Topic | Sydney councils | WAtoday

We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later.

Sydney councils

Advertisement
What can we read into this council book ban? Perhaps we lack minority rapport
Opinion
Opinion

What can we read into this council book ban? Perhaps we lack minority rapport

If we had tempered our self-congratulation over marriage equality, we might have left more outlets for frustration than the brute signal of banning books.

  • by Malcolm Knox

Latest

This mayor says he’s ‘more YIMBY than NIMBY’, but his council will sue the state over housing

This mayor says he’s ‘more YIMBY than NIMBY’, but his council will sue the state over housing

Ku-ring-gai mayor Sam Ngai has come under fire from the planning minister for making a legal challenge to the state’s new laws.

  • by Anthony Segaert
Book ban uncovers uncomfortable truths for Labor in Sydney’s west
Opinion
Opinion

Book ban uncovers uncomfortable truths for Labor in Sydney’s west

The decision of a Labor councillor to vote in favour of a motion to ban books about same-sex parenting has created a headache for the ALP in western Sydney.

  • by Alexandra Smith
Councillor has not read same-sex parenting book he led charge to ban

Councillor has not read same-sex parenting book he led charge to ban

Conservative councillor Steve Christou made the admission as the NSW government accused the western Sydney council of breaking state-enforced library guidelines.

  • by Anthony Segaert and Jessica McSweeney
Goodbye Selina’s: The new plan for Coogee Bay Hotel approved

Goodbye Selina’s: The new plan for Coogee Bay Hotel approved

The famed Selina’s nightclub at the Coogee Bay Hotel will be demolished, while a new 11-cafe laneway will appear in its place. But some locals say it’s still “too big”.

  • by Michael Koziol and Anthony Segaert
‘Not Marrickville or Newtown’: Sydney council bans same-sex parenting books
Updated
LGBTQ

‘Not Marrickville or Newtown’: Sydney council bans same-sex parenting books

Books that include same-sex parenting content have been banned from eight western Sydney libraries, prompting threats from an angry state government to review the council’s funding.

  • by Jessica McSweeney
Advertisement
New ‘vibrancy’ reforms to avoid repeat of The Joey trading saga

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
Time to stop wielding the wrecking ball on our heritage
Opinion
Heritage

Time to stop wielding the wrecking ball on our heritage

An increased commitment to the preservation of historically significant sites and architecture in Sydney can only be commended.

  • by The Herald's View
Sydney’s architecture hit list: Do you live or work in a building that planners hate?

Sydney’s architecture hit list: Do you live or work in a building that planners hate?

Local councils across Sydney have lists of buildings regarded as lacking in heritage values. Is your property among them?

  • by Andrew Taylor
Council threatens legal action against Minns government over housing reforms

Council threatens legal action against Minns government over housing reforms

Ku-ring-gai Council is worried the Minns government’s transport-oriented housing reforms will destroy the heritage and tree canopy of suburbs in Sydney’s north shore.

  • by Andrew Taylor
Weekend sport cancelled as sports grounds waterlogged

Weekend sport cancelled as sports grounds waterlogged

Local councils are a “bit quick on the trigger” when deciding to close sports grounds because of bad weather.

  • by Andrew Taylor