Protesters gather outside the Northern Beaches Council meeting.

From pools to seawalls – councils can’t keep their heads above water

Ratepayer protests at North Sydney and Northern Beaches councils are just the beginning. All councils are seriously short of money.

  • Sarah Macdonald

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Daryl Maguire arrives at Downing Center Court on Monday.

The secret call central to allegations Daryl Maguire misled ICAC

The former MP for Wagga Wagga was recorded discussing the potential purchase of a multimillion-dollar Sydney property by a Chinese company with “mega-money”,a court has heard.

  • Sarah McPhee
Millers Point has been identified as a short-term rental accommodation hotspot.

The plan to return hundreds of homes to inner Sydney’s rental market

Councillors say the city has become a “hotspot” for investors letting out dwellings that could be rented long-term but not everyone will like their proposed fix.

  • Megan Gorrey
Bill Saravinovski,the former Bayside City Council Mayor,has been found guilty of misconduct.

Former Bayside mayor found guilty of misconduct over development plans

Former Bayside mayor Bill Saravinovski mysteriously stepped down after four decades on council. A tribunal has now found him guilty of misconduct over a failure to properly disclose his relationship with a developer.

  • Max Maddison andAnthony Segaert
Ratepayers urged the council to cut spending,sell off assets,or peddle the naming rights to North Sydney Oval,rather than slugging them with a rates rise.

‘Sack them all’:North Sydney councillors vote for 87 per cent rate rise at rowdy meeting

A hostile crowd of protesters shouted “shame” and “liar” as councillors debated the proposed rates rise at a meeting on Monday night.

  • Megan Gorrey
Block H.

This Sydney block can have 300 apartments. The developer wants hundreds more

Plans for the site known as Block H have been in the works since at least 2018. Why has the decision taken so long?

  • Anthony Segaert
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Big developers say North Sydney Council’s proposal to increase its rates will jeopardise the fledgling revival of the CBD.

Metro brought North Sydney to life. One decision could ‘devastate’ it

Developers are fighting North Sydney Council’s proposal to lift rates by nearly 90 per cent over two years,arguing the financial strain could force businesses to abandon its CBD.

  • Megan Gorrey
The Hydro Majestic from above,as listed on hotel reservation site Booking.com.

Ku-ring-gai councillors spend $20,000 on two-night workshop at Hydro Majestic

A rate rise is on the agenda as councillors gather at a top hotel to dine and discuss key issues.

  • Anthony Segaert
SMH:Paddington residents including Mary Langley and her dog Monty are angry about an outdoor public toilet that has been installed next to Mitre 10 on Oxford St.

‘Put it in Blacktown’:Paddington residents upset new public toilet doesn’t respect heritage

The City of Sydney has been on a decade-long mission to double the number of public toilets,but some residents are not happy.

  • Anthony Segaert
The pool is still not finished.

North Sydney councillors to consider 87 per cent rates rise

The council has mostly blamed the surging cost of its $122 million Olympic pool revamp for its “weak” finances. It wants ratepayers to help foot the bill.

  • Megan Gorrey