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A concept images of the new memorial walls at the Waverley Cemetery.

The clifftop memorial plan to dig Waverley cemetery out of a financial hole

Concept photos of the walls have sparked mixed reactions, with some residents likening them to “letter boxes outside unit blocks”.

  • David Barwell

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Central Coast Studios promises to be a state-of-the-art hub for film, television and gaming production.

Central Coast enters race for Sydney’s next film studio with $230m plan

Not to be outdone, the Central Coast is lining up with prime locations in Oran Park, Redfern and Silverwater to become the next site for a film studio.

  • Linda Morris
Tony Waller, governor of the Coogee Surf Life Saving Club, said polluted stormwater has been a perennial problem at Coogee Beach

The pipe that could clean up ‘Poogee’ for good

A solution to Coogee Beach’s long-running water quality woes could finally be on the way.

  • David Barwell
The latest funding commitment will clear the way for an upgrade to Mona Vale Road in northern Sydney.

Work to start on road choke point in Sydney’s north after $250m injection

Funding in the state budget to upgrade a key arterial route to Sydney’s northern beaches will help clear the way for construction to begin.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
NSW Architecture Award winners 2025.

Sydney metro stations, weird and wonderful homes sweep top awards

One architect spent his first pay cheque as a pimply teenager on a copy of Houses magazine. Now he’s won the award for best new home in NSW.

  • Julie Power
Zann Maxwell, City of Sydney deputy lord mayor at the empty block.

This inner-city concrete ‘wasteland’ could be Sydney’s next beer garden

This $50 million concrete pit is an unused eyesore, waiting for a substation that won’t be built for years. It could be a place to party.

  • Jessica McSweeney
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Martin Brown, stallholder of Martin’s Gardens, is worried about a proposed fee hike for Chatswood Mall Market by Willoughby Council.

Market stallholders revolt over council’s ‘shocking’ fee hike

Stallholders at a long-running Sydney market fear they could be forced out of the site over a council plan to jack up stall fees.

  • David Barwell
Legionnaires’ disease can lead to potentially fatal pneumonic lung damage in vulnerable patients.

Monitor for symptoms: Health warning issued after Sydney outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease

Health authorities are urging Sydneysiders to monitor for symptoms after three Potts Point residents developed the disease in the city’s latest outbreak.

  • Angus Thomson
Expats crowd at Bronte Beach on Christmas Day, 2024.

Ticketed, alcohol-free: Future of Bronte’s Christmas party to be decided

Residents want it gone entirely, but expats hoping to attend the “orphans’ Christmas party” might have to pay for the pleasure under an option presented to Waverley Council.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Sometimes, in this city, you have to pay attention to the positives.

I had a car accident the other day. It couldn’t have gone any better

Sometimes, in this city, you have to pay attention to the positives.

  • Richard Glover

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