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Balmain parish priest Father Peter Smith said noise was a part of living in the area, which has many pubs.

The latest inner west NIMBY noise battle? Not a pub, but a church

Residents living within earshot of a century-old church are up in arms over plans for new bells they fear will lead to unacceptable noise impacts.

  • David Barwell

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GIF: Before and after for Rozelle development.

The Balmain Leagues site has been in limbo for 15 years. It’s about to get 227 new homes

The prominent site, which has been languishing since 2010, will be transformed, but some residents think it’s “as workable in Rozelle as a snowflake is in hell”.

  • Megan Gorrey
Heworth Holdings Group has increased the height of the proposed development from 12 storeys to 16 storeys.

This inner west apartment plan has split opinion. The council predicts there’ll be more

One opponent argued that the 16-storey block proposed for the languishing Balmain Leagues Club site would be “as workable in Rozelle as a snowflake is in hell”.

  • Megan Gorrey

It’s time for real change at Wests Tigers. The fans deserve nothing less

It’s bizarre that in 2025 any registered club has such a closed-shop system of governance. Members and supporters have simply had enough of the backroom brawling.

  • Darcy Byrne
Demolition of the old Balmain Leagues Club on Victoria Road

Balmain Leagues site developer makes $97m compensation claim

The claim includes costs linked to a fire that tore through the property in 2022 while the land was occupied by Transport for NSW. 

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Transport Minister Jo Haylen at the soon-to-reopen Balmain West ferry wharf.

This Sydney ferry wharf was shut down 11 years ago. Soon locals will get it back

When the wharf closed in 2013, only 48 people used it daily. But with fresh development in the area, that number will skyrocket.

  • Anthony Segaert
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The all-night buses will run along Darling Street, where the council wants to relax rules around noise and trading hours.

Balmain to get 24-hour weekend bus service in timetable shake-up

The arrival of around-the-clock buses on the trainless peninsula coincides with plans to jump-start the area’s nightlife.

  • Megan Gorrey
The Dry Dock’s light-filled dining room.
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The Dry Dock

Comfort-first pub that’s a bit too nice to wear thongs to.

The Balmain properties at the centre of the NSW Supreme Court case are worth an estimated $6.8 million.

Multimillion-dollar Balmain properties at centre of inheritance lawsuit

The family patriarch wanted to leave properties to three of his children. A judge found his widow deserved more.

  • Michaela Whitbourn
Rebel Wilson has sold her Hollywood house.

Rebel Wilson sells Hollywood mansion she never lived in for $5.6 million

The glamorous home served as a business base for producing social media content and holding meetings and came with personalised touches.

  • Emily Power

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