Randwick
Coffee at 3am? The plan to make NSW more convenient for shift workers
Sydney’s “night mayor” has been focused on reviving the city’s nightlife. Now he is shifting his attention to the state’s growing 24-hour workforce.
- by Megan Gorrey
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Randwick City Council: What your candidates said
Voters will elect three candidates in each of Randwick’s five wards.
Auctions
Auctions
Investor swoops to beat first home buyers for $1.72m Darlington home
Interest in the campaign was mostly from first time buyers and eight parties registered to bid, but a late auction entrant changed the game.
- by Kristy Johnson
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Title Deeds
Property magnate pays $35m cash for Double Bay house to knock it down
As the mystery buyer of Double Bay’s pink house is revealed, in the Southern Highlands a high-profile buyer has bought at a steep discount.
- by Lucy Macken
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Development
Federal government intervenes in uni housing stoush as acting school boss chokes up
NIDA board member and Logie-winning actor Sigrid Thornton joined a full court press from the acting school to stop a student housing development next door to its Kensington campus.
- by Michael Koziol
This Sydney university wants to build 1000 apartments. Locals are up in arms
A dramatic stoush has broken out over a proposal for two student housing towers on Anzac Parade next to a light rail stop, UNSW and acting school NIDA.
- by Michael Koziol
Luxurious Wahroonga house with a bedroom for the dog sells for $9.1 million
The owners converted the old office into bedroom for their Tibetan mastiff, that was “looked after like a prince”, with a custom-built shower space.
- by Carmen Forward
Shift nurses just want to feel safe at night. These are the artists trying to help
A new art project asks Sydneysiders to walk the streets of Randwick to honour healthcare workers and help make them feel safer.
- by Jane Albert
How the government’s housing changes go further than you might think
The presence of restaurants, shops and a supermarket will “trigger” new planning controls across Sydney’s suburbs, but there is ongoing debate about what makes a “town centre”.
- by Michael Koziol
Randwick apartment fetches $1.44 million on bumper auction day
More than a dozen buyers turned out to compete for the two-bedroom apartment, including an investor planning to buy the unit for his adult children.
- by Kate Burke
Woman allegedly stabbed in head with paint scraper in Randwick attack
Three men chased the alleged offender down the street, tackling the man and making a citizen’s arrest. He now faces domestic violence charges.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
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