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The argument over what should become of the old White Bay power station and adjoining land in Rozelle has been raging for 40 years, with more than a dozen proposals from casino to naval base.
As Jamie Parker, the state member for Balmain and former mayor of what was then Leichhardt Council, puts it: White Bay is the graveyard where thought bubbles go to die.
The White Bay power station lies defunct in 2020.
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The defunct coal-fired power station, built before and during World War I, looked set for demolition after it closed in 1984. But instead it survived long enough to be appreciated for its historical and cultural value, and was listed on the heritage register in 1999.
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A 325-metre bridge over Parramatta River that the state government has promised to build to connect fast-growing suburbs near Sydney Olympic Park will take almost six years to pass through the planning process and construct, engineering reports show.
The reports and other documents – obtained by the
Herald under freedom of information laws – also show that Transport for NSW was planning last year for the second stage of the Parramatta light rail line to run through industrial land south of the river at Camellia.
An artist s impression of a bridge over Parramatta River between Melrose Park and Wentworth Point.
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Speaking on
Sunrise on Monday morning, the president of the Australian Medical Association, Dr Omar Khorshid, said he thought Sydneysiders should have to wear masks.
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“We see Sydney people doing the right thing, they re out and about with their masks on, but it s a really unambiguous message if you say to the community ‘look, you ve got to wear your masks. It s mandatory, everyone s going to do it, let s all do it together’,” he said.
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Advertisement It think that s really a no brainer now, he said. If [the government] thinks it s an important measure they should make it mandatory.
Speaking on
Sunrise on Monday morning, the president of the Australian Medical Association, Dr Omar Khorshid, said he thought Sydneysiders should have to wear masks.
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“We see Sydney people doing the right thing, they re out and about with their masks on, but it s a really unambiguous message if you say to the community ‘look, you ve got to wear your masks. It s mandatory, everyone s going to do it, let s all do it together’,” he said.
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