Clover Moore unveils 4,500 sq metre Sydney plaza design after more than 40 years of planning

The Guardian World Tuesday 11 August 2026, 04:17 UTC By Kat Wong 1 min read

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Lord mayor says Town Hall Square will be ‘fantastic’ – but business advocate says project’s scale of demolition presents ‘unwanted disruption’Sydneysiders have been given a first glimpse of a new public square set to “unify” the CBD, more 40 years after the project was initially conceived. The City of Sydney on Tuesday released new renders of a plaza that will be built opposite Sydney town hall after the council began finalising discussions with the owners of the last of seven buildings that...

Lord mayor says Town Hall Square will be ‘fantastic’ – but business advocate says project’s scale of demolition presents ‘unwanted disruption’

Sydneysiders have been given a first glimpse of a new public square set to “unify” the CBD, more 40 years after the project was initially conceived.

The City of Sydney on Tuesday released new renders of a plaza that will be built opposite Sydney town hall after the council began finalising discussions with the owners of the last of seven buildings that need to be acquired and bulldozed for the project.

Clover Moore (PERSON) Sydney (LOCATION) Town Hall Square (LOCATION) CBD (ORG) The City of Sydney (LOCATION)

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Clover Moore unveils 4,500 sq metre Sydney plaza design after more than 40 years of planning

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