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Waverley Mayor pushes to tackle overdevelopment
By PATRICK MCKENZIE Waverley Council Mayor Paula Masselos has backed an investigation into establishing a community planning organisation to help tackle overdevelopment in the area. At February’s council meeting, councillors unanimously supported a Mayoral Minute to recognise the “significant and growing community concern about the extent of overdevelopment in the Waverley local government area” and […]
New rooftop gardens unveiled at Bondi Junction
By PATRICK MCKENZIE Waverley Council has unveiled three gardens at Westfield Bondi Junction as part of a new environmental initiative in the eastern suburbs. Urban heat islands have become an increasing concern over the last several years, with projected climate change driving up temperatures in areas with a dense concentration of buildings and heat-retaining surfaces, […]
‘It doesn’t make sense’: Pyrmont residents angered by 389 bus route changes
By TOKS OGUNDARE Pyrmont residents have become frustrated after the introduction of the South East Sydney bus network removed a key stop along the 389 route from Pyrmont to Bondi Junction. The new network saw 22 route changes and 24 routes discontinued after its introduction on the 5th of December. Under the changes, the 389 […]
Government plan to slash Eastern Suburbs bus services slammed
By ALLISON HORE In a bid to “improve connections” to the CBD and South East Light Rail, the NSW government has announced a plan to slash the number of bus services across Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. Under the plan, which the government is currently seeking feedback on, 25 bus services will be cut, 23 will be […]
Mask up: COVID-19 restrictions reinstated as Eastern Suburbs couple test positive
By ALLISON HORE A number of COVID-19 restrictions have been reinstated across the Greater Sydney area following a man in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs testing positive for the virus. From 5pm tonight until Monday, masks will be compulsory at indoor venues across the city as well as in supermarkets and on public transport. Singing and dancing […]
From fashion to innovation: Restoration of Bondi Junction’s Boot Factory begins
By ALLISON HORE Restoration works to transform the historic Boot Factory in Bondi Junction into a new civic innovation hub have begun. The former shoemaking factory behind Norman Lee Place on 27-33 Spring Street in Bondi Junction, once left to fall into disrepair, is set to be transformed into a new civic innovation hub. The […]
HIV and Hepatitis warning issued for Bondi “wellness centre”
By ALLISON HORE NSW Health is urging anyone who underwent a procedure at a Bondi Junction wellness clinic to get tested for bloodborne infections like HIV after the clinic’s practitioners were found to have little knowledge of infection control. Clients at the now-closed Detoxologie clinic at Eastgate Shopping Centre in Bondi Junction are being warned […]
Sydneysiders urged to stay home as COVID-19 cluster grows
By ALLISON HORE As the COVID-19 cluster in the Northern Beaches grows, and the local government area goes into lockdown once more, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has urged Sydneysiders to stay home. The number of COVID-19 cases associated with a cluster in Sydney’s Northern Beaches grew to 39 on Saturday morning, prompting tough restrictions on […]
String of venues fined for COVID-19 breaches
By ALLISON HORE A string of venues across Sydney’s CBD and Eastern suburbs have been slapped with $5000 fines for failing to comply with COVID-19 public health orders Unity Hall in Balmain, the Darlo Village Hotel in Darlinghurst, the Eastern Hotel in Bondi Junction, and the Watson’s Bay Boutique Hotel were all found to be […]
Building futures
BY JOHN MOYLE Buildings directly and indirectly account for almost 40 per cent of global energy consumption and that is why this week Waverley Council rolled out the second phase of its Building Futures program aimed at reducing energy costs across the municipality’s strata buildings. To date, 10 buildings have completed this first roll-out of […]
