1 July 2010 |
Power bills could be cut by almost $600 million per year by 2020 or $60 per household by expanding decentralised energy and energy efficiency measures, international energy expert Allan Jones says.
25 June 2010 |
The number of affordable housing sites in the inner city in Sydney will increase following a funding application by the City of Sydney to the Federal government's Housing Affordability Fund.
31 May 2010 |
The City of Sydney plans to build more renewable energy projects for the City's properties as an alternative to purchasing GreenPower carbon offsets.
27 May 2010 |
A new multi-purpose community and childcare centre is planned for Darlinghurst, Sydney, following the City of Sydney's purchase of an old warehouse on Bourke Street.
18 January 2010 |
Concrete kerbs and traffic islands are being transformed into lush gardens across Sydney.
14 December 2009 |
A traditional pagoda in Sydney's Chinatown will be transformed into a dramatic art installation and a tourist kiosk thanks to council approval.
27 November 2009 |
We can reveal the winner of an international design competition for a 33-storey tower in Sydney's circular Quay.
25 November 2009 |
The City of Sydney may sell prime assets on the cheap, in order to fast track affordable housing in the city centre.
13 October 2009 |
The NSW state government has bowed to pressure and agreed to investigate a Sydney CBD tram loop that, if viable, could undermine the Metro plans.
23 September 2009 |
Sydney's sensitive raceway site could become a city farm, as a councillor objects to "thoughtless" urban design.
27 August 2009 |
Seventy per cent carbon reduction from Sydney 2030? No way, says one reader in a letter to the editor.
26 August 2009 |
After slating designs for the Garvan Cancer Centre last week, the Mayor of Sydney has submitted her own designs to the Department of Planning that crop BVN Architecture's 11-storey tower.
14 August 2009 |
This week saw the City of Sydney's Sustainable Sydney 2030 snap up a commendation at the Australia Award for Public Architecture. But what is the programme actually delivering? We chart its progress, one year since launch.
11 August 2009 |
The restoration of an 1866 reservoir in Sydney's Paddington and a Melbourne study into sustainable development along transport corridors are the two recipients of this year's prestigious urban design award.
30 July 2009 |
The NSW government architect, Peter Mould, is among the four members of the City of Sydney's planning committee to be revealed by the state government.
1 June 2009 |
The City of Sydney is not doing enough to pull creative industries into the CBD and it should make Barangaroo into a creative hub, a leading urban design professor has said.
28 May 2009 |
Three new commercial and residential towers could join Sydney's famous skyline at Circular Quay under plans being considered by the City of Sydney