Sydney councils
Sydney has a new playground. But it’s not for little kids
A once-dead space has been transformed with the goal of getting teens off their phones.
- Ellie Busby
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NSW Liberals launch class action over botched council nominations
Two Liberal party members who missed out on contesting last year’s council elections are behind a class action suing the party.
- Alexandra Smith
The Sydney councils failing to meet home approval targets
Despite the NSW government’s plans to solve the housing crisis with higher-density dwellings, fewer than one in four Sydney councils are meeting development approval targets.
- Frances Howe
The Sydney council spending $300,000 on councillors complaining about each other
Staff say the rising number of complaints about councillors is getting in the way of business.
- Megan Gorrey
The Sydney council, the vulnerable frog and the $7m lawsuit that backfired
A company that rejected the first offer of $2.49 million for a forced acquisition of land will receive much less.
- Michael Ruffles
The great divide over this north shore council’s housing plan
There was only one item on the agenda at Ku-ring-gai Council’s extraordinary meeting on Monday, yet it was hours before councillors could debate it.
- Frances Howe
The case of the local council and the disappearing election corflutes
It is one of the oldest of political tricks – candidate puts up campaign signs, opponent takes them down. But in the case of Bradfield there was a curious twist.
- Stephen Brook, Alexandra Smith and Megan Gorrey
How a controversial plan for this 120-year-old bowlo is dividing Mosman
A proposal to replace a bowling green with pickleball courts has the backing of some locals, but others have raised concerns about the noise and whether it will just be a “passing fad”.
- Emily Kaine and Daniel Lo Surdo
This Sydney council has fought TODs all the way. Now it has revealed its own plan
Ku-ring-gai’s plans have been revealed months after the council took the state government to court in an attempt to block more intensive development.
- Megan Gorrey
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This Sydney council was about to spend $70,000 on a trip to Korea. Until it changed its mind
The mayor, councillors and other staff are set to attend a three-day festival, but at a lower cost than first flagged.
- Anthony Segaert
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