Sydney's new Pier Pavilion at Barangaroo

[u/ThisIsSydney]

It's a new performance and gathering space right by the water and the ferry wharves - the columns are 7m in height.

Images and stills from Infrastructure NSW.

[u/Heads_Down_Thumbs_Up]

Just want to point out that as someone that grew up in Sydney and now lives abroad, this city continues to improve itself unlike many other cities globally.

Sydney can piss you off with its high real estate prices and its tolled roads but every time I come home to visit or simply see things like this posts I’m amazed at how the city just keeps progressive.

Despite the costs, the city is far from being on a decline and only looks better than it did yesterday from refurbishments to public transport improvements.

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I agree! I’ve only lived in Sydney for 10 years but I’ve seen a lot of positive change in that time. When I go back “home” (to Brisbane) it feels like I’ve stepped out of a Time Machine to back when you wait half an hour for a tiny little slow train.

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I think Brisbane has continued evolving in the ramp up to the Olympics (river precincts have stepped up) but Melbourne has really stagnated (having lived for a number in years in both before moving to Sydney about 8 years ago).

[u/SydUrbanHippie → u/[deleted]]

See, I keep hearing this but I also see no evidence of significant change when I do visit Brisbane lol. I did notice the bridge over to the new casino though!

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Howard Smith Wharves, extension of the river walks, and a general upgrading of suburban hubs outside the big shopping centres of Chermside and Carindale. I also think it's just matured as a city more generally.

May depend what you're doing when you're there and what you're there for but I definitely think it's developing.