Update: 30 June 2025 Read the message from Sarah Swan Mayor of Woollahra Municipal Council on 25 June 2025 that follows on from her message of 18 June 2025 addressing their Affordable Housing Policy and outlining [...]

In 2023, the NSW Government made an election commitment to support music venues, trading hours and outdoor performance through a Cultural SEPP. The Night Time Economy Explanation of Intended Effect (EIE) proposed changes to the planning [...]

A NSW Government Planning Proposal seeks to amend the Woollahra LEP 2014 to enable increased density of the site located at 8-10 New McLean Street Edgecliff with approximately 246 dwellings incorporating affordable housing in an 18-storey [...]

In Oct 2023, the NSW State Government announced that 20 hectares of the Moore Park Golf Course will be transformed into a new public park, leaving a 9-hole golf course. The community is being asked to share views.

The NSW Government Draft Heritage Strategy aims to ensure heritage is valued as an integral part of the culture and wellbeing of our communities and our sense of place. Heritage includes the places, objects and stories [...]

The City of Sydney have reviewed their heritage conservation areas. Proposed boundary changes aim to place sites in the most appropriate conservation area, correct mapping errors, remove buildings that detract from heritage significance and include more [...]

Choosing the Right Paint: How Colour Shapes Paddington’s Heritage Streetscape In heritage suburbs like Paddington, paint isn't just a decorative choice it’s a vital tool in preserving the architectural integrity and visual harmony of the streetscape. [...]

The many pedestrian users of the pathway and staircase at Trumper Park from the Glenmore Road playground leading to New McLean Street are delighted to have discovered that Woollahra Council’s upgrade works are nearing completion with [...]

An update for those in the community interested in the status of this significant landmark at the site of the former Royal Hospital for Women, 6-22 Young St, Paddington. Storm Event and Structural Damage Following a [...]

The Paddington Society and Woollahra Council formally recognise the valuable contribution Peter Poland OAM made to the preservation and protection of history and heritage in the Woollahra Local Government Area during his life, and the collaborative [...]