Blog Review:
Spicy Sichuan, on the blog Yum. Tum. Bum
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Blog Review:
Spicy Sichuan Restaurant - Glebe, on the blog Steph & Eva - Eating our way through Sydney
Spicy Sichuan Restaurant - Glebe, on the blog Steph & Eva - Eating our way through Sydney
Friday, November 9, 2007
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Boarding house sacrificed to apartments development
By Sunanda Creagh, The Sydney Morning Herald
"A GLEBE boarding house will be turned into multimillion-dollar waterfront apartments after the State Government lifted a ban on redeveloping the site.
The eight-room Mary Street house, which fronts Blackwattle Bay, was previously covered by State Environmental Planning Policy 10, a law that prohibits redevelopment of low-cost housing.
But the Planning Department recently granted the owner an exemption. The owner has permission to build a car park and three apartments. The house's two tenants will be evicted in less than 60 days.
A City of Sydney Greens councillor, Chris Harris, is furious that the exemption was granted. "The place is in reasonable condition. It's rentable. But the end result is we will lose eight pieces of cheap accommodation close to the city because of a decision by the Planning Minister. Affordable housing is meant to be protected by SEPP 10 and clearly it's really easy to get out of."
A spokesman for the Department of Planning said the exemption was granted because the boarding house was regarded as not financially viable according to specific guidelines. ..."
Read the full article from The Sydney Morning Herald here.
"A GLEBE boarding house will be turned into multimillion-dollar waterfront apartments after the State Government lifted a ban on redeveloping the site.
The eight-room Mary Street house, which fronts Blackwattle Bay, was previously covered by State Environmental Planning Policy 10, a law that prohibits redevelopment of low-cost housing.
But the Planning Department recently granted the owner an exemption. The owner has permission to build a car park and three apartments. The house's two tenants will be evicted in less than 60 days.
A City of Sydney Greens councillor, Chris Harris, is furious that the exemption was granted. "The place is in reasonable condition. It's rentable. But the end result is we will lose eight pieces of cheap accommodation close to the city because of a decision by the Planning Minister. Affordable housing is meant to be protected by SEPP 10 and clearly it's really easy to get out of."
A spokesman for the Department of Planning said the exemption was granted because the boarding house was regarded as not financially viable according to specific guidelines. ..."
Read the full article from The Sydney Morning Herald here.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Jobs boost tipped as car imports move from Sydney
"New South Wales Premier Morris Iemma has unveiled the new car handling terminal at Port Kembla, beginning a new era in the state's shipping industry.
Giant car carriers have been a regular sight in Sydney Harbour but they will today start unloading the bulk of their cargo at Port Kembla's inner harbour instead.
The new terminal, south of Sydney, will handle all car imports from next year, when the city's terminals at Glebe Island and White Bay close. ..."
Read the full article from ABC News here.
Giant car carriers have been a regular sight in Sydney Harbour but they will today start unloading the bulk of their cargo at Port Kembla's inner harbour instead.
The new terminal, south of Sydney, will handle all car imports from next year, when the city's terminals at Glebe Island and White Bay close. ..."
Read the full article from ABC News here.
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