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Woolloomooloo Social Homes Plan Turns A 1989 Vacancy Into A 15-Home Test
Homes NSW is preparing a Development Application for 15 social homes on vacant Nicholson Street land, with community feedback open until 30 October.
10 October 2026 · 5 min
Sydney's New Extended Care Paramedics Add A Hospital-Avoidance Option
Eleven newly trained Extended Care Paramedics are set to work across Sydney, giving NSW Ambulance another option for patients who can be safely treated outside emergency departments.
10 October 2026 · 5 min
Tropfest's Three-Year Deal Puts John Polson's Founder Story Back In The Domain
NSW has committed $2.7 million over three years to keep Tropfest free in Sydney, with founder John Polson taking the short-film festival back to The Domain in 2027.
10 October 2026 · 5 min
Edgecliff-Woollahra Deadline Extension Gives Eastern Sydney Three More Weeks On Housing Plan
The NSW Government has extended exhibition of the Edgecliff-Woollahra rezoning proposal to 30 October, keeping a 9,400-home eastern suburbs debate open.
5 October 2026 · 5 min
Transport
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Fish Market Wharf Design Puts Barangaroo Ferry Link On The Late-2027 Timetable
The proposed Fish Market Wharf design gives Sydney's new seafood precinct a clearer path to Barangaroo ferry services, with site works planned from late 2026.
10 October 2026 · 5 min
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
Property
Housing, rentals and the suburbs people are watching.
Woolloomooloo Social Homes Plan Turns A 1989 Vacancy Into A 15-Home Test
Homes NSW is preparing a Development Application for 15 social homes on vacant Nicholson Street land, with community feedback open until 30 October.
10 October 2026 · 5 min
Edgecliff-Woollahra Deadline Extension Gives Eastern Sydney Three More Weeks On Housing Plan
The NSW Government has extended exhibition of the Edgecliff-Woollahra rezoning proposal to 30 October, keeping a 9,400-home eastern suburbs debate open.
5 October 2026 · 5 min
NSW Social Housing Report Card Puts Delivery Numbers Beside Waitlist Pressure
The Building Homes for NSW halfway report card says more than 5,100 social, affordable and key worker homes have been delivered, while thousands more homes remain in the pipeline.
28 September 2026 · 5 min
Food & Drink
Where Sydney eats and drinks, beyond the CBD.
Rick Stein's Coogee Terrace Turns Beachfront Dining Into A Walk-In Summer Test
Rick Stein at Coogee Beach has moved The Terrace into its October rhythm, adding a 90-seat walk-in outdoor dining space above Arden Street.
5 October 2026 · 5 min
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
Lifestyle
Living, parenting, weekends and culture.
Peter Drew's AUSSIES Posters Turn Pyrmont Wharf Into A Daily Identity Walk
A free outdoor Peter Drew exhibition at the Australian National Maritime Museum is asking Sydney visitors to look again at the people behind Australia's migration history.
12 October 2026 · 5 min
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
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