Waterloo
The metro will transform this Sydney suburb but not everyone’s on board
Waterloo will be the suburb the metro rail line helped revamp, if the state government can pull off its plan to redevelop the surrounding public housing estate.
- by Megan Gorrey
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‘We will end up like Green Square’: Erko goes berserko over one extra storey
Dozens of objections to an additional level and baroque roof at a massive redevelopment in Erskineville have revealed fears the suburb will turn into Zetland or Waterloo.
- by Michael Koziol
Plans to build 3000 new homes in Sydney’s inner south one step closer
The state government wants to build thousands of apartments near a new metro station. One local councillor has lashed it as an “epic fail” to deliver more public housing.
- by Megan Gorrey
Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg ‘pleading’ with Sydneysiders to save Moore Park Golf Club
The golf club in Sydney’s east has an unlikely new ally in the Hollywood star, who on Saturday filmed a video urging people to save it.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
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Public housing
Waterloo estate plan rejigged to accommodate more social housing
The process to move hundreds of existing tenants whose homes will be bulldozed is expected to begin in mid-2024.
- by Megan Gorrey
It’s the suburb Sydneysiders love to hate – but is it really that bad?
Green Square is nearly two thirds complete and will house about 70,000 people in a decade. Lord Mayor Clover Moore says it should be embraced as the city’s future.
- by Michael Koziol and Megan Gorrey
The French solution for Sydney’s apartment blocks
The winners of the world’s most prestigious architectural prize know how to turn dark and dingy units into light-filled spaces.
- by Julie Power
‘The opposite of a solution’: Eight years to decide if Anna’s home will be bulldozed
The state government is forging ahead with plans to redevelop the Waterloo housing estate, which is home to more than 2000 vulnerable residents.
- by Megan Gorrey
Inner Sydney homes mysteriously taken off the market
The empty terrace houses had been listed for sale by auction, some with a price guide of $1 million.
- by Megan Gorrey and Andrew Taylor
Hundreds of apartments to transform empty block opposite Redfern Oval
The state government is proposing a mix of private and social housing units, as community groups protest the sell-off of public land.
- by Megan Gorrey
First stage of Waterloo public housing estate rezoned for $3b revamp
The change in zoning will allow for thousands of new apartments – and pushes vulnerable tenants one step closer to being forced from their homes.
- by Megan Gorrey
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