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Mariet Wezeman is disappointed at the council’s plan which would force visitors to shell out $50 to access the prime viewing spot.

‘We have little choice’: North Sydney Council to charge $50 for view of NYE fireworks

Locals are frustrated by North Sydney Council’s controversial plan to charge revellers $50 to view the fireworks at Blues Point.

  • Cindy Yin

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The cost of administering local government elections has soared from $26 million in 2008 to $123 million in 2024.

Why the cost of holding an election in one Sydney council has nearly doubled

As costs of running local government elections soar, one south-west council is grappling with a bill that has ballooned by 90 per cent.

  • Cindy Yin
The revamped North Sydney Olympic Pool has been years in the making.

Inside the North Sydney Olympic Pool revamp, $42,000 frogs and all

For years, the project to transform the famous venue has been frustrated by cost blowouts and delays. The council hopes the $122 million overhaul will be worth the wait.

  • Megan Gorrey
The green and golden bell frog was once plentiful in Sydney.

In the heart of industrial Greenacre, a frog sanctuary teems with life

Once plentiful, now endangered: Sydney’s green and golden bell frogs are coming back in the most unlikely of places.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Virginia Venn, Joey Pamment, and Louise Brandon pictured at the outdoor gym at Bondi Beach.

‘A bro area full of testosterone’: Tension over the Bondi Beach gym crackdown

A council decision to remove dumbbells and weights from Bondi Beach’s outdoor gym has sparked debate over the suburb’s fitness scene.

  • David Barwell
The plan to expand the marina opposite Cockatoo Island would allow double the number of vessels to moor.

The fight to stop a ‘parking station for oversized boats’ on Sydney Harbour

Residents say plans to triple the size of a marina for luxury vessels would disrupt views of a famed foreshore park, as well as prized heritage assets.

  • Megan Gorrey and Michaela Whitbourn
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Former Liverpool Council chief executive Dr Eddie Jackson appears at the Office of Local Government inquiry on Friday.

The 55-minute lunch, the ‘brazen signal’ and the council in chaos

Eddie Jackson lunched with Ned Mannoun before the 2021 local government elections. He didn’t think his potential sacking would be on the menu, an inquiry heard.

  • Megan Gorrey
City of Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore says the project will be a boon to retailers along the struggling Oxford Street strip.

‘It’s a big win’: Long-awaited first stage of Oxford Street cycleway opens

A crucial 1km link in Sydney’s inner-city cycleway network is finally ready to roll. But not everyone is happy.

  • Cindy Yin and Megan Gorrey
Former Liverpool Council chief executive John Ajaka arrives at the inquiry into dysfunction and maladministration at the council on Wednesday.

Ousted Sydney council CEO blindsided by shock dismissal, inquiry hears

John Ajaka’s contract was terminated weeks after he told Mayor Ned Mannoun to “shut the f--- up” in a meeting.

  • Megan Gorrey
Chief executive John Ajaka (right) was dismissed after a bitter falling out with Mayor Ned Mannoun (left).

‘You work for me’: Mayor allegedly urged council boss to sack ‘useless’ workers

Liverpool Council’s former chief executive John Ajaka has told an inquiry his relationship with Mayor Ned Mannoun deteriorated months before he was ousted.

  • Megan Gorrey

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