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Sydney councils
‘Inappropriate commercial interests’: Deputy mayor to leave Liberals over development concerns
After a nightmare week when the party failed to nominate 132 candidates, Hornsby’s deputy mayor has called it quits to run as an independent.
- by Max Maddison
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Sydney councils
Philip Ruddock ousted as Hornsby mayor, points finger at ‘property developer interests’
The senior Liberal’s defeat in a preselection will almost certainly bring to a close his 50-year career in politics. He accused senior party members of orchestrating his demise.
- by Max Maddison
North shore council ordered to pay woman $283,000 over slip on mulch slope
Kathie Beatrice Salman successfully sued a Sydney council after she rolled her ankle while moving from a bark surface to spongy rubber in a children’s playground.
- by Michael Koziol
‘It has everything you need’: What it costs to live in the Sydney suburbs with the highest wellbeing
A suburb’s wellbeing was measured on several indicators such as health, environment, jobs and income – but it comes at a price.
- by Elizabeth Redman and Tawar Razaghi
The nature escape just 45 minutes from the city
My family joined other refugees from the inner suburbs in search of a bigger house and an affordable mortgage. What we found was a home among the trees.
- by Adam Bennett
‘Loved to death’: Parking woes spell trouble in paradise on the Hawkesbury
Even on the far outskirts of Sydney, people can’t find a park. Now the issue has pitted mainlanders against river residents and torn apart a tight-knit community.
- by Michael Koziol
Councils ask to repurpose golf courses, share school ovals for public sports
The future of sprawling golf clubs is once again under the microscope as mayors in Sydney’s northern suburbs look for more open space.
- by Michael Koziol
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Missing person
‘Significant’ search under way for man feared injured in northern Sydney bushland
Adrian Bancui called emergency services and his family last week saying he was lost in Berowra Valley National Park. Police believe his phone has since died.
- by Sarah Keoghan
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Voice to parliament
‘I’m living on optimism’: Pearson finds hope for Voice in a Sydney Westfield
The Indigenous leader from Cape York was joined by Liberal politicians as he talked to shoppers and store owners at Hornsby in northern Sydney.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Planning
Towers up to 36 storeys planned for Hornsby as residential population forecast to explode
Towers up to 36 storeys high will be built in Hornsby as the number of residents is expected to skyrocket from 463 to 11,000 by 2036.
- by Andrew Taylor
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Crime
$1m bail for Sydney man accused of biggest heroin bust in two decades
Wade Habkouk has pleaded not guilty after being charged over the importation of 175 kilograms of heroin.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
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