Extreme weather events and another post-Covid spike in building costs are driving prices north.
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During a search, police allegedly found slingshots and ball bearings.
The closures will be in place for a maximum of six weeks.
National Parks claims it receives more offers to buy land each year than the service has money for.
Ku-ring-gai
The bill passed through the NSW upper house on Wednesday.
The Maritime service claimed the boat “poses an unacceptable risk”.
While New South Wales is pursuing a mandatory recycling scheme, Warringah MP Zali Steggall claims a federal system is needed now.
After over a year of the oval sitting vacant, fake grass will now be laid.
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A North Shore council will spend $125,000.
A North Shore local has been pushing to legalise “terramation” in NSW.
Council claims it will take at least 20 years for the bushland to grow back.
The method can be employed in an area as small as a tennis court.
The property owner faced Hornsby court in April.
First opened in 1944, the facility is used for fire-resistance testing of construction materials.
Ryde
While modest in its aims, the proposal could mark the first North Shore council to take preventative measures against fake grass.
Council says the allure of waterfront views are the root cause.
Local conservationists say an aquatic reserve is needed to protect fish, kelp and seagrass meadows.
Swimmers will be able to get an alert when a tagged fish is lurking around Middle Harbour.
Ocean junk kills about 100,000 marine mammals a year, and new research suggests our climate is not immune.
Urban development will likely mean more runoff — heavy metals, litter, oil and nutrients.
While naturally occurring, the contamination can cause harm to wildlife, water quality and terrible odours.
Fragments of fake grass made up a quarter of microplastics found.
The government disaster funding is aimed at providing relief from those hit by severe weather in January.
Unlike invasive black rats, the bogul prefers the bush to urban settings.
Healthy North Shore gums are being sacrificed to make way for housing.
