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Where we’d rather be: Car dealer buys one of Palm Beach’s priciest houses
The Palm Beach trophy home Karala has been a good barometer of Palm Beach’s high-end market. Its latest sale is no exception.
- by Lucy Macken
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New ‘vibrancy’ reforms to avoid repeat of The Joey trading saga
The Palm Beach restaurant’s hopes of nighttime dining were dashed after residents living half a kilometre away complained. A new law is set to avoid a repeat.
- by Anthony Segaert
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The Boathouse Palm Beach
Can you put a price on peace and quiet? Apparently, you can in Palm Beach
If there’s one thing that separates the rich from the rest of us, it’s their obsession with silence.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Step aside Palm Beach: Court rules on another northern beaches restaurant saga
The maximum number of patrons allowed at the Whale Beach restaurant will vary by the hour in an attempt to protect scarce parking at the idyllic coastal hamlet.
- by Michael Koziol
Palm Beach residents call in lawyers over The Joey’s opening hours stoush
Special counsel Gary Green confirmed he was acting for concerned residents as Northern Beaches Council reviews its decision to block The Joey from trading in the evening.
- by Michael Koziol
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Palm Beach restaurant saga sparks government review of noise regulation
The council that rejected The Joey’s application to trade in the evening over noise concerns has given the restaurant a second chance following a public outcry.
- by Michael Koziol
‘Troubled’ Minns to meet Palm Beach restaurant owners over opening hours
The premier, who is concerned about young people leaving Sydney, linked the fracas to his broader concerns about opportunities for fun and innovation in the city.
- by Michael Koziol
The inside story of how a serial complainant came to rule Palm Beach
A Sydney restaurant invited locals to “sunset drinks” to celebrate its upcoming opening. It would sow the seed for a noise complaint that would come back to bite it.
- by Michael Koziol
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Luca Belgiorno-Nettis joins Palm Beach set buying well-known designer house for $12m
A quick settlement on the glamorous designer digs means the new owners will be in residence in time for Easter.
- by Lucy Macken
Sun sets on Joey’s nighttime hopes after noise fears
An application to trade at night has been rejected by the local council, resulting in job losses at the high-profile Palm Beach restaurant.
- by Scott Bolles
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Parramatta MP Andrew Charlton buys $12m Palm Beach holiday house
It’s a 50-kilometre hike from Parramatta to Palm Beach, and a multimillion dollar leap in house values.
- by Lucy Macken