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How Newington and Sydney’s Olympic Village became a world-renowned neighbourhood – Domain News
Just days before the NSW Government was to award the tender for the bold experiment of building an Olympic Athletes’ Village expressly designed to become a permanent neighbourhood afterwards, the de
Its one of the most enduring legacies of the 2000 Sydney Olympics but it so very nearly never happened, it was revealed for the first time this week on the 20th anniversary of the best Olympic Games ever.
Just days before the NSW Government was to award the tender for the bold experiment of building an Olympic Athletes Village expressly designed to become a permanent neighbourhood afterwards, the developer walked away from the deal.
And as the only one left in the race, the entire $590 million…
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