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p5o02v. Emily Hurry, with her daughter Eliza and partner Oliver ke Duan on the balcony of their Wentworth Point apartment, with construction work on the new Melrose Park light rail stop visible in the background. They moved to Wentworth Point on the promise of Stage 2 of the Parramatta Light Rail connecting the dense suburb to the rest of Sydney via the new Metro. But now the government has halved its project and has put no timeline on the final completion date. Saturday 7th February 2026. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

These Sydneysiders bought their apartment with the promise of a light rail. They’re still waiting

Emily Hurry describes herself as a believer in Sydney’s high-rise future, but she’s frustrated by the lack of infrastructure the government promised to build.

  • Anthony Segaert

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The Somerset Apartments in Carlingford are built by Dyldam.

The trail of destruction left by two of Sydney’s most infamous property figures

It is a double whammy for this Sydney apartment block, which was built by one of the most notorious property developers, and managed by one of the city’s worst strata managers.

  • Anthony Segaert
Block H, the old sheds in the foreground, is the site of a years-long fight over what should go there.

The plan: one 16-storey tower, one 25-storey tower. The result: two 50-storey towers

The fate of the final undeveloped portion of Wentworth Point is a step closer to being sealed after a decision by the state’s Housing Delivery Authority.

  • Anthony Segaert
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਗਾਇਕ ਤੇਅਦਾਕਾਰ ਦਿ ਲਜੀਤ ਦੋਸਾਂਝ ਦਾ ਨਾਂਅ ਭਾਰਤ ਹੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਗੋਂਵਿ ਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਵਿ ਚ ਵੀ ਸ਼ੌਕ ਨਾਲ ਲਿ ਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਜੇ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਅਜੇਤੱਕ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਬਾਰੇਨਹੀਂ ਸੁਣਿ ਆ ਤਾਂ ਅਕਤੂਬਰ ਦੇਅੰਤ ਤੱਕ ਜ਼ਰੂਰ ਸੁਣ ਲਓਗੇ।

How Parramatta nabbed one of the world’s biggest stars for a one-night-only concert

Diljit Dosanjh is an Indian mega-star. If you haven’t heard of him, you will have by the end of October.

  • Anthony Segaert
Parramatta’s new lord mayor Martin Zaiter.

The one swing vote that delivered a Liberal lord mayor in Sydney

Martin Zaiter, a Liberal elected to the City of Parramatta, won a vote among his colleagues 8-7 to become mayor at an extraordinary council meeting on Monday.

  • Anthony Segaert
The City of Parramatta Council has released the skyline video as part of its new Parramatta 2050 vision.
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Parramatta’s skyline by 2050

The City of Parramatta Council has released the skyline video as part of its new Parramatta 2050 vision.

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The United Services Union truck deployed advertising around the Parramatta LGA against the deal.

Should a local council sponsor a sports club? We’re about to find out

City of Parramatta councillors will on Monday night vote on a motion to cancel a planned multimillion-dollar partnership with the Parramatta Eels.

  • Anthony Segaert