Sydney’s Southwest Metro will open on 30 October, extending the line from Sydenham to Bankstown. The 66-kilometre route will include stops such as Marrickville, Canterbury, and Lakemba, replacing the old T3 heavy-rail line. Transport for NSW says the new Metro will carry 50 per cent more passengers and provide faster trips, with trains running every four minutes during peak times. Premier Chris Minns and Transport Minister John Graham have thanked commuters for their patience during the delays. Further extensions to the line are in early planning stages.
The NSW Government has announced that the Sydney Metro South-West extension will open on Friday 30 October. The 66-kilometre route runs from Bankstown to Sydenham and connects with the existing line to Tallawong. Trains will run every four minutes at peak times and every ten minutes in the evenings and on weekends. The government says the trip times will be shorter for many passengers. Six of the 360 train doors will temporarily stay closed because the gap to the platform is too wide, and pink South-West Link buses will keep running over the first weekend.
The NSW Government will add 190 new bus services on routes 413 and 418 before the South-West Metro opens on Friday 30 October. Route 413, which runs between Campsie and the Sydney CBD, will gain 173 extra weekly trips. Off-peak 413 buses will run every 20 minutes instead of every 30. Route 418, linking Burwood and Sydenham, will receive 17 extra weekly trips. Transport Minister John Graham said the extra services work with the Metro. Local MP Jo Haylen said the changes would improve frequency and operating hours for residents.
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Ten new Metro stations will open in Sydney’s western suburbs on 30 October, cutting travel times to the CBD. The stations will serve Bankstown, Punchbowl, Wiley Park, Lakemba, Belmore, Campsie, Canterbury, Hurlstone Park, Dulwich Hill and Marrickville. NSW Premier Chris Minns said the project would provide faster, reliable transport for southwest Sydney. The Metro West project’s cost has risen from $12 billion to $25 billion.
Sydney's south-west metro extension will open on Friday 30 October, ending more than two years of replacement buses. The first service is set to start at 4.31am. The former T3 heavy rail line closed in September 2024 for conversion to a driverless system. Once open, the line will run 66km from Tallawong to Bankstown, and a Bankstown to Central trip is expected to take 28 minutes. Premier Chris Minns thanked commuters for their patience, calling it a huge moment for south-west Sydney.
About 300 people rallied outside the Inner West Council meeting at Ashfield Town Hall on October 20, demanding more consultation time and information on the Fairer Future Plan 2. Lilyfield residents said they received notice of the plan only two weeks into the six-week consultation period. A motion to extend consultation to February was voted down 8-7 by the Labor majority. Mayor Darcy Byrne offered an extra week of consultation, but only for Lilyfield. Submissions close on October 28.
A 32-year-old man has been charged after allegedly setting fire to a stolen vehicle in a Dulwich Hill carpark and leaving on foot carrying a firearm. Police arrested him at about 11:30pm on Sunday in Burwood after a three-day search. He was treated for minor injuries sustained during the arrest and taken to Newtown Police Station. Police say a group of people reported being threatened by a man carrying a shotgun. He has been charged with multiple offences, refused bail and is due to appear in court on Monday.
A 32-year-old man has been arrested in Sydney's inner west after allegedly stealing a car, setting it on fire and fleeing a confrontation with its owners. Police say he had been on the run since Friday morning. He was arrested late Sunday in Burwood after an appeal by police, sustaining a minor injury. The incident began in a basement car park in Dulwich Hill, where fire crews extinguished the blaze with no injuries recorded. The man has been charged with seven offences, including possessing a shortened firearm without authority, and is due to appear in court on Monday.
A 32-year-old man has been arrested in Burwood, in Sydney's inner west, after allegedly firing a gun during a confrontation in Dulwich Hill. Police say he stole a car, set it alight and threatened its owners before fleeing on foot through a nearby park. Fire and Rescue NSW put out the blaze and no injuries were recorded. Police released an image of the suspect and the suburb was locked down for several hours. The man, who was found after being on the run since Friday, faces seven charges, including possessing a shortened firearm without authority.
A 32-year-old man has been charged over an alleged car fire in Dulwich Hill and a sawn-off shotgun scare in Sydney's Inner West. Police were called to a car park at about 10.20am on Friday after a man allegedly set fire to a stolen vehicle while carrying a gun. Fire and Rescue NSW crews extinguished the car, and no injuries were reported. Police arrested the man on Burwood Road in Burwood at about 11.30pm on Sunday after he allegedly tried to evade officers.
