Declan Bowring

The NSW government says about 20 per cent of the 2 million megalitres of water used by schools is lost to leaks every year. 

The makers of a rare instrument and a collection of hundreds of calligraphic manuscripts feature in a film project opening the new Powerhouse Parramatta in November.

The NSW planning minister orders work on the Sydney Town Hall Square project to be halted while it is reviewed by the Independent Planning Commission, angering the City of Sydney's deputy lord mayor.

It was meant to cost $3.3 million to turn Norman Griffiths Oval into a synthetic field, but a new report has suggested another seven-figure budget increase for what critics say is Australia's most expensive football pitch.

There were 28 drug detections and 12 fines issued in the weekend raids, according to NSW Police. But some club-goers feel police were intimidating.  

A delayed helicopter, a faulty plane and Sydney traffic were not enough to deter the duo, who finished the attempt with 15 seconds to spare.

The cemetery that rivals many Sydney suburbs in size marks its 159-year history this weekend, hosting the graves of 140 religions in 250 different languages, but space is at a premium.

The Sydney mother has since become a volunteer at her workplace, having hundreds of important conversations about mental health in an industry that has the largest share of male suicides. 

Transport for NSW says the workers cannot turn off the readers under the notified industrial action, despite the maritime union's announcement.

There are calls to scale up housing closer to the Burwood North Sydney Metro Station, instead of constructing eight to 12-storey apartments neighbouring an endangered bird habitat.