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The large electronic billboard is on a railway bridge in Chatswood across the street from the Garden of Remembrance.

RSL ‘powerless’ to stop billboard beside Sydney war memorial

It is the latest row over public advertising signs placarding Sydney’s suburbs.

  • David Barwell

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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
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
Housing targets in Mosman.

The two north shore councils resisting ‘cookie cutter’ housing

It was touted as a solution to Sydney’s housing shortage but two councils are fighting the “pattern book”, earning a rebuke from the state’s planning minister.

  • David Barwell
City Recital Hall chief executive Kate Wickett.

‘This is a hall for everyone’: The hidden Sydney venue that turned its boardroom into a rave cave

Many Sydneysiders would struggle to locate the City Recital Hall on a map. The woman charged with drawing crowds wants to change that.

  • Megan Gorrey
Red bin collection fees are set to rise across Sydney from the new financial year

Revealed: The Sydney councils planning massive bin fee hikes

Councils across Greater Sydney are planning significant increases in the amount of money ratepayers have to fork out to have their household waste bins collected.

  • David Barwell
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Local councils are pushing for powers to drop speed limits in suburban areas.

Councils want power to slash speed limits to 40km/h

Opponents say any drastic change could lead to “mass confusion” and cause more motorists to cop speeding fines.

  • David Barwell
Roseville, Gordon, Killara and Lindfield have all been rezoned as part of the NSW government’s TOD program.

After fighting new housing, this Sydney council just voted for more

A north shore council is paving the way for a high-rise housing boom after voting on a contentious rezoning plan it claims will protect heritage and save residential streets from “overdevelopment”.

  • David Barwell
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Lachlan Murdoch pays surprise visit to his Australian troops

The media scion rolled up his sleeves and attended the news conference of his beloved Sydney tabloid, The Daily Telegraph.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
North Sydney Oval.

‘I don’t think you’d ever change it’: Inside the famous Sydney oval that’s slowly falling apart

One of the city’s best loved sporting grounds needs at least $12 million in critical renewal works, but the local council can’t afford to fund them.

  • Megan Gorrey

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