NSW Government Thrilled To Discover Land Exists Between Two Places

The NSW Department of Planning has announced an ambitious rezoning proposal after surveyors confirmed that a continuous strip of land connects Sydney and Parramatta, much of it sitting there doing nothing in particular. "We always assumed there was some kind of void between the two cities," said a department spokesperson. "Turns out it is just more Sydney." The proposal would rezone several areas at the approximate midpoint to allow for residential development, a move officials described as "finally putting to use the vast, uncharted wilderness of inner-west Sydney." Planning documents indicate the government arrived at the location using a ruler and a train map. Critics have noted that the areas in question already contain tens of thousands of residences, but the department dismissed this, saying those people "don't count yet" until the rezoning is gazetted. Construction is expected to begin once a second ruler confirms the findings.

Riffing on real coverage: NSW government proposes rezoning to create residences midway between Sydney and Parramatta