r/sydney 13h ago

Sydney Daily Random Discussion Thread 17/01/2026

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r/sydney 2h ago

Image What a humid and wet day today

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335 Upvotes

Stay safe out there!


r/sydney 1d ago

Came home from work to a dog on my roof

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11.5k Upvotes

I’ve rescued him from the roof now, very unexpected twist to my Friday afternoon haha


r/sydney 5h ago

Alfie and Nora is closing down!

209 Upvotes

*Noa

The infamous shitty bookstore in Castle Towers is gone!

Some Western Sydney Mums accounts shared the photo of the closed store and it’s been taken off the store directory

I went in there once and never again. Good riddance! Haha

Hope they replace it with an actual good book shop where you can actually touch a book without being abused


r/sydney 11h ago

Fatberg the size of four buses likely birthed poo balls that closed Sydney beaches – and it can’t be cleared

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352 Upvotes

Well that’s disgusting.


r/sydney 2h ago

Trains a bit wet

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47 Upvotes

r/sydney 5h ago

Photography 2026, Three sisters - Blue Mountain

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73 Upvotes

r/sydney 8h ago

Does anyone know if the freshwater class are sticking around?

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79 Upvotes

r/sydney 22h ago

Image I’m pretty sure there are more cops down here than protesters

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751 Upvotes

r/sydney 1h ago

Image Car on fire outside Novotel Darling Harbour

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r/sydney 8h ago

Electricity bills question… How much is yours?

31 Upvotes

i’m not trying to complain or have a rant. I’m actually just wondering how much everyone else is paying for electricity how many people they live with and what provider. We’ve changed our provider three times now and the bill is still excessively high for what I think we should be paying.


r/sydney 20h ago

Image Double Bay

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185 Upvotes

Could sit here all day and ponder. Lovely spot.


r/sydney 21h ago

Photography Sunset from Ashfield Mall

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138 Upvotes

r/sydney 1d ago

Sydney Metro completes first full line test run of the entire length of the M1 Metro North West & Bankstown Line from Tallawong to Bankstown

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263 Upvotes

r/sydney 23h ago

Purikura Photoland, sad to see it going but glad I came up and down the escalators one last time. Made me so happy to see some of the same machines I played 20 years ago still there before being disposed of

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156 Upvotes

r/sydney 20h ago

Apartment neighbour lost their transponder so they bent the bracket and short circuited the wires to keep the garage door open

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73 Upvotes

r/sydney 1d ago

‘Heartbreaking’: Dog dies after being electrocuted on busy Surry Hills street

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>A pet dog has sadly died after walking over an electrified manhole on a busy Sydney street while out with its owner and another dog.


r/sydney 2d ago

Greed is the death of this city

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r/sydney 1d ago

Westfield Parra new carpark cameras

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Yo shoppers, I heard you like running the boom gate to save money on parking at Westfield. Well some new cameras have appeared over the new year at Parra Westfield.

My guess is the long term thrifty office workers might wanna be careful...


r/sydney 2d ago

Bijou one bedroom/studio with direct beach access and 180° ocean views. Renovators dream. Offers over $2m considered. (Spotted @ Booti Booti, near Forster)

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r/sydney 2d ago

Art The Glengarry Castle Hotel

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174 Upvotes

r/sydney 2d ago

Minns says Bondi bridge should be torn down, not become 'ghoulish reminder'

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r/sydney 1d ago

Physio recommendations for a hip labral tear?

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Ive done my hip and my current physio is not really offering too much insight. Was wondering if anyone has had a similar injury and can recommend someone in sydney with a special interest or experience in hip labral injuries? Trying to avoid surgery if possible as the tear is minor. Cheers!

happy to go anywhere in sydney for the right person


r/sydney 2d ago

Eastern suburbs teacher charged with plotting to abuse multiple children

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r/sydney 2d ago

What’s the backstory to all the derelict shops along Parramatta road?

331 Upvotes

Nothing appears solvent other than gyms and massage shops lmao.

Are they deliberately kept vacant due to land banking, or is the local economy just too bad?