North Sydney

The Minns Labor Government has cancelled two planned schools in Chatswood and St Leonards. With a growing population, the previous Liberal Government under Dominic Perrottet announced and planned a primary school on the corner of Mowbray Road and Pacific Highway, and a new development St Leonards Education Precinct for preschool...

NORTH Sydney Council has opened their grants program for 2025-2026. Not-for-profits, schools, and creatives can apply for funding for their desired projects. Applications for the Small Grants and Green Schools Grants program closes Sunday 30 March. Applications for Creative Grants close Monday 14 April. Small Grants provide funding up to $2,000...

Residents are in uproar as North Sydney Council proposes a possible 87% rate rise.  Witnessed by a gallery of outraged ratepayers during a Council Meeting on the 10th of February, North Sydney councillors carried a motion to submit a Special Rate Variation (SRV) application to IPART. The SRV application outlines...

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...