Sydney to get its first new inner-city suburb in decades as Glebe Island becomes Bays West

The Guardian World

by Daisy Dumas

March 2, 2026

‘City-shaping’ transformation of industrial precinct to include more than 8,500 new homes and public waterfront access Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Sydney will get its first new inner city suburb – known as Bays West – in decades, giving public waterfront access to Glebe Island for the first time in more than 100 years alongside 8,500 new homes. The New South Wales government on Tuesday announced that a long-awaited overhaul of the government-owned land, directly above the under-construction Bays Metro station and near the western end of the Anzac Bridge, will go ahead. Continue reading...

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Originally published on The Guardian World on 3/2/2026