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 ◉ Sydneys cyclist population booms
Sydneys cyclist population booms
Sydney Media Press Release | 9 August 2010 Bike shops in the inner city have almost doubled in the past five years as Sydneys bike economy continues to boom. A City of Sydney survey of 23 bike businesses ..

Sydneys cyclist population booms
 ◉ Sydneys free shuttle bus service to expand
Sydneys free shuttle bus service to expand
The City of Sydneys free Village to Village shuttle bus service will expand to include the Billyard Loop in Elizabeth Bay, recently removed from the Sydney Buses 311 route. The expansion of the Citys Woollo ..

Sydneys free shuttle bus service to expand
 ◉ New Tourism Info Kiosk in the heart of Chinatown
New Tourism Info Kiosk in the heart of Chinatown
A traditional pagoda in Haymarket is set to be transformed into a brand new sustainable Tourism Information Kiosk after Council last week approved a concept plan for the kiosks construction. The kiosk will b ..

New Tourism Info Kiosk in the heart of Chinatown
 ◉ City plans to encourage artists
City plans to encourage artists
More than a dozen inner city venues could be given over to Sydneys artists under a City of Sydney plan to be considered by Council on Monday 15 December. Six sites in the City Centre and inner city suburbs c ..

City plans to encourage artists
 ◉ Australia debuts in rainy Sydney
Australia debuts in rainy Sydney
Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman have attended the world premiere of period epic Australia in a rainy Sydney. Directed by Baz Luhrmann of Moulin Rouge! fame, the film - reported to have cost $120m (£80m) - is ..

Australia debuts in rainy Sydney
 ◉ City warns bill poster offenders to clean up or face fines
City warns bill poster offenders to clean up or face fines
Companies using bill posters to illegally advertise on Sydney streets are on notice to stop their environmentally damaging practices or face fines of more than $1500 per poster. To combat the problem the Cit ..

City warns bill poster offenders to clean up or face fines
 ◉ Sydneys High-Rise Future
Sydneys High-Rise Future
Sydney will be reinvented as a high-density metropolis serviced by mass-transit subways under a transport blueprint being developed by senior state and federal government bureaucrats. Powerful new legislatio ..

Sydneys High-Rise Future
 ◉ Sydney Life finalists announced
Sydney Life finalists announced
Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP said in October our City celebrates Sydneys vibrant, creative spirit with the popular Sydney Life photography exhibition in Hyde Park Images of a new mother and baby seconds after ..

Sydney Life finalists announced
 ◉ Deputy Lord Mayor elected
Deputy Lord Mayor elected
Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP today welcomed the election of Cr Marcelle Hoff as Deputy Lord Mayor and the new Deputy Chairs of the City of Sydneys Committees. "I believe that City communities have endorsed us ..

Deputy Lord Mayor elected
 ◉ John Baptist Fountain to Flow Again
John Baptist Fountain to Flow Again
City of Sydney Media Release: One of Sydneys oldest and most historic fountains, John Baptist Fountain in Sydneys Hyde Park, will be restored back to original working order next year. City of Sydney Counc ..

John Baptist Fountain to Flow Again
 ◉ Bike route videos will show you the way
Bike route videos will show you the way
A new free online video library will help bike riders navigate Sydney streets safely. BIKESydney, a not-for-profit community organisation, has won a grant from the City of Sydney to fund a Commute Route Vide ..

Bike route videos will show you the way
 ◉ Record numbers run at Sydney festival
Record numbers run at Sydney festival
It may have been a perfect spring day in Sydney, but the warm weather would have made it tough for many of the 25,300 participants in Sydneys running festival. The first runners kicked off Australias biggest ..

Record numbers run at Sydney festival
 ◉ Public wanted for Sydney Harbour plan
Public wanted for Sydney Harbour plan
The NSW government has called on Sydneysiders to get involved in shaping a management plan for Sydney Harbour National Park, saying it wants the famous spots to be more welcoming to the public. The park comp ..

Public wanted for Sydney Harbour plan
 ◉ Midnight Creation Storm welcomes the dawn of a New Year
Midnight Creation Storm welcomes the dawn of a New Year
An estimated 1.5 million people crowded the harbour foreshore last night to welcome in 2009 where a dazzling sun appeared on the Sydney Harbour Bridge to herald the dawn of a new year. More than 100,000 indi ..

