24 h. ago Sydney council cracks down on notorious Christmas Day beach bash

Backpackers have been “strongly discouraged” from attending the bacchanalia this year. Those who attend can expect heightened police and security patrols.

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38 h. ago This Sydney council wants to build a new swimming spot. Rowers are up in arms

Rowers are fighting a rearguard battle to stop construction of a tidal pool close to the last Olympic-length rowing course near the harbour.

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1 week ago Half the price at Bunnings: Row over Sydney council’s $20m planter boxes

The eye-watering cost of installing flower boxes in Sydney’s CBD has triggered a debate about whether funds should be redirected into affordable housing.

Economics

2 w. ago ‘Left in limbo’: Sydney council backflips on housing rule to entice developers to ‘failed’ suburb

Ann Attwater wants to sell her home, but she can’t. Nor does she want to risk renovating in a suburb where homes are hard to sell.

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2 w. ago This Sydney council spent $300K fielding complaints. Now it has a plan to deal with them

Liverpool Council dealt with 150 grievances about staff and councillors in one year, an inquiry has been told.

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3 w. ago Eastern suburbs council votes to trade native trees for ocean views

A Sydney council has voted to remove trees in clifftop reserves in some of Sydney’s wealthiest suburbs to restore ocean views for waterfront residents.

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3 w. ago ‘Serious impacts’: Sydney council demands to be exempt from Housing Delivery Authority

One of Sydney’s most powerful councils believes it has good reason to be excluded.

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4 w. ago ‘I’ve been described as scary’: Inside the sacking of a Sydney council boss

It’s almost a month since Parramatta council chief executive Gail Connolly was sacked. But division over her leadership at one of Sydney’s biggest councils remains.

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