Waverley
The Sydney school oval, the two-metre fence and the $585,000 demand
What was once an open neighbourhood playing field is now at the centre of a $585,000 dispute over public space and security.
- David Barwell
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What 3000 more homes around Bondi Junction could look like
The council wants to lock in Bondi Junction as the civic, cultural and commercial heart of the eastern suburbs.
- Megan Gorrey
‘Disappearing before our eyes’: Sydneysiders lose battle to stop seniors apartments
The government has approved plans to develop a historic hospital site in Waverley into a seniors living and aged care hub after an eight-year planning battle.
- David Barwell
To stay or go? Council debates future of Bondi pedestrian bridge
The future of the footbridge at the centre of the Bondi Beach terror attack remains in limbo following a lengthy council meeting on Thursday night.
- David Barwell
The premier wants this ‘ghoulish reminder’ gone. The daughter of a Bondi hero feels differently
Waverley Council will consider the fate of the footbridge at Bondi Beach used during the killing of 15 people. The premier says it should be removed.
- Max Maddison and Kate Aubusson
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.
- Megan Gorrey
Thousands of units and ‘taller, thinner’ towers: The divisive plan to revive Bondi Junction
Waverley Council wants to encourage more apartments and late-night venues around Oxford Street Mall. Not everyone agrees.
- Megan Gorrey
Forget the latte line. There are now four Sydneys
Sydney’s haves and have-nots used to be divided roughly by a line running from the airport through Parramatta. It’s not so simple any more.
- Mostafa Rachwani
This eastern suburbs school didn’t have a selective class. So parents created their own
From term one next year, the school will run a full-time selective stream after places were cut at the local opportunity class.
- Lucy Carroll
