The new Sydney playground that left a woman hospitalised and children with burns

The new Sydney playground that left a woman hospitalised and children with burns

Multiple passers-by have fallen into the trampolines at Cronulla Plaza’s new playground,and the metal plates installed to cover them have now burned at least two children.

  • byAnthony Segaert

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Swimming pool opening times slashed by cash-strapped councils

Swimming pool opening times slashed by cash-strapped councils

Families across the state are facing a summer with less pool time and fewer swimming lessons,in a development that has experts worried.

  • byCatherine Naylor
The man who took on North Sydney’s parking meters and the 8.25% service fee

The man who took on North Sydney’s parking meters and the 8.25% service fee

Simon Berry was shocked to be charged $7.47 instead of $6.90 for an hour’s parking. The company says it was not a card surcharge.

  • byAnthony Segaert
‘Treat it like royalty’:The trick Sydney councils are using to make the most of park space

‘Treat it like royalty’:The trick Sydney councils are using to make the most of park space

It’s turning into a city of half-courts as councils look to answer the growing demands of an increasingly popular children’s sport.

  • byDaniel Lo Surdo
Big swagger,broad hat,fighting words:How serial pest Andrew Thaler held a council to ransom

Big swagger,broad hat,fighting words:How serial pest Andrew Thaler held a council to ransom

The Snowy Monaro Region Council’s first meeting usually takes 10 minutes. With Andrew Thaler opposing almost every motion,it took more than two hours.

  • byOlivia Ireland
Sydney Park Junction upgrade should be finished. Instead,it’s back to the drawing board

Sydney Park Junction upgrade should be finished. Instead,it’s back to the drawing board

Transport officials quietly slashed planned upgrades for Sydney Park,prompting NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen to intervene.

  • byDaniel Lo Surdo
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Cameron once ate 18 democracy sausages in one day. Now he’s won an election

Cameron once ate 18 democracy sausages in one day. Now he’s won an election

Cameron Last is among the Gen Z councillors elected across Sydney for the next four years. Here’s how your council will look.

  • byDaniel Lo Surdo,Nick Newling andCatherine Naylor
Andrew Thaler has called female council workers fat,dumb and useless. Now he’s been elected a councillor

Andrew Thaler has called female council workers fat,dumb and useless. Now he’s been elected a councillor

Serial pest Andrew Thaler has been elected to a council that has banned him from meetings because he is considered a threat to staff safety.

  • byJordan Baker
Woollahra voters reject bid to cut down on councillors

Woollahra voters reject bid to cut down on councillors

The referendum to downsize from 15 councillors to nine was defeated by less than 300 votes,but residents in three other local government areas supported smaller councils.

  • byMichael Koziol
‘You wouldn’t like it where you live’:Entertainment Quarter gets a shake-up

‘You wouldn’t like it where you live’:Entertainment Quarter gets a shake-up

Residents’ grievances about the Moore Park precinct included music noise,parking problems and even the sound of people bouncing basketballs too loudly.

  • byMichael Koziol
This Sydney council issued 92 paper parking tickets last year. It still made $9.5 million

This Sydney council issued 92 paper parking tickets last year. It still made $9.5 million

NSW’s local councils aren’t thrilled by the state government’s determination to bring back paper tickets.

  • byDaniel Lo Surdo