Archive | The North Shore Lorikeet

🔵 The NIMBYs are back in town

Murder mysteries, kitty kill counts, bad maths, back on the pie trail

Facing a demand for development, Mosman Council will make its own alternative housing plan

Seeking to avoid a head-on battle with the state government, the North Shore council will put forward an alternative housing plan, hoping to appease both residents and the planning department.

Mosman

Lane Cove Aquatic Centre moves to ditch gas heating systems

In 2024, the centre was responsible for 99% of the council's gas usage.

Lane Cove

WATCH: The Hornsby train murder mystery of 1922

More than a century on from the murder of Francis Kemmis, the case remains unsolved.

Local History

Out of the bag: Mosman council calls for cats to be kept inside

According to the Invasive Species Council, the kill count of domestic cats exceeds 500 million annually.

Environment

Infrastructure, infrastructure, infrastructure: City of Ryde calls for more as it surpasses housing targets

Councillors of Ryde insist they must be building communities, not just houses.

Ryde

November Newsletter #2: 🔵 Jacarandas blooming, reform looming

Environmental regulations, writers in North Sydney, purple streets, a short stroll for NSW Health

Why North Shore MPs voted against Labor’s “once-in-a-generation” environmental reforms

Between loopholes, deforestation, and climate change, crossbenchers spent most of Thursday's session of parliament lambasting Labor’s proposed reforms.

Environment

WATCH: NSW Health Officers shut down St Leonards tobacconists

“This is just the beginning”, NSW Health Minister Ryan Park said on Wednesday.

Politics