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St Ives Mall expansion “contingent” on council selling public roads to developer

St Ives Mall expansion “contingent” on council selling public roads to developer

Open air dining, supermarket expansions, privatisation and ... one big pokie pit.

Huw Bradshaw
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After on-field deaths, Ku-ring-gai looks to expand defibrillator access across the LGA

After on-field deaths, Ku-ring-gai looks to expand defibrillator access across the LGA

Local football players say defibrillators have already saved players’ lives. Now they’re urging council to make them available to everyone.

Huw Bradshaw
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More homes, better heritage protection: Ku-ring-gai strikes housing deal with state

More homes, better heritage protection: Ku-ring-gai strikes housing deal with state

Concluding their legal battle with the NSW government, the council has set a precedent that state planning controls are not entirely unchallengeable.

Huw Bradshaw
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Pymble Golf Club set to knock down its clubhouse after apartment complex approved by NSW government

Pymble Golf Club set to knock down its clubhouse after apartment complex approved by NSW government

The latest residential development teed up for the North Shore is (almost) on the green

Huw Bradshaw
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Ku-ring-gai ratepayers face $499 annual hike, as council cries poor

Ku-ring-gai ratepayers face $499 annual hike, as council cries poor

The extra cash would fund infrastructure projects, but the revitalisation of Killara’s Marian Street Theatre is not among them.

Huw Bradshaw
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Dr Cedric Spencer pleads not guilty to threatening fellow councillor

Dr Cedric Spencer pleads not guilty to threatening fellow councillor

Lawyer seeks access to audio recordings, as next hearing set for November.

Huw Bradshaw
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Ku-ring-gai Councillor Cedric Spencer facing criminal charges

Ku-ring-gai Councillor Cedric Spencer facing criminal charges

The former mayor allegedly used a "mobile phone in such a way that reasonable persons would regard that use as being menacing, harassing or offensive”.

Huw Bradshaw
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Is a 30 percent rate rise on the horizon in Ku-ring-gai?

Is a 30 percent rate rise on the horizon in Ku-ring-gai?

Whether councillors accept the rate rise will be decided in a meeting later this month.

Huw Bradshaw
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No shade: why the North Shore is losing its trees

No shade: why the North Shore is losing its trees

Ku-ring-gai has found itself at the intersection of two of Australia’s biggest issues: housing and climate.

Huw Bradshaw
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Faux real: Synthetic turf to take root at Norman Griffiths Oval

Faux real: Synthetic turf to take root at Norman Griffiths Oval

Construction is estimated to finish in late 2026.

Huw Bradshaw
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Should I lay or should I grow: Norman Griffiths Oval upgrade reaches fork in the road

Should I lay or should I grow: Norman Griffiths Oval upgrade reaches fork in the road

Next Thursday Ku-ring-gai councillors will get amongst the astroturf versus lawn debate.

Huw Bradshaw
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Why the Pickleball boom on the North Shore requires court action

Why the Pickleball boom on the North Shore requires court action

People who had never played sports before were able to “pick it up within an hour”.

Huw Bradshaw