Midnight Creation Storm welcomes the dawn of a New Year
 ◉ City working with the Indigenous community
City working with the Indigenous community
Sydneys Indigenous community is helping upgrade Redfern Park and Redfern Oval as part of a City of Sydney initiative to employ and improve the skills of local Aboriginal tradesmen. As part of the program, de ..

City working with the Indigenous community
 ◉ Revealed: New Years Eve
Revealed: New Years Eve
Millions more people around the world can soon see Sydneys spectacular New Years Eve celebrations, thanks to a Discovery Channel documentary. Discovery Channel commissioned a production crew who spent severa ..

Revealed: New Years Eve
 ◉ Sydney sails into History Week
Sydney sails into History Week
Sydney may love its harbour - but how much do Sydneysiders know about the history of their treasured waterways? City of Sydneys History Week 08 will unlock centuries of stories with free public talks, short ..

Sydney sails into History Week
◉ New weekly Friday farmers markets in the heart of Sydney
New weekly Friday farmers markets in the heart of Sydney
College Street Sydney
The freshest produce from across the Sydney basin will be available every Friday at a new weekly farmers market in the heart of the CBD. The Hawkesbury Harvest Farmers & Fine Food Market will offer City resi ..

New weekly Friday farmers markets in the heart of Sydney
College Street
 ◉ Record crowd at Live Green 2008
Record crowd at Live Green 2008
City of Sydneys second annual Live Green event in Victoria Park, Camperdown on Sunday August 17, was a huge success, attracting a record crowd of up to 20,000 people. "Live Green is growing every year and 20 ..

Record crowd at Live Green 2008
 ◉ Free dog obedience classes for September
Free dog obedience classes for September
City of Sydney is taking bookings for its very popular September free dog obedience classes for residents living in Sydneys CBD and inner city suburbs. The dog obedience classes have been run for the past 18 ..

Free dog obedience classes for September
 ◉ Ring! Ring! City of Sydney makes a call for all bicycle users
Ring! Ring! City of Sydney makes a call for all bicycle users
The City of Sydney is installing 500 new bicycle rings across the local government area to encourage people to ride to work, to the shops or to their favourite cafe. City of Sydney CEO Monica Barone said tha ..

Ring! Ring! City of Sydney makes a call for all bicycle users
 ◉ Local Community helps design Stanley Street upgrade
Local Community helps design Stanley Street upgrade
The detailed designs for the City of Sydneys upgrade of Stanley Street, home of Sydneys famous Little Italy, are on exhibition to gather the views of the local community. City of Sydney CEO Monica Barone sai ..

Local Community helps design Stanley Street upgrade
 ◉ Oxford St nightclub refused 24-hour trading
Oxford St nightclub refused 24-hour trading
An Oxford St nightclub will be forced to close its doors at midnight after the Land & Environment Court last week upheld a City of Sydney decision to not renew a trial 24-hour trading approval. The DCM Hotel ..

Oxford St nightclub refused 24-hour trading
 ◉ Facelift for The John Baptist Fountain
Facelift for The John Baptist Fountain
What is thought to be the oldest locally made ornamental fountain in NSW and one of the oldest fountains in Australia is undergoing a makeover and its centerpiece is about to go on display in the Lost Gardens o ..

Facelift for The John Baptist Fountain
 ◉ Grants for the heart of the City community
Grants for the heart of the City community
Community Street Soccer, an architecture festival and urgent church restorations are just some of the activities and projects to benefit from the City of Sydneys 2008/09 annual grants and sponsorships program a ..

Grants for the heart of the City community
◉ New weekly fresh food market in the heart of Sydney
New weekly fresh food market in the heart of Sydney
College Street Sydney
City residents and workers will be able to buy the freshest produce from across the Sydney basin at the new weekly Hawkesbury Harvest Farmers & Fine Food Market in the heart of the CBD. "These new markets ..

New weekly fresh food market in the heart of Sydney
College Street
 ◉ Bag a piece of Sydneys history
Bag a piece of Sydneys history
Have you ever wondered what happens to the banners flown on Sydneys streets for major events and festivals once theyre taken down? A City of Sydney and Reverse Garbage partnership is finding a new use for th ..

Bag a piece of Sydneys history
 ◉ Year 9 student poster design to encourage safer school crossing
Year 9 student poster design to encourage safer school crossing
New posters designed by a student from Sydney Boys High School will go on display on the school fence from next week reminding pedestrians to safely cross Anzac Parade. The winning poster entry asks: Whats ..

