“Let’s fix the river”: Decaying steel banks targeted in new campaign to save Australia’s most polluted waterway

In his superb 2018 book River Dreams, Ian Tyrrell writes that the recent history of the Cooks River has been … More

Is it time for the Inner West to stop the destruction of existing housing?

While Sydney’s focus in recent times has been on increasing housing supply, there is another issue to consider – the … More

On a crisp and fine mid-winter’s day, it is always a pleasant experience to escape the cold and dark streets … More

It’s a wet and cold winter’s Sydney day, but a group of children are happy to clamber through the elevated … More

While most community engagement practitioners would say they love their job, many would also be happy to tell you there … More

THE sight of more than 16,000 fans crammed into a soggy and bedraggled Leichhardt Oval in early April confirmed that Sydney … More

Although it may be hard to believe now, there was a time when town planning in Australia had celebrity status. … More

According to the Oxford Dictionary, the phrase ‘NIMBY’ – meaning a ‘Not in My Backyard’ resident activist – first appeared … More

In October 2012, the NSW Government announced a bold new process to allow developers and landowners to challenge council rezoning … More