On a crisp and fine mid-winter’s day, it is always a pleasant experience to escape the cold and dark streets … More
Category: Sydney
New Sydney laneway upgrade launched to improve safety of women and girls
When a local council undertakes a town centre public domain upgrade, it is usually doing this to make the area … More
Could this new park over a rail corridor spark a revolution in Sydney planning?
It’s a wet and cold winter’s Sydney day, but a group of children are happy to clamber through the elevated … More
How a share market crash helped save the Sydney home of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie
Despite it being more than 70 years since her last book was published, the works of Sydney’s children’s author and … More
Sydney ‘time capsule’ general store now on market as a potential development site
One of Sydney’s most photographed and loved former general stores is now facing an uncertain future, with the property being … 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
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
Hidden in plain sight for 53 years: the ghost sign from Sydney’s jazz boom era
It’s been sitting hidden in plain sight for the past 53 years: a ghost sign above a Newtown shop which … More
“Looking after the neighbours”: Why it’s time to keep Sydney’s corner store dream alive
Anna Bian is so confident about her Bexley corner shop business, that she has decided to extend her lease for … More
Bankstown Line trains shut down for two weeks in July for Metro works: is the pain worth the gain?
In 2018, commuters and residents along the Bankstown Line scored a major victory when the NSW Government decided to tone … More
Changing Sydney 