Botany
Seven years in Botany and loving every day
It’s a sign of the times when you need to move because a growing family demands more space.
- by George Palathingal
Latest
Sydney council rejects 200 homes in 15 minutes
Bayside Council in the inner south is forging ahead with plans to ban apartment buildings in areas zoned for low- and medium-density housing.
- by Michael Koziol
Homes near Sydney Airport face aircraft noise disruption during curfew
Residents in several suburbs in Sydney’s south-east may be impacted in the early hours of the morning due to runway maintenance and other airport projects.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Garbage truck driver allegedly stabbed with pen in road rage incident
Police said they received reports that a 49-year-old man had been stabbed in the arm by the driver of a silver Kia Carnivale wagon in Sydney’s south about 3.25pm.
- by Olivia Ireland and Anthony Segaert
Review
Sydney
The queen of Turkish breakfasts at Malika Bakehouse in Botany
This cafe will have you dreaming of Sunday mornings in Istanbul.
- by Lee Tran Lam
Exclusive
Pollution
Fears ferry project could unearth contamination near popular Sydney beach
The state’s environmental watchdog has criticised the plans, warning the “nature and extent” of contamination has not been fully assessed.
- by Carrie Fellner
Outraged locals complain 24/7 Maccas will bring ‘smell’, ‘undesirables’
“Anyone within hundreds of metres of a McDonald’s can smell it and identify it as a ‘McDonald’s smell’,” one resident wrote.
- by Michael Koziol
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Development
The plan to transform ‘overlooked’ Botany Road with offices, laneways
Building heights are set to rise south of Redfern station under a City of Sydney plan to provide more offices, entertainment space and affordable housing.
- by Megan Gorrey
Exclusive
Sydney councils
'People are shocked': Sydney homeowners divided over rates plans
Ratepayers in parts of Sydney are frustrated by skyrocketing rates bills, while residents in nearby suburbs will have their rates slashed.
- by Megan Gorrey
From Bankstown to Banksmeadow, the Endeavour's botanists still merit respect
The scientific efforts funded by Joseph Banks produced the first European depictions of flora and fauna in Australia.
- by Garry Maddox
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