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Tammie Zarro and Graham Scott, of the Friends of Gardiners Creek Reserve Burwood, share the concerns of Whitehorse and Monash councils.

Gardiners Creek is a rare slice of urban bush. The government wants to build 20-storey towers on its bank

Locals and councils have raised concerns that plans for the Suburban Rail Loop will cause a loss of sunlight and impact wildlife in the suburban sanctuary.

  • Sophie Aubrey

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MLC Building, North Sydney.

MLC Building is on the heritage list but part of it might be razed

Developers have lodged plans to demolish a section of the languishing North Sydney office block for a 22-storey tower.

  • Megan Gorrey
Parramatta’s development as pictured in 2013, 2017 and 2024.

It was once Sydney’s neglected outpost. Then came the developers

It’s hard to overstate just how much Parramatta’s CBD has changed in the past decade. But can it continue its progress? The jury is still out.

  • Mostafa Rachwani, Ellie Busby and Anthony Segaert
An artist’s impression of Sydney Olympic Park in 2050: Urban Centre Neighbourhood.

Sydney Olympic Park is due for 13,000 homes. It could get even more

The body responsible for the area – as wide as the distance between Central Station and Circular Quay – is considering increasing the number of units in the area.

  • Anthony Segaert and Ellie Busby
An aerial view of Swanson Dock East with the city skyline in the background.

Has the Port of Melbourne outgrown its prime slice of the city?

Australia’s busiest port plans to handle even more containers from even more mammoth ships. But some think its time in the inner city might be nearly over.

  • Sophie Aubrey and Adam Carey
Camberwell Junction is among the government’s slated activity centres.

How building more apartments could make these rich Melbourne suburbs more inclusive

Development advocates say the state government’s apartment and townhouse push will desegregate rich suburbs. But some urban planners say it could destroy Melbourne’s identity.

  • Daniella White
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An artist’s impression of how Batemans Bay would look by 2100 under a draft master plan.

The NSW coastal town that could be the ‘next Gold Coast’

Blocks 100 metres tall have been proposed for Batemans Bay, which also wants to become a “bustling town centre”.

  • Jessica McSweeney
Central Station.

Critical rezoning plans for Sydney’s Central Station on chopping block

The major changes to rezoning plans will be a setback to future development of one of the central city’s most significant sites, critics argue.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Deputy Premier Jarrad Bleijie has (clockwise from top left) approved a 479-unit development at Indooroopilly, and a 440-unit development at Woolloongabba, but proposed blocking a 73-unit development at Redland Bay and blocked a 40-unit development at Tewantin.

The 11 projects set to alter power balance between state and councils

Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie has blocked the first housing development in his review of projects fast-tracked by the former state Labor government.

  • Sean Parnell
Directors of the Sydney Fish Market do not believe the relocation to the new building will increase the value of the company.

Sydney Fish Market executives reel in larger salaries as finances sink

The Sydney Fish Market sees so little value in relocating to its new billion-dollar Blackwattle Bay digs that it has written off millions in costs related to the development.

  • Harriet Alexander

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