Year 9 student poster design to encourage safer school crossing
 ◉ $1M City of Sydney grant for MCA
$1M City of Sydney grant for MCA
City of Sydney will give the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) a $1 million dollar one-off pledge to support its planned redevelopment. "We believe the MCA is a wonderful Sydney institution which enhances the ..

$1M City of Sydney grant for MCA
 ◉ Sydneys laneways coming alive
Sydneys laneways coming alive
The CBDs laneways and forgotten spaces will be come back to life with the help of two new measures announced by City of Sydney today. A report to Councils Cultural Community Services Committee on Monday 28 J ..

Sydneys laneways coming alive
 ◉ Sydney, Melbourne rail line blocked until next week
Sydney, Melbourne rail line blocked until next week
The main rail line between Melbourne and Sydney is expected to remain closed all weekend after a massive derailment in northern Victoria. Repairs have begun on more than 800 metres of damaged track, followin ..

Sydney, Melbourne rail line blocked until next week
 ◉ City proposes free parking for scooters and motorcycles
City proposes free parking for scooters and motorcycles
Motorcycle and scooter riders would be exempt from paying for parking on City streets under an innovative new City of Sydney Motorcycle and Scooter Strategy to be discussed at a meeting of the Planning, Transpo ..

City proposes free parking for scooters and motorcycles
 ◉ Popes presence boosts NSW visitor numbers
Popes presence boosts NSW visitor numbers
The Tourism Industry Council of NSW has expressed their gratitude to World Youth Day participants, for the international attention that was placed upon Sydney, as well as the festivity of the city during the ce ..

Popes presence boosts NSW visitor numbers
 ◉ Sydney World Youth Day the best
Sydney World Youth Day the best
For the faithful and non-religious alike, the final mass marks an amazing event and in the mind of at least one experienced pilgrim, the end of the best World Youth Day (WYD). Each of the 215,000 pilgrims wh ..

Sydney World Youth Day the best
 ◉ Pedestrians urged to watch out on busy CBD streets
Pedestrians urged to watch out on busy CBD streets
George St in Sydneys CBD has been revealed as the worst pedestrian accident street in the City of Sydney with 33 crashes involving pedestrians last year. The City of Sydney is urging CBD workers, residents a ..

Pedestrians urged to watch out on busy CBD streets
 ◉ The Pope factor hits Sydney
The Pope factor hits Sydney
Sydney Catholic Cardinal George Pell will officially launch World Youth Day at a harbourside Mass this afternoon, following a day that gave Sydneysiders a taste of what the next six days will bring. Thousand ..

The Pope factor hits Sydney
 ◉ Cit of Sydney Welcomes New Liquor Laws
Cit of Sydney Welcomes New Liquor Laws
The City of Sydney is working with dozens of potential small bar operators keen to open Sydneys first laneway bar in Sydney ahead of tomorrows changes to the NSW Liquor Act which reduce the price of some liquor ..

Cit of Sydney Welcomes New Liquor Laws
 ◉ City increases free motorcycle parking spots
City increases free motorcycle parking spots
One hundred and eight new free, untimed motorcycle parking spots will be created in The Rocks in the next few months bringing the total number of free motorcycle and scooter parking spots to more than 800. C ..

City increases free motorcycle parking spots
 ◉ King Street Cycleway-a new cycleway for Sydney
King Street Cycleway-a new cycleway for Sydney
Lord Mayor of Sydney Clover Moore and Roads Minister Eric Roozendaal today announced that construction had started on the citys first separated cycleway. Ms Moore said the King Street cycleway demonstrated t ..

King Street Cycleway-a new cycleway for Sydney
 ◉ New Director/CEO for Sydney Festival 2010-12
New Director/CEO for Sydney Festival 2010-12
Chair of Sydney Festival, Lord Mayor Clover Moore today announced Lindy Hume as the Festival Director/CEO for Sydney Festival 2010-12. The Lord Mayor said, "Sydney Festival takes another important step with ..

New Director/CEO for Sydney Festival 2010-12
 ◉ Danish bikes roll across Sydney
Danish bikes roll across Sydney
City of Sydney is aiming to make Sydney a bicycle haven and is looking to Copenhagen, Denmark to show the way. Dreams on Wheels, an exhibition in partnership between the Danish Embassy and City of Sydney, wi ..

Danish bikes roll across Sydney
 ◉ City of Sydney donates to Red Cross China and Burma Appeals
City of Sydney donates to Red Cross China and Burma Appeals
Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP today presented a $100,000 donation from the City of Sydney to the Australian Red Cross China Sichuan Earthquake Appeal. The City will also donate a further $100,000 to the Austral ..

