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The two fields at Waterfront Drive. One will be converted to an all-weather surface, the other will stay the same.

‘Unacceptable’ or a ‘boost for local sport’? Synthetic turf plan for Sydney park edges closer

Plans to convert two inner west sports fields to all-weather turf have cleared a hurdle after the divisive project won heritage approval.

  • Megan Gorrey

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A worker removes mulch at Rozelle Parklands, which was closed in 2024 after asbestos was found in several areas.

Infrastructure giant pays up after Rozelle asbestos-in-mulch saga

John Holland and a contractor have entered into an enforceable undertaking with the NSW Environment Protection Authority over asbestos contamination.

  • Ben Cubby
The bulk of Glebe Island’s working port facilities will be scrapped for high-density housing around the future Bays West metro station.

This new waterfront suburb will reshape Sydney, but who will get to live there?

If we are sacrificing a working harbour to build this shiny new precinct, we cannot sacrifice working Sydneysiders too.

  • Estelle Grech
As many as 8500 homes will transform Bays West into a rare new suburb west of Sydney’s CBD.

Fancy living in Sydney’s next inner suburb? A one-bedder will set you back $2m

The NSW government wants to build 8500 homes west of Sydney’s CBD. The local MP warns it risks turning into “an exclusive waterfront enclave for the rich”.

  • Megan Gorrey and Max Maddison
The scheme means developers can secure funding earlier and projects slowed by pre-sale hurdles can proceed.

Why a divisive plan to build 227 homes on the old Balmain Leagues site will be fast-tracked

Construction of three residential towers up to 16 storeys will begin within months on the languishing Victoria Road site.

  • Megan Gorrey
The Blackwattle Bay precinct west of Sydney’s business district will gain more than 7000 new homes.

1400 homes, 35-storey towers: The plan to transform Sydney’s old fish market site

Hundreds of apartments will replace the old fish market complex on one of the last undeveloped stretches of the harbour.

  • Megan Gorrey
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Last stand for maritime land

Or risk walking the public plank.

Young rowers on Iron Cove at dawn.

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.

  • Megan Gorrey
A former industrial site in Berrys Bay, Waverton will be turned into parklands and could become a hotspot for firework viewers.

The new ‘local oasis’ you can watch fireworks from – but not until 2028

A park on Sydney’s lower north shore will provide stunning views of the city’s New Year’s Eve fireworks once it opens after a three-year delay.

  • Cindy Yin
The two fields at Waterfront Drive in Callan Park. One will be converted to an all-weather surface, the other will stay the same.

Callan Park’s crumbling buildings slated for demolition

Nine buildings in Callan Park will be demolished for more green space, but critics warn a concurrent push towards commercialising parkland could spell trouble.

  • Cindy Yin