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The planned MetroWay cycling and pedestrian route, linking Sydenham to Bankstown, will pass through Dulwich Hill station.

First GreenWay, now ‘MetroWay’: Sydney’s next cycling route revealed

The 13.8 kilometre bike and pedestrian route will “unlock” suburbs along the M1 metro rail line corridor but residents face a long wait for it to be ready.

  • Megan Gorrey

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Meatballs served with melting parmigiano toupees and a rich glug of Napoletana.
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Sippenham

Local favourite built on a passion for music, food and community.

The lasagne is made from a recipe handed down from Nick Giannopoulos’ grandmother.

‘Always order the lasagne’: The inner-west 20-seater locals can’t get enough of

A serious snack section leads the menu at Sippenham in Sydenham, which was built on a passion for music, food and community.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Sippenham is a new wine and pasta bar in Sydney’s inner west, inspired by East London.

Sippenham is meant for locals only – but it won’t stay that way for long

A new pasta and wine bar is the most exciting thing to happen in an oft-overlooked inner west suburb since the Metro.

  • Jessica Yun
Sara Palmieri and Darryl Hughes are selling their Newtown home.

Popular Sydney suburbs where houses are snapped up fastest

Properties are selling rapidly in trendy and affordable pockets of Sydney, defying a broader slowdown in which many homes are taking longer to sell.

  • Kristy Johnson and Alexandra Middleton
What the locals say: how the north-west metro has changed their commutes.

How the metro has transformed people’s commutes

It’s been quite the journey to get to Monday’s opening of the second section of the M1 Metro. Here’s what commuters who use the north-western section of the line want you to know.

  • Anthony Segaert
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Inner West Greens councillor Dylan Griffiths on a Beam e-scooter outside Kogarah train station.

E-scooter trial to mitigate Bankstown line closure – but only at three stations

Inner west passengers are set to be offered a limited e-scooter trial to help ease public transport woes when the T3 heavy rail line is shut down for 12 months.

  • Michael Koziol
The Wicks Place development on Victoria Road in Marrickville is just under one kilometre from Sydenham station.

It’s six kilometres from the city and has three train lines. But maximising housing in this Sydney suburb is impossible

Sydenham is a sitting duck for more housing. But it’s limited by flight paths and precious industrial land.

  • Michael Koziol
Tangily sweet and luscious: The mixed berry tart.

Pride of Sydenham roars back to life at General Gordon Hotel

A fire almost destroyed the General Gordon, now it's home to heaven in a dessert bowl.

  • Lenny Ann Low
Curved platforms such as the one at Dulwich Hill in the inner west present challenges for builders of Sydney's new metro line.

Christmas trackwork to push thousands of Sydney commuters onto buses

Several sections of Sydney’s rail network will be shut over Christmas and the new year to allow for track maintenance and construction.

  • Tom Rabe