It’s the seat the whole of Australia is watching. Bradfield, which has scooped up a third of the abolished North Sydney electorate, will be a contest between Independent Nicolette Boele, who caused a 15% swing against incumbent Paul Fletcher in...

Last year, Northern Beaches Women’s Shelter was given free use of the former Wesley Taylor aged care site in Narrabeen to provide temporary housing for women in need. Niki Waldegrave speaks with some of the residents about how it has...

The Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize has become an important part of the national scene The Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize was established in 2017 to ‘give thousands of female artists an opportunity to be seen,’ says Ravenswood School for Girls...

Collaroy’s John Swan became the first Australian to undergo a groundbreaking, fully robotic coronary bypass in December, marking a medical milestone for Northern Beaches Hospital In a monumental leap for Australian medicine, Northern Beaches Hospital has successfully performed the country’s first...

When buses replaced trams on the Northern Beaches, the community reacted The introduction of the tram to the Northern Beaches had a huge impact on the local community. It allowed for the residential development of what was a subsistence farming area. So...

Meet two Pittwater women each making a difference to the world around them as we mark International Women’s Day on 8 March JESS HILL: DOMESTIC ABUSE ADVOCATE By Aoife Moynihan NSW Australian of the Year 2025 finalist Jess Hill, 41, has been writing...

Edward ‘Ted’ Huckell was instrumental in bringing radio sets to the market At 8pm on 23 November 1923, Sydneysiders gathered around a new piece of technology – the ‘wireless’ – to hear the first radio broadcast in Australia. In the 100...

A new Parliamentary push to legalise electric scooters and bikes on NSW roads is in motion. But not everyone is on board, as deadly crashes, fire risks and pedestrian prangs skyrocket. Catherine Lewis reports. Once seen as a teen school-run dream,...