Stranded Sydney
Sydney is full of poorly designed new suburbs. This is how two got it right
Urban sprawl isn’t new to Sydney – but planning new suburbs properly is rare.
- Anthony Segaert, Ellie Busby and Mostafa Rachwani
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The Sydney suburb with 15,841 residents where children play on the roads
In Sydney’s growth suburbs, councils struggle to provide parks, libraries and pools – and there’s a good reason why.
- Ellie Busby and Mostafa Rachwani
‘The health system will kill me before the cancer does’
Manwell Cini’s excruciating wait in a Sydney emergency department underscores what happens when new hospitals and hospital beds lag population growth.
- Mostafa Rachwani
From 119 students to 1445 in five years: The Sydney suburb that exploded before schools arrived
The Mangat family bought into a suburb promised four public schools. That didn’t happen.
- Ellie Busby
‘Insane’ community consultation rules holding back needed Sydney infrastructure, premier says
Chris Minns argued it was “insane” some works would require environmental reviews and community consultation before proceeding when “everyone knows we need this”.
- Michael McGowan
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Stranded Sydney
While parts of Sydney have taken thousands of new homes, the roads, transport, schools, hospitals and leisure space people need are sorely missing.
The Rajs bought into the Australian dream. It came with a nightmare
Sydney’s fringe suburbs are at breaking point, with traffic and roads the first tests of residents’ patience each day.
- Anthony Segaert