARGOED UNTILL 27TH AUGUST. Announcing The Australian Ballet The Sleeping Beauty PRODUCTION in Sydney for the 2025 Season Principal artist Sharni Spencer as Princess Aurora and and Soloist Davi Ramos as The Prince in full costume. Picture: David Caird

Magic, betrayals and power: The 2025 Australian Ballet line-up

The Australian Ballet have announced their 2025 season, with a mixture of classic fairy tales and contemporary shows set to be showcased.

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The shipping container was wrongly declared to be carrying a vending machine. Picture: Australian Border Force/Supplied

‘Vending machine’ delivery revealed to be 12 million cigarettes

Australian Border Force officers in Sydney have discovered an estimated $15.3m in illegal cigarettes after examining a consignment from China, which purported to be a vending machine.

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