Greater Sydney is the most populous metropolitan area in Australia and Oceania. It is located in the state of New South Wales, and encompasses the Sydney city metropolis itself and her surrounding regions. It covers an area stretching from the Hawkesbury River to the Northern Beaches regions in the north, to the Blue Mountains in the west, and the Wollondilly, Campbelltown, and Sutherland regions in the south.
A local council in Greater Sydney has caused outrage after banning men and women from wearing thongs and G-strings in its public..