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Campbelltown Arts Centre, which will move temporarily during the $84.6 million redevelopment.
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Campbelltown Arts Centre Will Move To Queen Street Library During $84.6 Million Redevelopment

Campbelltown Arts Centre will shift into a temporary city-centre home from April 2027 while its Art Gallery Road site closes for a major redevelopment.

4 August 2026 · 5 min

North Sydney Council's Big Beetle Summer artwork image for the recycled-plastic Christmas Beetle project.
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Amy Claire Mills Turns North Sydney Plastic Donations Into Big Beetle Summer Art

North Sydney residents are being asked to turn household recycling into public art, with council launching a plastic-donation drive for a large-scale Christmas Beetle installation in Ted Mack Civic Park.

3 August 2026 · 4 min

Nicholas Grech is now a young adult diabetes educator at Westmead Hospital after his own Type 1 diabetes diagnosis.
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Nicholas Grech Turns Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis Into Young Adult Care At Westmead

Westmead Hospital nurse Nicholas Grech has turned his own Type 1 diabetes diagnosis into a young adult education role, guiding western Sydney patients aged 16 to 25 through the shift from paediatric to adult care.

13 July 2026 · 6 min

Granville Swim Centre, where the 25-metre pool is closing for a scheduled maintenance week.
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Cumberland Council Closes Granville Swim Centre 25-Metre Pool For Maintenance Week

Cumberland City Council has confirmed the 25-metre pool at Granville Swim Centre is closed for maintenance from Monday 13 July to Friday 17 July, with the rest of the centre open.

13 July 2026 · 4 min

Calm morning at a Northern Beaches headland
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Northern Beaches local life: rhythms beyond the surf clip

The Northern Beaches are more than a postcard. They are a string of village high streets, sports clubs and bush tracks.

9 June 2026 · 4 min

Families enjoying a sunny day at a Sydney harbour park
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School holiday planning across Greater Sydney

Each school holiday cycle is its own logistics project. A few principles make it easier across the whole basin.

9 June 2026 · 5 min

A scenic lookout in the regions surrounding Sydney
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Weekend travel around the surrounding regions

Sydney is ringed by mountains, rivers, coastlines and rural valleys. A short list of weekend principles that travel well.

9 June 2026 · 5 min

Families walking through a green Sydney park near the water
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Parks and public spaces: the city's other infrastructure

Sydney's parks, foreshores and plazas are infrastructure. They carry as much weight in daily life as the roads do.

9 June 2026 · 4 min

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