The Premier, Minister for Transport and Roads
Track laying has finished in one of the Sydney Metro railway tunnels under Sydney Harbour, marking a major milestone in the Metro from Chatswood to the city to Bankstown.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for Transport and Roads Andrew Constance today inspected the completed tracks on the Blues Point side of the northbound tunnel, which is about 40 metres below the harbour’s surface.
“Around 50,000 people will have worked on this incredible city-shaping project by the time services start in 2024, with about 800 involved in the tunnel fit out and 5000 currently working on the project,” Ms Berejiklian said.
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“It’s definitely not a preseason game for us,” Halangahu said. “Sure, we want to get some confidence out of this, if you look statistically at what we’re doing, we’re not far off, but the scoreline is clearly not where we need to be.
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Daniel Halangahu and Leon MacDonald had some tough selection decisions to make for Saturday s game against the Chiefs. “So we need to get some confidence out of this week, but it’s not a dead rubber for us.”The Chiefs will obviously have eyes on next weekend’s final in Christchurch, which is why they’ve made so many changes to their team, but they will also want to get a win at Eden Park to boost their confidence and the former Waratah says it should be a good encounter.
The 10 people who have shaped Sydney
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The 10 people who have shaped Sydney
Modern Sydney, as reflected through 190 years of publishing the Herald, has been shaped by many. Here are 10 people who have had an enormous influence on our city.
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Talk about a helluva ride since the
Herald’s earliest days. Sydney’s evolution from bushland with the appearance of grassy parkland at the arrival of the First Fleet into a gleaming metropolis has been a tale of triumph and tribulation in equal measure. And some big personalities have left an indelible mark on the physical and social fabric of our city, starting with the indigenous and British powerbrokers and pioneers, to the engineers, designers and developers who have shaped the physical appearance of the city as it spread west and most recently transforming the Hungry Mile into Barangaroo.
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