BY PATRICK BILLINGS

Voters will decide on Election Day whether the City of Sydney should be divided into wards.

The referendum will propose splitting the city into three wards, with three councillors in each of them.

If a…

BY PATRICK BILLINGS

The same architectural firm that handled the Hillsong Church's failed bid for the old RTA site in Rosebery has been advising council on height restrictions at Green Square.

Architectus director Michael…

BY ALEX MCDONALD

Professor Richmond Jeremy says the University of Sydney's master plan for North Eveleigh would see student accommodation rise from 2000 to 5000 beds.

"We have an increasing number of grad students," the acting…

BY BRITTNEY KLEYN

Construction has begun on Australia's first national sports academy for indigenous athletes.

The Redfern sports centre was first proposed two years ago and will include a 25-metre pool as well as indoor and…

BY MICK ROBERTS

Greens councillor Chris Harris has high hopes if elected to the city’s top job.

Number one on the mayoral candidate’s ‘to-do-list’ is an ambitious plan to make the city 100 per cent emission free. It’s a big ask, but Cr Harris said with the support of other Sydney councils,

The City of Sydney has become Australia's first carbon neutral government using a combination of renewable energy and “methane gas flaring” offsets.

Council is now pushing for a further 20 per cent reduction by 2012.

"The City of…

BY AMELIA GROOM

Comprising 24 events and 120 local and international artists, Performance Space is presenting LiveWorks, a 10-day program of intimate performance events. Based in and around CarriageWorks, the series has a focus on the intersections between visual arts, sound and performance, and on the permeable

Ed Kuepper Live - Ed Kuepper

By Chris Peken

The Ed-Man cometh. The Godfather of Australian punk, the doyen of Independence, the master and the servant Ed Kuepper continues on his very own merry way and releases another fine live album. The Kuepper way of re-invention is to change those around him,

Omar Majdi is an experienced restaurateur and a charming host, with previous stakes in Manly’s Out of Africa and Tajine at the Republic. His experience shows in his latest slick little entry in the St Margaret’s Complex – it’s a sophisticated space with an intimate feel. The food represents

Every Friday

Hawkesbury Harvest Farmers & Gourmet Food Market
CBD office dwellers, this one is for you! Alight your towers for lunch and check out this great new market every Friday from 10am-2.30pm at Cook and Phillip Park (in front of St Mary’s Cathedral), College Street, Sydney. Don’t

BY ALEX MCDONALD

Sydney University's Chair in Psychology Professor Alex Blaszczynski wants alcohol banned in the state's gaming venues.

Professor Blaszczynski said harm minimisation programs are being undermined by governments…

BY ANNE VON FEHRN

The National Indigenous Development Centre (NIDC) is the biggest project ever undertaken by the Indigenous Land Council (ILC), a Federal Government body helping indigenous people acquire and manage land.

The…

Hundreds of bicycle rings will be placed around the city to encourage people to ride to work, to the shops or to their favourite cafe.
City of Sydney CEO Monica Barone said 500 rings will encourage greater bicycle use which was especially important to help in the fight against global warming.

Sydney residents are being paid up to $35 for their old, energy guzzling fridges.
Minister for Climate Change and the Environment Verity Firth said the NSW Government Fridge Buyback program was hoping to take 19,000 of the city’s old and wasteful fridges out of circulation over the next three

BY LINDA DANIELE

Banners flown in Sydney’s streets have been given a new lease of life. The used banners are now being transformed into carry bags, the first of which were snapped up by visitors to the City’s recent Live Green festival.

Council’s senior project co-ordinator Kath McLaughlan said the

Helge, the owner of this sweet new entry on the café scene, is a Wagnerian opera, but don’t be put off by his big, bold and occasionally pompous gestures. In fact his hospitable and somewhat cheeky attitude is part of the attraction here; and he has every right to be excited about the excellent café fare that chef

BY MICK ROBERTS

Dismantling the Cahill Expressway would be a waste of taxpayers’ money, according to Labor’s lord mayoral aspirant Meredith Burgmann.
Speaking with The City News last week, Dr Burgmann said her vision does not include a plan to replace the Cahill Expressway at Circular Quay.

Georgina Anderson studied economics before landing a job at BHP. She then moved to New York to study acting.

Theatre fans may remember her from She Males from Outer Space or from various commercials.

Ms Anderson says an…

BY ALEX BLUCHER

Liberal councillor Shayne Mallard says he is insulted by a council plan to make Oxford Street a homophobia-free zone.

Cr Mallard believes the city's proposal is flawed, and is demanding a council-funded and…

Best Breakfast: Fratelli Paradiso *READER PICK*
Excellent coffee and great baked goods are two of the drawcards at this Best Breakfast winner. Your choices are loosely modern Italian, and the fashionable, funky crowd is often a part of the drawcard. However this was by no means a one-horse race. According to our readers,

Suzy Spoon is the host of Iron Deficient Chef, an internet based vegetarian cooking program: www.irondeficientchef.com. She’s been a vegetarian since she was sixteen (inspired by a visit to a chicken farm in New Zealand). In a previous life she owned & managed the popular vegetarian

Best Pub with a View: The Watershed Hotel *Editorial Pick*
As you drink on the glittering edge of Darling Harbour at The Watershed Hotel, you’d be forgiven for wondering what the poor folk are doing. This is another well-run watering hole, managed by the J & J O’Brien group who bring you quality venues like

Suzie Q is the current Miss Nude Australia, the Penthouse Pet for June 2008 and the recent winner of Miss Pole NSW 2008. She is the owner of Suzie Q Pole Studio in Sydney and travels, both nationally and internationally, teaching and performing the art of pole dancing.

Best Gym: Suzie Q Pole Studio
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Best Doctor: Dr Raymond Seidler *EDITORIAL PICK*
On the 11th August, 2008 Dr Raymond Seidler declared in the Sydney Morning Herald letters section that “Australia has always been at the forefront of illicit drug use worldwide.” Hallelujah - finally a voice of rationality in the crazy wilderness of current

Emma Tom is an award-winning writer and broadcaster. Her column appears in The Australian each Thursday. Her sixth book, Attack of the 50-Foot Hormones, is a survival guide to staying sane during pregnancy, and will be published by HarperCollins in 2009. In her spare time, Emma studies at the University of New South Wales (she’s