Sydney residents hit with 87 per cent rates hike
Councillors defied their own community consultation survey by backing the huge increase to fund a $122 million swimming pool ...
Mysterious ball-shaped debris prompts closure of nine Sydney beaches
Nine beaches in Sydney, including well-known Manly beach, were closed to bathers on Tuesday after small white and grey balls of debris washed up on the shores at the height of the summer holiday ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation27 天
String of beaches in Sydney's north closed after discovery of marble-sized balls
Nine Sydney beaches have been closed after the ... appeared along the shoreline in the city's Northern Beaches on Tuesday morning, first appearing on Dee Why Beach. But as the day progressed ...
Grey balls found at Sydney's Northern Beaches mostly made of soap scum, analysis finds
An analysis of small grey balls that washed up on Sydney's Northern Beaches earlier this month found they were largely made ...
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Debris balls found on Sydney’s Northern Beaches identified as largely soap scum, cosmetics
Nine swimming spots on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, including at Dee Why, Manly, and North Narrabeen, were closed earlier this ...
Sue me: Tony Abbott blasts Northern Beaches 40 per cent rate rise and suggests boycott
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has condemned what he says is Northern Beaches Council’s “flagrant denial of democracy” as ...
Andrew wants to help the housing crisis. Two trees are holding him back
The offsets Ireland has to pay cover two trees – a common turpentine and a southern mahogany, which he says has been ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation13 天
Grey balls found at Sydney's Northern Beaches mostly made of soap scum, analysis finds
An analysis of balls that washed up on Sydney beaches earlier this month found they were made of soap scum and cosmetics. Other small items, including pharmaceuticals and traces of animal faecal ...
2GB8 天
North Sydney and Beaches residents face shocking 90% rate hike amid cost of living crisis
Residents across Sydney and regional NSW are facing massive council rate hikes, with North Sydney’s rates set to soar nearly ...
Northern Beaches fat cats’ massive salaries amid 40 per cent rate hike
Northern Beaches council fat cats are paid more than almost any other senior council staff in metropolitan Sydney, spending ...
Beaches council clears path for 40 per cent rate rise at fiery meeting
The special rate variation was approved by a single vote, as angry protesters repeatedly delayed the four-hour meeting.
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‘Unfair’ beach parking scheme costing North Sydney renters up to $250 could be scrapped
Renters in Sydney’s northern beaches could soon have access to free beach parking. Picture: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard Currently, renters have to pay $250 per year for a parking permit close to the ...