There was a time when statutory heritage areas and items were like a form of kryptonite to any suggestion of … More
Author: Mark Skelsey
Is it the ‘Dalek’ or the ‘Kevin’? Debate rages about Sydney’s new skyline monster
When you’re building a landmark new 39-storey office building in Sydney’s CBD, what could possibly go wrong? Budget blowouts? Maybe. … More
Isn’t it time we used planning laws to butt out tobacco shops?
Our street retail strips really work best when they are places where we can go for healthy things, like buying … More
Croydon’s 115-year stand against smaller homes faces an uncertain future
The excellent Sydney history book Shady Acres explains the intriguing circumstances in which Sydney’s Croydon station came into the world. … More
Empty homes for Christmas: the curious case of the supermarket giant and these vacant cottages
These four empty cottages should be Exhibit A in the debate Sydney needs to have about its vacant homes at … More
Aircraft noise impacts on Dulwich Hill unclear due to poor engagement
Dulwich Hill will be receiving more planes and aircraft noise as a result of major flight path changes, but due … More
Inside the plan to turn a hidden stormwater drain into a new Inner-West greenway
For the last century, Iron Cove Creek has literally been regarded as a backwater – hidden behind houses and off-limits … More
Little house lost: The plan to bury this historic wooden worker’s cottage beneath a $33m tower
In 1905, a boilermaker called Thomas Eardley constructed a humble single-storey wooden worker’s cottage at Kogarah in southern Sydney. Just … More
Canterbury locals were promised a new “Little Venice”: all they received was this broken water feature
If the artist’s impressions were to be believed, Sydney’s Canterbury town centre was going to discard its inglorious past as … More
The rise and fall of Sydney’s Spanish Quarter
For the last 60 years it has been a buzzing Sydney Latin nightlife precinct – home to passionate salsa and … More
Changing Sydney 