City/urban news and events
A view of part of a 120m-long rail string laid out on sleepers. Photo: Sydney Metro The first tracks have been laid at Luddenham, south of Penrith, for the new Western Sydney Airport line. The 23-kilometre-long Sydney Metro railway will connect to the new international airport. The first portion of track was installed at Luddenham…
The Tasman Bridge which crosses the River Derwent in Hobart. Photo: penny from pixabay Plans to privatise Tasmanian public services have already prompted a strong reaction from the Opposition and union. In his address to state parliament on Tuesday, March 4, Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff flagged privatisation as a non-tax solution to paying off state…
Adelaide’s trains are returning to public hands with trams to follow. Photo: Adelaide Metro/Twitter (X). The South Australian government has taken full control of Adelaide’s train services in a reversal of a four-year privatisation of the network. And the government says trams services will follow suit later this year. No break fees will have to…
Adelaide bus drivers are to get new safety screens in half the originally scheduled time. Photo: Adelaide Metro/Twitter (X) Bus driver safety screens in Adelaide buses are to be rolled out twice as fast with extra security patrols as well. It was thought that the roll-out of the new 9.5mm thick polycarbonate shields in all…
The new viaduct while it was taking shape over the Warragamba pipeline. Photo: NSW Government. A 3.2km-long viaduct in the Sydney Metro-Western Sydney Airport alignment project that links the Warragamba viaduct to a new Luddenham train station is now complete. According to the NSW Government, the viaduct will ferry Metro services over the Warragamba pipelines,…
Picture: stock Sydney’s Lake Parramatta will reopen tomorrow (Saturday) for summer, complete with beach, after a $1.4 million upgrade. The NSW Government says the 50,000+ annual visitors to Lake Parramatta can now enjoy: A sandy beach with a retaining wall; better pedestrian access to the water; new seating, and shaded areas; and a lifeguard viewing…