City of Sydney donates to Red Cross China and Burma Appeals
 ◉ City of Sydney Oversees Artist Spaces at CUB Precinct
City of Sydney Oversees Artist Spaces at CUB Precinct
Empty warehouses and terraces at the CUB site on Broadway could be turned into temporary studio spaces for artists under a City of Sydney and Frasers Property plan. The development proposal is currently on p ..

City of Sydney Oversees Artist Spaces at CUB Precinct
 ◉ Citys plan to reinvigorate library membership
Citys plan to reinvigorate library membership
The City of Sydney has launched Look Whos Joined the Library, giving new and existing library members access to exclusive special discounts offered by some of Sydneys most prestigious cultural organisations. ..

Citys plan to reinvigorate library membership
 ◉ Nominations sought for City of Sydney Aboriginal and Torres Strait Advisory Panel
Nominations sought for City of Sydney Aboriginal and Torres Strait Advisory Panel
An Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Panel will be formed for the first time to help guide and advise the City of Sydney on key issues such as implementing an Indigenous Cultural Centre, Lord Mayor ..

Nominations sought for City of Sydney Aboriginal and Torres Strait Advisory Panel
 ◉ City opens condolence books
City opens condolence books
City of Sydney on 21 May opened condolence books for visitors to send their thoughts to the victims of natural disasters in Burma and China. "This is a time for compassion and, on behalf of the people of Syd ..

City opens condolence books
 ◉ Lord Mayor condolences to China
Lord Mayor condolences to China
The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore MP, is currently in Guangzhou, China attending the Joint Economic Meeting with the NSW Premier, Morris Iemma. Lord Mayor Moore said: "On behalf of the people of Syd ..

Lord Mayor condolences to China
 ◉ Jump Rope for Heart World Record
Jump Rope for Heart World Record
59,000 young Aussie hearts beat as one on Friday 9 May to claim a new Guiness World Record! Tens of thousands of Aussie kids around the country skipped as one to celebrate the 25th birthday of Heart Foundati ..

Jump Rope for Heart World Record
 ◉ Platypus venom linked to pain relief-University of Sydney
Platypus venom linked to pain relief-University of Sydney
New research released in the scientific research journal Nature reveals links between platypus venom and its potential benefits for advancing pain relief and antibiotic medication. The Platypus Genome Projec ..

Platypus venom linked to pain relief-University of Sydney
 ◉ Sydney budget delivers sustainability / financial security
Sydney budget delivers sustainability / financial security
The City of Sydneys draft 2008/09 Budget proposes one of the largest capital works programs ever planned by the City and an increased operating surplus. "The 2008/09 budget projects a healthy and sustainable ..

Sydney budget delivers sustainability / financial security
 ◉ New partnership to boost affordable housing
New partnership to boost affordable housing
A $260 million project to build up to new affordable, social and private housing units at Glebe-Ultimo will address the citys affordable housing shortage, NSW Premier Morris Iemma and Sydney Lord Mayor Clover ..

New partnership to boost affordable housing
 ◉ Sydneys Fashion Week attracts international buyers
Sydneys Fashion Week attracts international buyers
Sydneys Fashion Week has attracted international attention, with buyers flying into NSWs state capital from all over the world. Last years Fashion Week saw Indonesion buyers sign 57 deals, and this year is e ..

Sydneys Fashion Week attracts international buyers
 ◉ Carl Milton wins Multicultural Art Competition for Sydney
Carl Milton wins Multicultural Art Competition for Sydney
The $2000 first prize for the City of Sydneys 2008 Multicultural Art Competition has been awarded to Carl Milton for his work, Sydney. The Waterloo resident describes his work as "a meditation on the celebra ..

Carl Milton wins Multicultural Art Competition for Sydney
 ◉ Sydney honours its Anzacs
Sydney honours its Anzacs
Tens of thousands of flag-waving men, women and children have lined the streets of Sydney to honour war veterans taking part in the annual Anzac Day march. NSW governor Marie Bashir led the procession of vet ..

Sydney honours its Anzacs
 ◉ Record crowd at Primo Italiano 2008
Record crowd at Primo Italiano 2008
A record crowd turned out to celebrate Sydneys original little Italy for Primo Italiano 2008 on Sunday 25th May 2008. An estimated 35,000 people enjoyed the day-long street festival which saw East Sydney tra ..