Police have arrested a 32-year-old man in Burwood, days after a gunman sparked a lockdown in Sydney's inner west. Police were called to a Dulwich Hill car park on Friday morning after reports of a stolen vehicle. Officers were told a man armed with a firearm allegedly set the vehicle on fire before leaving on foot, prompting a lockdown of the area. Fire and Rescue NSW put out the fire, and no injuries were reported. The man was arrested on Sunday night after allegedly trying to evade police.
A 32-year-old man has been arrested in Burwood, in Sydney's inner west, after allegedly firing a gun during a confrontation in Dulwich Hill. Police say he stole a car, set it alight and threatened its owners before fleeing on foot through a nearby park. Fire and Rescue NSW put out the blaze and no injuries were recorded. Police released an image of the suspect and the suburb was locked down for several hours. The man, who was found after being on the run since Friday, faces seven charges, including possessing a shortened firearm without authority.
A family from South Strathfield paid $3.1 million at auction for a four-bedroom Federation-era home at 62 O’Connor Street in Haberfield, $200,000 over the reserve. The new owners said the market had opened up some areas to buy. In Croydon Park, a two-bedroom semi sold for $1.3 million, $150,000 below its reserve, with a single bidder. In Woolooware, a family from Dulwich Hill bid against themselves to buy a three-bedroom townhouse for $1.43 million, below its $1.52 million reserve.
A man who threatened people with a shotgun in Sydney's inner west remains on the run. He allegedly set fire to a stolen van at a Dulwich Hill apartment block on Friday morning, prompting police to lock down nearby streets for three hours. No shots were fired. The man is described as about 20 years old, around 160 centimetres tall, with shaggy brown hair. He has not been identified. Police have asked anyone with dashcam, CCTV or mobile phone footage to share it with them.
Police are searching for an armed man who allegedly set fire to a stolen car in a basement car park in Sydney's inner west suburb of Dulwich Hill. Officers were told he took the vehicle from its owners, who confronted him. Fire and Rescue NSW put out the blaze, and no injuries have been reported. The man fled on foot through a nearby park. Police have released an image of the suspect on social media. He is described as in his 20s, about 160cm tall, with a thin build, shaggy hair and a black hooded jersey.
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Police say no shots were fired during an incident in Dulwich Hill on Friday morning, correcting earlier reports of gunfire. Officers are still searching for a man believed to be armed with a shotgun. Police were called to a carpark on Williams Parade about 10.20am after reports of a stolen vehicle, which was allegedly set alight. Superintendent Despa Fitzgerald said a group of people reported being threatened with a weapon as they tried to leave. Residents have been told to stay indoors, and light rail services between Dulwich Hill and Lilyfield have been suspended.
A lockdown in Dulwich Hill, Sydney, has ended after police searched for a man with a shotgun. The man allegedly set fire to a stolen car and threatened witnesses before fleeing. Police described him as Caucasian, in his 20s, and wearing a blue T-shirt and black pants. Schools and businesses were locked down during the search, and a crime scene remains on Williams Parade.
Police are appealing for help to find a man believed to be carrying a shotgun in Dulwich Hill, in Sydney's Inner West. Officers responded to reports of a stolen vehicle at a carpark on Williams Pde on Friday morning. The car was set alight before the man ran off, and fire crews put out the blaze. No injuries have been reported. Schools were placed in lockdown, and police have released an image of the man and urged the public to call triple-0 without approaching him. Light Rail services between Dulwich Hill and Lilyfield stations were halted.
Police have released an image of a man they believe may help their inquiry after a group reported being threatened by a gunman in Dulwich Hill on Friday. Officers were called to a Williams Parade carpark around 10am after a stolen vehicle was set alight, and a man carrying a shotgun was reported to have fled. NSW Police Superintendent Despa Fitzgerald said the group was threatened as they tried to leave, and no shots appear to have been fired.
Police are searching for a man who allegedly threatened members of the public with a shotgun in Sydney's inner west on Friday morning. Officers were told the man set a van alight in Dulwich Hill before running off down Union Street. No shots were fired, police said. Riot squad officers and a helicopter responded, and one school was placed into lockdown. Residents were told to stay indoors until the exclusion zone was lifted at about 2pm, while the search continues. Police urge anyone who sees the man to call Triple Zero.
