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City of Sydney now mandating helmets for all pedestrians, in case they get knocked over by food delivery riders

BRAVE STEP FORWARD: The City of Sydney council has today announced that wearing a helmet will be compulsory for all pedestrians as soon as they walk out onto the city streets. The new laws cover Sydney's CBD and surrounding inner...
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Coogee man tries making his friends in Positano jealous by posting a selfie at Gordon’s Bay

DIGGING DEEP: Like many Australians, local man Gary Sirocco can't afford to go overseas this winter. "It's been difficult seeing my friends relentlessly posting photos from idyllic European locations," he told DBT. "So I thought I'd give them a taste...
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Waverley Council announce bold proposal to rename Bondi Junction ‘West Bondi’

GONE WEST: Waverley Council has unveiled a plan to rebrand the entire Bondi Junction commercial hub as 'West Bondi.' “Calling it West Bondi brings it into line with the naming convention for suburbs like 'North Bondi and South Bondi," says...
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“I thought it was part of Vivid”: Sydney man’s freshly installed veneers mistaken for light installation

FLASHY WHITES: A Sydney man’s smile has become an unexpected centrepiece of Vivid Sydney after passersby mistook his new veneers for a cutting-edge light installation. Terry Kingsley-Tate, was enjoying the event with friends when several people gathered around him, snapping...
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NSW Premier announces tough new laws banning Bondi Junction residents from saying they live in ‘Bondi’

WORLD'S APART: The NSW Premier is taking some much needed action to restore geographical truth and social order in Sydney's eastern suburbs. Chris Minns has unveiled strict new legislation banning Bondi Junction residents from claiming they live in “Bondi.” “Enough...
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Rail unions celebrate reaching new wage deal by taking a well-deserved 2 week strike

DOWN TOOLS: Sydney rail unions have marked the end of a long-running wage dispute with a two-week strike, purely to recuperate from the emotional toll of industrial action. “We’ve been on the front lines of industrial action,” said union spokesperson...
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New data confirms walking around Westfield Bondi Junction in activewear counts as exercise

ACTIVE WHERE? A groundbreaking new report has confirmed what many eastern suburbs residents have long suspected: strolling around Westfield Bondi Junction in head-to-toe Lululemon does, in fact, count as a workout. “It’s low impact, high visibility,” says local GP Dr....
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NSW Premier announces the launch of ‘Vivid, South Western Sydney’

KALEIDOSCOPE OF COLOUR: With 'Vivid Sydney' now underway, the state government has launched an extension of the iconic festival of lights, technology & arts. "It's called 'Vivid, South Western Sydney,'" says Premier Chris Minns. "I've always wanted Vivid to extend...
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Eastern suburbs man applies to go on Farmer Wants A Wife after doing his weekly grocery shop at Harris Farm instead of Coles

CONCRETE COWBOY: A Potts Point man looking for love is hoping that shopping at Harris Farm will qualify him for Channel Seven's reality TV show Farmer Wants A Wife. "Working in corporate finance, I rarely get to leave the city...
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“These train delays are an absolute joke!” yells Sydney GP who hasn’t seen a patient on time since 1996

WAITING ROOM: Veteran Sydney GP Dr Max Sharpe-Bell is among those lashing out at the state government over yet another day of commuter chaos sparked by a power outage across most of the train network. "These delays are pathetic," the...
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