KINGS CROSS | A DA has been lodged for a 40-storey/139m tower at 203-225 Victoria St. Designed by Bates Smart & Neeson Murcutt Nellie, the development proposes 249 apartments with 1,650m2 of retail space and a 1,708m2 public plaza. Read more here: planningportal.nsw.gov.au/ma…
PYRMONT | An SSDA has been lodged for a new 116.5m-tall tower at 60 Union St. The project, designed by FJC Studio, proposes 219 residential apartments, 8,855m2 of commercial space and 3,685m2 of retail space. Read more here: planningportal.nsw.gov.au/ma…
Weekday ridership on M1 Line is expected to increase 13% with Bankstown extension, when compared with March 2026
In March 2026, average weekday M1 Line ridership was 274,468. A 13% increase equates to 35,680 trips, meaning average weekday ridership is expected to hit 310,000 1/2
Read more here: nsw.gov.au/ministerial-relea… 2/2
SYDNEY | August 2026 saw another record month for ridership on Sydney Metro. 6,950,253 trips were taken on the M1 Metro North West & Bankstown Line. It was the 2nd busiest rail line, behind the T1 Line. 1/2 xitter.cf/TheSydneyBlog/status/2…
August 2026 saw the second highest average weekday ridership (267,326), and the third highest average weekend day ridership (133,640). Read more here: transport.nsw.gov.au/data-an… 2/2
SYDNEY OLYMPIC PARK | A consortium led by FCC Construction and Ecove has won the tender to deliver Sydney Olympic Park Station and the integrated station development as part of Sydney Metro West. The devt includes 500 apartments & 4 metro platforms to manage event crowds 1/2
Read more here: nsw.gov.au/ministerial-relea…
PARRAMATTA | A consortium led by Gamuda and MTR has won the tender to deliver Parramatta Station and the integrated station development as part of Sydney’s transformative Metro West project. The devt includes 970 apartments, a 29-storey commercial tower & an 8-storey hotel 1/2
Read more here: nsw.gov.au/ministerial-relea… 2/2
A special evening at Allianz Stadium last night to celebrate Jai Arrow and see the Rabbitohs demolish the Roosters
SYDNEY | @TransportforNSW has released the full patronage data for FY25-26. @SydneyMetro patronage was up almost 15% in the 12 months to 30 June 2026, with almost 72.5 million trips made on the M1 Metro North West and Bankstown Line.
This surge in patronage comes with full-price fares and no increase in the number of stations or length of the system. It will be interesting to see what kind of bump the full opening of the Bankstown Line delivers from October 2026. Read more here: transport.nsw.gov.au/data-an…
SURRY HILLS | Crown Street has never looked better, thanks to the formalisation of COVID-era pop-up dining spaces, more plants and trees, and wider footpaths. Well done to @cityofsydney and Sydney Civil!
PYRMONT | A Stage 2 DA has been lodged for a new 128-metre tower at 26-38 Saunders St. Designed by BVN, the 175-unit residential project has views from the Anzac Bridge to the Harbour Bridge. Read more here: eplanning.cityofsydney.nsw.g…
SYDNEY | Coming to you today with slow but steady progress on the completion of the missing link in the King St cycleway between Clarence and Pitt Sts - the road lanes are being shifted, and the separated cycling facility is starting to emerge.



































