Episode Details

Wake Up Sydney brings you the essentials for Saturday, 22 August 2026 — with a bright and sunny start across the city, smooth roads, and major train changes to keep on your radar. Sydney is waking under clear skies, with the CBD starting at 11.4°C and heading for a pleasant 22°C. Parramatta is crisp at 8.9°C, also reaching 22°C, while Bondi is milder at 14.2°C with a coastal top of 21°C. On the roads, it’s an unusually smooth run across Sydney, with no major incidents, breakdowns, or delays reported this morning. The biggest travel impact is on public transport, with extensive planned trackwork across the weekend. Buses are replacing trains on sections of the South Coast, T4 Illawarra, T1 North Shore, Central Coast and Newcastle, T9 Northern, and Olympic Park lines. Western, Blue Mountains, Leppington, and Inner West services are also running to altered timetables or stopping patterns. If you’re heading out — especially toward Olympic Park for major events — check your transport app before leaving and allow extra travel time.