On 27 July 2024, Kevin Skelsey, a well-known southern Sydney teacher and lifetime St George area resident, passed away. Kevin…
History may repeat itself in the street where murdered publisher Juanita Nielsen fought for affordable housing
History is repeating itself in the inner-Sydney street where murdered publisher Juanita Nielsen fought for the protection of affordable housing…
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…
Look up! The ghost signs you may have missed in Sydney’s CBD
The Sydney CBD has seen constant change. In just over 200 years, it’s been transformed from a tent-filled colonial outpost…
Neon signs of one of Sydney’s last ‘sin alleys’ face final days
In the 1930s, famous Sydney poet Kenneth Slessor described what he perceived to be the unrecognised beauty of down-at-heel William…
The fight for the “right to light”: the amazing story of how Sydney’s parks were kept out of the shadows
On a crisp and fine mid-winter’s day, it is always a pleasant experience to escape the cold and dark streets…
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…
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…
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…
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…
