In May, sky-rocketing rates of cocaine use in the eastern suburbs prompted cops to act. All they had to do over a few weekends to nab 55 people was stand on the street and literally watch the brazen deals go down before slapping on handcuffs.
A Sydney-wide analysis of what makes communities tick has found that western Sydney and its neighbouring communities in Sydney’s south are the least advantaged when it comes to employment opportunities, community living standards and housing choice. Greater Sydney Commissioner Lucy Turnbull assesses Sydney’s future in our Pulse of Greater Sydney feature.
Thousands come for the thrill. For the chance to take on wild beasts rampaging through the streets. Most make it out unscathed, but for an unlucky few, the Running of the Bulls ends in hospital … or worse.
Australia’s longest running occupation, which was sparked over NSW Government plans to demolish Windsor Bridge and ‘destroy’ historic Thompson Square, has ended after 2000 days in protest.
AUSTRALIANS and the rest of the world have watched the moon turn blood red during the longest lunar eclipse this century. SEE THE PHOTOS
Six months is a long time in the council, and Mark Stapleton has been through plenty in his year in Parramatta, but now he is in the top role as chief executive and said those rocky days are well behind him.
Kellie Mealing holds her daughter Aleea close. The two-year-old is fast resembling her aunt Angela, who died in 2000 under suspicious circumstances that continue to haunt the Far North.
IN a sleepy country town in 1978, a well-drilled gang pulled off what was then Australia’s biggest bank heist, escaping with $1.7 million in untraceable bills. They were never caught.
THREE desperados on the ground, cops with guns drawn and a terrified girl rescued from the back of a car. This is the moment a perilous outback manhunt ended in a police ambush and shootout.
From festivals and the historic Beenleigh Artisan Distillery, to an array of funky cafes and markets, Logan is quickly becoming a highly desirable community for work and play.
Get active right in your own neighbourhood — that is the vision a national developer is hoping to bring to Logan.
Local tradesmen are seeing more job opportunities, now that a national developer has moved into town.
The site for a school has been earmarked near a masterplanned community in Logan. Covella in Greenbank will be adjacent to a brand new school as the greenfield site is developed in 27 stages over the next seven years.
LOGAN has so much to offer, which is why Albert & Logan News is throwing a spotlight on the city’s assets in this feature series called Future Logan.
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