An application for a State Significant Development residential development has been lodged for 160 Oxford Street Paddington. The proposal includes the demolition of existing buildings at ​142-148 and 160 Oxford Street, 13 Gipps St (garage only), [...]

Woollahra Municipal Council supports and encourages footway dining as a means of creating vibrant streetscapes and creating opportunities for businesses to grow and prosper. Businesses with existing Footway Approval for footway dining can apply to use [...]

Last Update:  12 November 2025 TfNSW releases "Revitalising Oxford Street" More information has been released by TfNSW. Take a look at the Oxford Street Revitalisation Project Public Domain and Activation Strategy Transport for NSW is proposing [...]

Clover Moore The Lord Mayor of Sydney presented a Minute at the CoS Council meeting on October 27th 2025 addressing housing quality and affordability. The CoS states that NSW Government’s Environmental Planning and Assessment (Planning System [...]

Update 28 October 25 Moore Park South Draft plans released The Minns Labor Government has unveiled draft plans for the new 20 hectare park in Moore Park South, giving Sydney its first preview of the proposed [...]

In July and August 2025, the Heritage Council of NSW invited public submissions on Woollahra Council’s proposal to build a Youth Recreation Area (Skate Park) in Rushcutters Bay Park listed on the State Heritage Register. The [...]

Woollahra Municipal Council (WMC) seeks to conserve buildings in our Local Government Area (LGA) that have heritage significance. This includes buildings dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as outstanding buildings from more [...]

Victoria Barracks is a 15-hectare heritage site on Oxford Street, Paddington, close to Moore Park, Allianz Stadium and the Sydney Cricket Ground. Should Victoria Barracks become available for broader community use, the City of Sydney asked residents to help shape a long-term vision for the precinct. [...]

Have you ever wondered about the E.J. Ward Community Centre on Underwood Street? Read about Dorothy Ward's reminisces about life in Paddington, and her father Eddy Ward, the member for East Sydney who represented the electorate for more than 30 years and held ministerial posts under Prime Ministers John Curtin and Ben Chifley [...]

Update:  4 September, 2025 Learn more about what is happening and read the excerpt from 'save_our_neighbours' "On the final day of the appeal window the developer lodged another appeal against the Commission’s decision to reject the [...]