Ryde
Bodies of mother and teenage daughter found in Sydney home
Police were called to the home in Sydney’s north-west on Thursday morning, responding to reports of a concern for welfare.
- by Clare Sibthorpe and Anthony Segaert
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Development
Council wanted to save this field from being turned into townhouses. It just lost
T.G. Millner Field in Sydney’s northern suburbs was the centre of a years-long campaign for green space in the area.
- by Anthony Segaert
‘Rats in the camp’: Fury as mayor replaced amid fight over $20 million crater
Liberals have been accused of abusing the system by installing a new mayor of Ryde overnight, ahead of elections in September.
- by Michael Koziol
Meadowbank’s density alarmed north shore residents, but locals say ‘it’s lovely’
Ku-ring-gai Council used images of Meadowbank to warn residents about additional housing density. But when the mayor went there, he liked what he found.
- by Michael Koziol
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State Parliament
Cracks starting to show in Minns’ housing density mission
Premier Chris Minns is trying to sell Sydney on accepting greater housing density. He needs to convince us we’re not buying a pup.
- by Michael McGowan
Councils ask to repurpose golf courses, share school ovals for public sports
The future of sprawling golf clubs is once again under the microscope as mayors in Sydney’s northern suburbs look for more open space.
- by Michael Koziol
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Sydney councils
D-Day for Ryde’s hole in the ground as dispute flares over finances
While Ryde Council says it is in a “precarious” position and wants a quick sale of public land, former NSW auditor-general Tony Harris said it was in an “exceptionally strong financial position”.
- by Ben Cubby and Anthony Segaert
‘Hole in the ground’ stoush deepens as council told to sell off public land amid fire sale claims
While Ryde Council says it is in a “precarious” financial position, opponents say it has “cooked up some fantasy” to make a sale of the Ryde Central site happen.
- by Ben Cubby and Anthony Segaert
It’s a thriving business hub. Now it’s rezoned for housing. Can this Sydney suburb really take both?
It seemed simple enough: build mass housing between two Metro stations in a suburban business district full of good jobs.
- by Michael Koziol
‘Expect more of this’: Minns vows to override councils on housing as Ryde objects to latest plan
The opposition says the government is “turning its back on the Silicon Valley of Sydney”.
- by Michael McGowan