Ku-ring-gai

Kylea Tink backs Community Independent Nicolette Boele in her run for the seat of Bradfield. With the abolition of the seat of North Sydney, Kylea Tink’s future was up in the air and rife with speculation.

During their Ordinary Meeting on the 22nd of October, Ku-ring-gai Council’s final item on the agenda was Marian Street Theatre. A motion was moved to receive and note the update report on the likely costs and timetable to develop the unused site. Councillor Indu Balachandran proposed an amendment during the...

The stolen war honour roll at Turramurra Memorial Park has been replaced. In July, thieves removed a 2.1-metre-tall bronze honour roll plaque attached to the entrance gate. First installed in 1928 by former NSW Governor Sir Dudley de Chair, the act left the community feeling outraged. ‘The theft of the...

Ku-ring-gai Council have released four alternative housing scenarios for Roseville, Lindfield, Killara, and Gordon stations. These scenarios are slated to deliver the same level of housing as the NSW Government’s Transport Oriented Development (TOD) policy. In an Extraordinary Meeting on the 30th of October, Council came together to vote to...

Hailing originally from the Inner West, Christine Kay made her steady way over to Ku-ring-gai for the leafy green, as many do. In the 2017 Local Government Elections, Christine first ran for Ku-ring-gai Council. Though unsuccessful, she persisted and put her hand up again in 2021, where the community elected...

Paul Fletcher MP has been a stalwart representative for Bradfield since 2009, steering one of New South Wales' most affluent constituencies through fifteen years of change and growth. As electoral boundaries are imminent to evolve, Paul bids farewell to familiar areas like Asquith, Normanhurst, Hornsby, and Waitara, anticipating a keen...

After nearly 6 months of submissions, objections, counter-objections, followed by the AEC wanting to tease out the potential outcomes, we finally have the draft redistribution for the Federal Seats of New South Wales. Whilst the headline change is not overly surprising, it is the impacts that it has had on...

For a Council that cannot find funds to support community requested projects, Ku-ring-gai seem to have no qualms spending on a Councillor “getaway”. The Post observed Ku-ring-gai Councillors and staff filtering into an exclusive, luxury accommodation, relaxed and smiling, on the 3rd of March for a two-night stay. Publisher of...

KU-RING-GAI’S Sculpture Trail winners have been awarded. This year, over 30 pieces were created for the Sculpture Trail and installed at the Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden. The Trail gives artists the ability to use recycled materials to make their artworks, in an effort to promote sustainability and raise community awareness about...

Ku-ring-gai Council General Manager John McKee had his contract terminated during an Ordinary Meeting of Council on the 15th of August. The immediate termination was decided during a closed-door session. Council recognised GM McKee should be thanked for his many years of service, and delegated authority to the Mayor to...