NSW drivers battle heavy traffic as Easter long weekend ends and other top stories

NSW drivers battle heavy traffic as Easter long weekend ends

Live Traffic NSW is reporting heavy holiday traffic conditions for all major routes into Sydney from the Central Coast, Blue Mountains and South Coast on Monday afternoon. And bad weather may intensify traffic congestion. At 1.30 pm, the Bureau of ... >> view original

Baird government ignores advice against 'part-time' Sydney cycleways

"There is no precedent in Sydney for a part-time cycleway," says a presentation sent from the former director-general of Transport for NSW, Dave Stewart, to the chief executive of Roads and Maritime Services, Peter Duncan. The document lists 10 "cons ... >> view original

Former NSW Upper House MP Reverend Gordon Moyes dies in Sydney

Vale 2GB's Gordon MoyesRadio Today (Aust & NZ) >> view original

NSW Agricultural Society names Young Rural Achiever at Sydney Royal

The NSW Agricultural Society has named an agricultural teacher as its Young Rural Achiever for 2015. The rural achiever program introduces Sydney Royal visitors to some of the most dynamic and impressive young people working in rural and allied ... >> view original

Sydney storm: The Championships likely to be affected as NSW prepares for ...

AFTER a costly washout on Saturday, there are fears The Championships at Randwick could again be washed out this afternoon, with a severe thunderstorm warning in place for large areas of NSW. The Bureau of Meteorology says damaging winds and ... >> view original

Sydney is Australia's most valuable location, but public transport is its weakness

It is likely to surpass North Sydney as NSW's second largest local economy in four to five years. Sydney Olympic Park, which is very close to the city's economic centre of gravity, also has growing clout. The output of the Homebush Bay-Silverwater area ... >> view original

Anti-Islamic protests around the country spark ugly stand-offs

The Sydney Reclaim Australia, which went ahead in pouring rain in Martin Place, was interrupted by a protester who ran onto the stage and grabbed the microphone from one of the organisers, Sarah Spearpoint, shouting to the crowd they should be ... >> view original

What to do in Sydney this Easter school holidays

... includes iconic works such as Max Dupain's Sunbaker and David Moore's Migrants Arriving in Sydney. There's an excellent children's trail, and free workshops where kids can make their own retro cardboard camera. artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Mountain biking. >> view original

NSW state election 2015: Alex Greenwich reclaims Sydney

"It certainly seems that Sydney has declared its independence once again," said a triumphant Alex Greenwich shortly before 8pm on Saturday night. The independent MP, who went into the campaign with a whisker thin margin of just 0.3 per cent due to a ... >> view original

Living solo in Sydney: successful women and lonely men

Young, successful and flying solo – that is the profile of a rising number of inner-Sydney women who live alone, according to research that has highlighted the widening social gap between solo men and women. Women younger than 40 who live alone are 70 ... >> view original