Record crowd at Primo Italiano 2008
 ◉ City listens to community feedback for off-leash proposal
City listens to community feedback for off-leash proposal
The City of Sydney has approved 30 new full-time off-leash parks, with a revised proposal balancing community support and feedback. Council now has 33 full-time off-leash parks out of the Citys 350 parks, up ..

City listens to community feedback for off-leash proposal
 ◉ New development potential to contribute to Sustainable Sydney 2030
New development potential to contribute to Sustainable Sydney 2030
New development potential would by released by the City of Sydneys Sustainable Sydney 2030 plan which could help fund the removal of the Cahill Expressway, bury the Western Distributor and build over Central Ra ..

New development potential to contribute to Sustainable Sydney 2030
 ◉ Sydney Set to Help Steer Australia 2020
Sydney Set to Help Steer Australia 2020
April plays host to one of the Australia Governments most innovative projects: the Australia 2020 Summit. The Summit will bring together some of the best and brightest brains from across the country to tackl ..

Sydney Set to Help Steer Australia 2020
 ◉ Rhoda Roberts new Creative Director for Sydney NYE
Rhoda Roberts new Creative Director for Sydney NYE
Acclaimed broadcaster, actor, artistic and creative director Rhoda Roberts has beaten a wide field of impressive candidates to become the new Creative Director for Sydney New Years Eve 2008. "Rhoda is a grea ..

Rhoda Roberts new Creative Director for Sydney NYE
 ◉ Sydney has spoken: Demanding action for a greener future
Sydney has spoken: Demanding action for a greener future
More than 95 per cent of Sydneysiders demand an environmentally sustainable future, according to a survey conducted by the City of Sydney as part of Sustainable Sydney 2030 vision. Commissioned by the City o ..

Sydney has spoken: Demanding action for a greener future
 ◉ City knocks its lights out for Earth Hour
City knocks its lights out for Earth Hour
Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP has said that Earth Hour, which began in Sydney and has now gone global, firmly established Sydneys credentials as a green leader. "Sydney can become one of the worlds leading gree ..

City knocks its lights out for Earth Hour
 ◉ Bellevue beauty in line for heritage honour
Bellevue beauty in line for heritage honour
The magnificent house Bellevue, on the shores of Blackwattle Bay in Glebe, has been submitted for entry to the National Heritage Awards. "This stunning 19th Century villa has undergone a painstaking $1.32 mi ..

Bellevue beauty in line for heritage honour
 ◉ City of Sydneys Sustainable Sydney 2030 strategy
City of Sydneys Sustainable Sydney 2030 strategy
What if Sydney had a light rail loop in the city centre, an Indigenous Cultural Centre, a major new park at Darling Harbour, George Street reclaimed for people, and sustainable development over Central Railway ..

City of Sydneys Sustainable Sydney 2030 strategy
 ◉ Jesus Struggle Remembered on Good Friday
Jesus Struggle Remembered on Good Friday
Christians around Australia marked their Good Friday in sober and crowded church services while Sydneysiders opted for something more theatrical. A dramatic re-enactment of Jesus crucifixion broke the quiet ..

Jesus Struggle Remembered on Good Friday
 ◉ City proposes to keep Village to Village shuttle bus service
City proposes to keep Village to Village shuttle bus service
A popular community bus service linking Redfern, Glebe and Woolloomooloo will be funded for another 12 months, under a City of Sydney proposal to be considered by Council on Monday 24 November. Lord Mayor Cl ..

City proposes to keep Village to Village shuttle bus service
 ◉ Sydney supports State Governments Sydney Link
Sydney supports State Governments Sydney Link
City of Sydney planners have given their support to the State Governments blueprint for Sydney transport, Sydney Link, in a draft submission to be considered by Council. "Sydney needs an integrated transport ..

Sydney supports State Governments Sydney Link
 ◉ Sydney Branded Worlds Best
Sydney Branded Worlds Best
Sydney, for its second consecutive year, has been branded the worlds best city brand over London, Paris and Rome. The title is awarded each year by the Anholt City Brands Index, a global survey run by Britis ..

Sydney Branded Worlds Best
 ◉ Man charged with drink driving after 7 car collission
Man charged with drink driving after 7 car collission
A 36-year-old man who allegedly collided his four-wheel-drive into seven parked cars in The Rocks last night returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.165. Police say the Bondi man veered his Jeep Cherokee 4WD ..

Man charged with drink driving after 7 car collission