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Sydney Toll Reform Deal Cuts Lane Cove Tunnel M2 M7 And Motorcycle Charges
Sydney motorists have been given the first clear map of the next toll reform stage, with the NSW Government announcing price reductions across selected motorways while leaving the biggest Sydney toll roads outside the cut.
3 August 2026 · 4 min
North Sydney Council Targets Blues Point Road Speeding With New Crossings And 40kmh Push
North Sydney Council has put a specific street-safety package before the community for Blues Point Road, after longstanding complaints about hoon driving, speeding, traffic noise and pedestrian safety around McMahons Point.
3 August 2026 · 4 min
North Sydney Council Adds Funding And Fee Waivers To Keep Crows Nest Fest Growing
North Sydney Council is putting more money and in-kind support behind Crows Nest Fest, increasing its annual contribution as the precinct prepares for more residents, smaller homes and stronger demand for public life around local business strips.
3 August 2026 · 4 min
Amy Claire Mills Turns North Sydney Plastic Donations Into Big Beetle Summer Art
North Sydney residents are being asked to turn household recycling into public art, with council launching a plastic-donation drive for a large-scale Christmas Beetle installation in Ted Mack Civic Park.
3 August 2026 · 4 min
Transport
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Ryde Parking Study Uses Cameras In Four Town Centres From 10 August
Drivers in North Ryde, Eastwood, Gladesville and Ryde will be part of a one-week parking count from Monday 10 August, after City of Ryde confirmed a new study of four town centres.
4 August 2026 · 5 min
Sydney Toll Reform Deal Cuts Lane Cove Tunnel M2 M7 And Motorcycle Charges
Sydney motorists have been given the first clear map of the next toll reform stage, with the NSW Government announcing price reductions across selected motorways while leaving the biggest Sydney toll roads outside the cut.
3 August 2026 · 4 min
Sydney Harbour Tunnel Night Closures Put North Shore Drivers On Southbound Detours Until 31 July
North Shore drivers have another short-run planning job this week, with overnight southbound Sydney Harbour Tunnel closures scheduled across the final nights of July. Transport for NSW notices list southbound tunnel closures from 10:00pm to 5:00am across nights including Tuesday…
29 July 2026 · 4 min
Property
Housing, rentals and the suburbs people are watching.
Kogarah Golf Club Redevelopment Moves To Response Stage With Cooks River Safeguards In Focus
The proposed redevelopment of the former Kogarah Golf Club site has moved into the response-to-submissions stage, keeping pressure on the project's transport, river and open-space impacts.
5 August 2026 · 6 min
Holdmark And Western Sydney University Turn Parramatta Office Tower Into 600 Student Beds
Parramatta's office-to-housing shift has moved from planning debate to a specific student accommodation deal, with Holdmark Property Group and Western Sydney University announcing a $100 million conversion of 10 Valentine Avenue into purpose-built rooms for up to 600 students.
30 July 2026 · 4 min
Parramatta Housing Report Says Fast-Track Proposals Could Add 20,000 Residents Above Local Plans
Parramatta Council is warning that fast-tracked housing proposals could push local growth well beyond existing infrastructure assumptions, with its latest housing report making the case for stronger planning safeguards. The council source frames the issue around Housing Delivery…
29 July 2026 · 4 min
Food & Drink
Where Sydney eats and drinks, beyond the CBD.
Mike Russell's Baker Bleu And Guillaume Brahimi Bring Bistro Takeover To Double Bay
Baker Bleu Double Bay will host a four-night Bistro Guillaume takeover from 6 to 9 August, with Guillaume Brahimi cooking French bistro classics across nine tables per service.
30 June 2026 · 7 min
NSW H5 Bird Flu Surveillance Push Puts Sydney Coast And Food Supply On Reporting Watch
NSW says H5 bird flu has not been detected in the state but has set up a call centre, trained 380 extra staff and asked residents to report sick or dead birds via the Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888.
24 June 2026 · 7 min
Good Food And Wine Show Brings 300 Exhibitors To ICC Sydney Winter Weekend
The Good Food and Wine Show brings hundreds of exhibitors, tastings and demonstrations to ICC Sydney across the winter weekend, drawing visitors into Darling Harbour.
20 June 2026 · 6 min
Lifestyle
Living, parenting, weekends and culture.
Campbelltown Arts Centre Will Move To Queen Street Library During $84.6 Million Redevelopment
Campbelltown Arts Centre will shift into a temporary city-centre home from April 2027 while its Art Gallery Road site closes for a major redevelopment.
4 August 2026 · 5 min
Amy Claire Mills Turns North Sydney Plastic Donations Into Big Beetle Summer Art
North Sydney residents are being asked to turn household recycling into public art, with council launching a plastic-donation drive for a large-scale Christmas Beetle installation in Ted Mack Civic Park.
3 August 2026 · 4 min
Nicholas Grech Turns Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis Into Young Adult Care At Westmead
Westmead Hospital nurse Nicholas Grech has turned his own Type 1 diabetes diagnosis into a young adult education role, guiding western Sydney patients aged 16 to 25 through the shift from paediatric to adult care.
13 July 2026 · 6 min
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