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An artist’s impression of Stage 2 of the Rouse Hill Town Centre.

This suburb is booming, and there’s more development on the way. What comes next?

For years, Sydney’s north-west corridor has been the centre of urban growth – and in a familiar story, infrastructure hasn’t kept up. But there’s a plan for change.

  • Anthony Segaert

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John Graham.

Big enough for 30,000 elephants, major Sydney metro station reaches milestone

Australia’s largest underground rail cavern has been scraped from tonnes of sandstone beneath Sydney’s city centre.

  • Megan Gorrey
David Tindale.

The Sydney heritage home owners worried they’ll be swamped by apartments

David Tindale is among dozens of home owners for whom a heritage house in Ku-ring-gai – long considered a prized asset – has become a hindrance.

  • Megan Gorrey
Photo taken by a resident shows the before and after of a 110 magnolia tree cut down on Henrietta Street, Waverley, by Marco Fanuli. He was fined $3000 by council.

‘Brazen’ chopping of century-old tree triggers fury in eastern suburbs

Tensions have erupted after a huge magnolia tree on the boundary of two multimillion-dollar homes was cut down illegally – and the culprit fined $3000.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Marc Cote at Central Station, where his walking tour Secrets of the City Circle starts and finishes.

The surprising stories and secrets of Sydney’s City Circle line

Hopping on and off trains, Marc Cote tells a fascinating two-and-a-half hours of subterranean stories.

  • Garry Maddox
The structure was designed to celebrate the connection between land, sky and sea.

First look at the Barangaroo landmark 450,000 oyster shells built

The gleaming white structure beside Sydney Harbour was designed to celebrate the connection between land, sky and sea.

  • Megan Gorrey
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Artist impression of upgrades to Willoughby Leisure Centre.

Another Sydney pool hit with multimillion-dollar blowouts, delays

One more refurbishment of a Sydney ageing public pool has been delayed as construction costs balloon.

  • Jessica McSweeney
The Paragon in Katoomba.

The state of the iconic Paragon Cafe left everyone in shock. Now ‘enough is enough’

The NSW government is taking action against the owner of the heritage-listed art deco cafe in the Blue Mountains.

  • Julie Power
Abandoned shopping trolleys.

Council makes novel bid to stop dumping of shopping trolleys

An accessory loved by grandmas and car-free shoppers could be the fix.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Inner West Council says it is aware of a photo taken by a local showing a man appearing to drill into a tree at Allman Park.

Sydney’s tree police ready to flex muscle on vandals

Sydney councils have long called for stricter penalties after a spate of tree destruction in waterfront suburbs – now fines are going to rise.

  • Jessica McSweeney

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