Western Sydney Airport is now 80 per cent complete and today hundreds of keen visitors had the chance to see how it's shaping up. One excited local has been waiting decades for the project to come to life. @LizzyBryan1 #9News

For seven anxious days the Robbins family searched for their beloved dog, who'd vanished on the Northern Beaches. Finally though, a breakthrough they were hoping for, the terrier found stranded on rocks at Avalon. #9News

Motorway giant Transurban is warning there'll be winners and losers if the government passes the recommendations of a toll review aimed at making the system fairer. Elizabeth Bryan has the details. #9News

For almost an hour, Mark Sackley's heart stopped beating, but thanks to some extraordinary luck and the expertise of medical professionals, he has made a remarkable recovery. TODAY the father from Yass met the paramedics who helped save his life. @LizzyBryan1 #9News

#EXCLUSIVE: It's in the midst of a housing boom, and the Hills is also set to receive a park bonanza. $100 million is being poured into the area to put greenery back into greenfields suburbs. @LizzyBryan1 #9News

Some Sydney councils are taking housing affordability into their own hands, offering up their own land to be converted into new apartments. @LizzyBryan1 #9News

If your council rates are creeping up, it's most likely because of your red garbage bin. The Waste Services Levy has increased - and tonight mayors from two of Sydney's biggest councils are calling for the tax to be overhauled. @LizzyBryan1 #9News

One of our city's oldest homes in Liverpool is set to reopen its doors to the public with big plans for its future. @LizzyBryan1 #9News

Penrith's Great River Walk is enjoyed by one point five million people every year and it's now set to be transformed. The local council says building the so-called "missing link" will make the walk safer for pedestrians, but some residents aren't happy. @LizzyBryan1 #9News

Penrith is hoping to become a luxury destination, with the opening of its very first five star hotel. Funded by the Panthers - it's just the beginning of a hotel boom in Western Sydney. @LizzyBryan1 #9News

#EXCLUSIVE: Long overshadowed by its neighbour Parramatta, Merrylands is emerging as a new boom town. The long awaited civic square will open this week, and development in the area is taking off. @LizzyBryan1 #9News

A boxing program run by Inner West police is keeping at risk youths in shape, in school, and out of trouble. @LizzyBryan1 #9News

The state government is considering all options - including ripping up a $250 million contract - to get bus services in Sydney's south back on track. Commuters, school children and seniors are being left stranded - with up to 430 services cancelled every day. @LizzyBryan1 #9News

A battle is brewing in Lidcombe over plans to build a $5 million tip, in close proximity to the city centre. While experts say the facility is needed, residents fear the quality of life in their area is about to be destroyed. @LizzyBryan1 #9News

For those who didn't get tickets to tonight's World Cup clash, fans can watch the Matildas take on Ireland at live sites across Sydney. @LizzyBryan1 has the details. #9News

A skatepark 15 years in the making has finally been opened in Leichhardt. @LizzyBryan1 #9News

#EXCLUSIVE: It's been a refuge for locals for 64 summers. But today it was last laps at the Canterbury Aquatic and Leisure Centre - with construction due to begin on a new $61 million pool. @LizzyBryan1 #9News

A young family's faith in humanity has been restored. After losing tens of thousands of dollars to a tradie hired to replace their roof, dozens of workers who had heard about their predicament gave up their Saturday to finish the job. @LizzyBryan1 #9News

A $215 million plan to revitalise the heart of Cabramatta is being considered - but there are concerns surrounding building heights and how it will impact the area's multicultural character. @LizzyBryan1 #9News