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Zara PowellEntertainment Reporter

Zara Powell is an entertainment reporter for The Daily Telegraph, where she brings a vibrant passion for storytelling to her work. She began her career as an intern at NewsLocal and was recognised as a Kennedy Awards finalist for Student Journalist of the Year in 2023. Specialising in celebrity features, lifestyle, and entertainment stories, Zara is dedicated to uncovering and sharing the unique narratives of individuals in the industry.

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Central Sydney

Abandoned inner city activity centre to reopen

A much loved inner Sydney community space which was shuttered during the pandemic will now be reopened to accommodate a variety of community events.

Central Sydney

Sylvie Ellsmore of the Greens has been elected to City of Sydney council

New ‘voice’ for public housing tenants

City of Sydney Council will develop a ‘public housing tenant voice’ to allow public and social housing tenants to have a say on the redevelopment of major housing sites across the city.

Schools Hub

Wentworth Point Public School. Generic Wentworth Point photos.

Revealed: Fastest growing Inner City Sydney schools for 2023

Inner City Sydney’s fastest growing schools – and the ones going backwards – have been revealed with an eastern suburbs principal “thrilled” with her school’s trajectory.

North Shore

One of the many rats roaming the streets of Sydney in search of food and pictured outside Central Station on the Thursday 02nd of April 2020.Picture: Christian Gilles

‘Going to scream’: Kirribilli’s rat problem uncovered

Unwelcome residents are making their presence felt in the well heeled suburb of Kirribilli as reports of rat sightings spark an eradication crackdown by the local council.

Inner West

Nicole, Leila, Raha and Arya at McIIwain park

Opening date revealed for massive new Sydney park

A multimillion-dollar transformation has brought the beach to locals in Sydney’s inner west – with a new beach area, discovery rockpools and picnic areas. See when it opens to the public here.

Central Sydney

28th January 2023. The Sunday Telegraph. News.Blacktown, Sydney, NSW, Australia.Pics by Julian Andrews 2023.Generic scenes in Main Street, Blacktown where last night two men Ã aged 48 and 34 Ã were located on the sidewalk suffering stab wounds, the older man to the neck and shoulder and the younger man to the back.Pictures taken as police opened up the crime scene and NSW Fire and Rescue washed the blood off the pavement.

Man falls from balcony moments before police visit

A man has fallen from a balcony in Surry Hills and been taken to hospital in a critical condition. The incident took place just before police officers entered the unit as part of an ongoing investigation.

ExclusiveNSW

DAILY TELEGRAPH NOVEMBER 9, 2023. North Sydney has become a dead zone for foot traffic, pictured are the quiet footpaths on the Pacific Hwy in the heart of North Sydney. Picture: Jonathan Ng

How to transform Sydney’s ‘ghost towns’ to help fix housing crisis

BRADFIELD ORATION: From 5.05pm onwards, parts of Sydney are virtually empty. And they aren’t that full during working hours. Is converting empty office buildings into apartments a way to tackle the housing crisis and bring life to ‘ghost town’ CBDs?

NSW

The Daily Telegraph 6.11.2023 Tiarne Carden and Ryan Kenny with their kids Khamyia (2, pink dress) and Quade (9 months) at their Roslelands home. This is a case study for mortgage rates ahead of the RBA's meeting tomorrow, when it is expected to raise rates again. Picture Rohan Kelly

Generation rent: Couples need $250k a year for Sydney home

After the RBA’s decision to raise interest rates again, couples need to be bringing in a quarter of a million dollars a year to be able to afford the average Sydney house.

NSW

DAILY TELEGRAPH. Hot weather. Sydneysiders flocked to Bondi Beach as a spring heatwave hit this morning, bringing sweltering temps to the city. Pic shows the crowded beach. 01/10/2023. Pic by Max Mason-Hubers

Bondi locals sick of tourists trashing their backyard

It’s the most iconic beach in the country, but the Sydney Council who forks out millions every year to deal with tourists says it needs help paying for cleaning up after them.

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