North Sydney

North Sydney Council is struggling financially. To fortify their financial position, Council recently proposed a Special Rate Variation (SRV) and engaged the community for their feedback. Every year, the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) releases a rate peg for each council. This rate peg is a maximum percentage amount...

The Federal electorate of North Sydney has officially been abolished. The Electoral Commission released their announcement today on the 12th of September confirming that North Sydney is indeed to be absorbed by surrounding electorates. As such, electors will transfer from North Sydney to Bennelong, Bradfield, and Warringah. Bennelong will lose...

Michael Want, St Leonards Ward Michael, a seasoned Project Management consultant with over 40 years in the Built Environment sector, is a strong advocate for Sustainable Development, Climate Change, and environmental stewardship. Residing in Crows Nest after relocating from Greenwich, he is committed to community engagement, having contributed to local...

Legal action is now a part of Sydney Olympic Pool’s redevelopment history.  On the 22nd of July, North Sydney moved to commence legal proceedings against Brewster Hjorth Architects (BHA) for design services in relation to the Pool’s redevelopment. With this resolution, CEO Therese Cole was authorised to notify Sparke Helmore,...

Balls Head Reserve in Waverton will be closed for New Year’s Eve. North Sydney Council decided in a recent meeting that the bushland is too fragile to support crowds of visitors on a rowdy night such as NYE. In previous years, the bushland has been trampled, branches snapped to make...

Campaign to Stop Redistribution Described as “Frivolous” Kylea Tink’s campaign to stop the abolishment of North Sydney has been met with heavy criticism. Fresh off the Australian Electoral Commission’s (AEC) draft Federal Redistribution announcement, which saw the Division of North Sydney abolished, Kylea Tink held a webinar. Tink’s supporters have...

The 2022 Federal Election was a turning point in Australian politics, and my community North Sydney was one of the first to stand up that year for independent representation. After two years and hundreds of thousands of conversations with members of our community, I am obviously disappointed by the Australian...

CHARLES Sturt University is officially launching a campus in North Sydney. Opening its doors to staff and its first cohort of students in February of this year, Charles Sturt University Sydney held a celebration launch event in the beginning of May at the Bay Street Campus. Launching a campus in...

To no one’s surprise, redevelopment at North Sydney Olympic Pool is again delayed. North Sydney Council’s upgrades to the site began in March of 2021, with an original estimated completion date of November 2022. Though, Sydneysiders missed enjoying the summer heat in the promised pool as the project’s completion date...

North Sydney Council has released its draft Neutral Bay Town Centre Planning Study to the public. Council is requesting community feedback on the draft study before the 2nd of April.  The draft study comes after Council rescinded the Military Road Corridor Planning Study in 2022, due to community concerns over...