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Justin Hemmes wants to turn this CBD block into a 24/7 venue. One problem: Jerry
Merivale has lodged initial plans for a huge entertainment precinct in the CBD, but some residents are fighting the plan, fearing they’ll be kicked out.
- by Anthony Segaert
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Rail network will be hundreds of drivers short on New Year’s Eve
Analysis by Transport for NSW predicts planned industrial action will leave the train system well short of the staff needed on Sydney’s biggest night of the year.
- by Michael McGowan
Taronga Zoo wants to revive its cable car. Locals say it will ‘scar’ harbour views
The Mosman zoo wants to build a new “Sky Safari” to replace the original cable car, which was retired last year.
- by Megan Gorrey
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Public transport
Trains cancelled, hour-long delays as industrial action continues
People travelling to the airport have been urged to plan ahead as industrial action cripples the rail network.
- by Megan Gorrey
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Proposed cap on lighting of Opera House sails abandoned
New guidelines which took effect on Friday bar the projection of international flags, texts, logos or emblems and corporate logos from the sails.
- by Linda Morris
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Tourism
‘We don’t want to be too stuffy’: New Powerhouse boss on what we can expect
The new trust president overseeing delivery of the Parramatta Powerhouse says the two million visitors can expect an “unpretentious” museum experience.
- by Linda Morris
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Italian
The last Italian restaurant in Leichhardt’s Italian forum has sold
The sale of the restaurant – which will soon reopen under new owners – marks a sad milestone in the history of one of the inner west’s most peculiar developments.
- by Anthony Segaert
No one wanted to fix this broken pipe outside Jane’s home – but now there’s some good news
Sydney Water and Northern Beaches Council both said it was not a matter for them, but there has been a major development.
- by Anthony Segaert
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Radio
The moment that cracked radio tough guy Ray Hadley
Signing off on a 40-year career, the Sydney radio star was brought to tears by one sound bite.
- by Jordan Baker
After three years and two long summers, Nielsen Park returns as a people’s playground
Nielsen Park and Shark Beach were saved from privatisation 120 years ago by a group fearing Sydney was becoming a “pond in a privately owned paddock”.
- by Julie Power
‘It has come at last’: Sydney Syrians celebrate Assad’s fall
Diaspora are celebrating the sudden end of over half a century of dictatorship in their homeland.
- by Ben Cubby
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