NSW councils
‘No longer fishing villages’: Fight to save charm of South Coast holiday towns
Thousands of Sydneysiders are drawn to the classic holiday spots every summer, but plans to protect their character are up in the air.
- Catherine Naylor
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Trampolines, ‘lies’ and videotape: Sydney playground spat takes bizarre turn
Councillors blamed an elderly woman for walking into a trampoline in a shopping plaza and accused a shopkeeper of adjusting CCTV cameras to film accidents.
- Anthony Segaert
The town where 93 per cent of votes for local council weren’t counted
“We’re proud in Australia that it’s easy for people to vote … But we don’t make it easy for people to indicate their intention on the vote.”
- Anthony Segaert
The most disaster-prone council in NSW says it has run out of cash
Residents face soaring rates to pay for the damage. Use our interactive map to see how your council compares.
- Catherine Naylor and Nigel Gladstone
The new Sydney playground that left a woman hospitalised and children with burns
Multiple passers-by have fallen into the trampolines at Cronulla Plaza’s new playground, and the metal plates installed to cover them have now burned at least two children.
- Anthony Segaert
Swimming pool opening times slashed by cash-strapped councils
Families across the state are facing a summer with less pool time and fewer swimming lessons, in a development that has experts worried.
- Catherine Naylor
The man who took on North Sydney’s parking meters and the 8.25% service fee
Simon Berry was shocked to be charged $7.47 instead of $6.90 for an hour’s parking. The company says it was not a card surcharge.
- Anthony Segaert
‘Treat it like royalty’: The trick Sydney councils are using to make the most of park space
It’s turning into a city of half-courts as councils look to answer the growing demands of an increasingly popular children’s sport.
- Daniel Lo Surdo
Big swagger, broad hat, fighting words: How serial pest Andrew Thaler held a council to ransom
The Snowy Monaro Region Council’s first meeting usually takes 10 minutes. With Andrew Thaler opposing almost every motion, it took more than two hours.
- Olivia Ireland
Sydney Park Junction upgrade should be finished. Instead, it’s back to the drawing board
Transport officials quietly slashed planned upgrades for Sydney Park, prompting NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen to intervene.
- Daniel Lo Surdo
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