Sydney Olympic Park
Review
Sandy’s
Too far from the beach? This cafe delivers surfy vibes 20km from the ocean
Sandy’s cafe at an inland surf park feels like the real seaside deal.
- by Lenny Ann Low
Latest
This is the plan to squeeze 30,000 residents into Sydney Olympic Park. Could it work?
It already has a train station and will soon be home to a metro stop and light rail. Is this the perfect place for hundreds of new apartments?
- by Anthony Segaert
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Running
‘The price I have to pay’: Nedd Brockmann recounts injuries after 1600km run
The ultra marathon runner finally crossed the finish line on Wednesday morning after more than 12 days of running laps for charity.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Cindy Yin
Man who ran across Australia aims to run four marathons a day for 10 days
Nedd Brockmann aims to run for 16 hours a day on a 1000-mile journey that, he hopes, will earn him a place in the record books.
- by Cindy Yin
How a kid called John Howard is helping fix Sydney’s weed infestation
When it comes to weed removal, they’re literally the GOAT. Now scientists hope they may spread native vegetation too.
- by Julie Power
Dramatic sting at Sydney’s new urban surf pool catches alleged drug importer
The Californian man allegedly thought he was importing millions of dollars worth of drugs into Sydney, before police pounced in front of afternoon wave riders.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
Hospo heavyweights make waves with flash new surf park fine diner
Applejack Hospitality, behind hatted North Sydney restaurant Rafi, reveals the details of its biggest project to date – inside a Western Sydney urban surf park.
- by Bianca Hrovat
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Weightlifting
He was banned for life. The Olympic gold medallist is now handing out awards
Nicu Vlad’s appearance at multiple weightlifting events has highlighted concerns about dysfunction in the running of the core Olympic sport in Australia.
- by Chris Barrett
These suburbs may get a metro station. Trouble is, the tunnels are already built
Premier Chris Minns is refusing to rule out an extra station for Metro West at Silverwater or Newington despite giant machines closing in on Olympic Park.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Riding a wave of popularity, surfing comes to Sydney’s west
There was a surge of new surfers during the pandemic and a man-made facility at Sydney Olympic Park could draw even more people to the sport.
- by Chris Barrett
‘Most stadiums don’t have roofs’: Minns blows whistle on Accor dream
But a feasibility study will investigate the cheaper option of installing a fixed, non-retractable roof at the 83,000-seat stadium in Olympic Park.
- by Michael Koziol
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