Sunday afternoon storms hit Sydney and other top stories

Sunday afternoon storms hit Sydney

Earlier train delays were caused by lightning strikes affecting signalling equipment, but the NSW Transport Management Centre said all trains were now running on time. Coogee Beach in Sydney's eastern suburbs was evacuated when the storm hit shortly ... >> view original

Severe weather hits NSW; SES called to more than 500 jobs in Sydney

Severe thunderstorms and damaging winds caused chaos across Sydney on Sunday, with the SES responding to more than 550 jobs, mainly roof damage from heavy rain and strong winds. A section of a street in North Sydney was closed after a window fell ... >> view original

NSW state election 2015: seat profile Newtown, Sydney's progressive heartland ...

This is Sydney's progressive heartland, and it has been declared a notionally Greens seat. Newtown has the highest population density of any seat in the state, including a large gay and lesbian constituency. More people use public transport to get to ... >> view original

Casula Powerhouse wants more funds for western Sydney artists

The report, Building Western Sydney's Cultural Arts Economy recommends the relocation of the Powerhouse Museum to Parramatta, commitment of an extra $300 million for cultural infrastructure over the next five years and that Arts NSW doubles its current ... >> view original

NSW Election 2015: Campbelltown, in Sydney's west, expected to be a vital seat

A former police chief is going head-to-head with a former soldier in the fight for the New South Wales electorate of Campbelltown, in Sydney's west. Campbelltown will be one of the seats to watch when voters to go the polls in the state election on ... >> view original

NSW state election 2015 snippets: Jaymes Diaz, coal seam gas and 'likeability'

Speaking on the ABC's 702 Sydney, the Labor leader said the Chief Scientist had found governments of both hues had been slow to come to grips with the issues regarding the emerging CSG industry. "I accept that. Labor did not get it right in government ... >> view original

Sydney house prices unlikely to ease until planning laws are relaxed: Grattan ...

More Sydney workers are living further away from jobs than ever, and it's because of inner city planners, the Grattan Institute says. A new book by Grattan Institute fellows Paul Donegan and Jane-Frances Kelly, City Limits: Why Australia's cities are ... >> view original

Man, 26, charged with murder over fatal stabbing at NSW park

A man has been charged with murder after a man was fatally stabbed during a brawl at a popular picnic spot in Sydney's outer west yesterday. The 26-year-old man was arrested at a home at St Mary's, in Sydney's west, today after the violent brawl last ... >> view original

Suspected scombroid fish poisoning at Sydney cafe causes NSW Food Authority ...

The NSW Food Authority has recalled a batch of tinned tuna from Thailand that was served at a Sydney cafe after four people fell ill with suspected scombroid fish poisoning. Soul Origin takeaway, a cafe in Sydney's CBD, were notified by the NSW Food ... >> view original

Powerhouse Museum to move to Parramatta under Coalition plan

"Audiences in western Sydney are the big winners out of today's announcement," he said in a statement. "Practicing and emerging artists will also benefit by creating and offering content designed specifically for the local community." New South Wales ... >> view original