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Northern Beaches athletes competing in water polo, sailing and athletics will be heading to the Olympics in July. Other locals are still vying for spots in Rugby 7s and skateboarding. Peninsula Living reports Water polo: Sienna Hearn, Freshwater By Aoife Moynihan Freshwater’s Sienna...

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Locals competing in hockey, Rugby 7s and water polo will be heading to the Paris Olympics in July. They took some time out of their training to speak with North Shore Living Hockey: Tim Brand, Chatswood By Paula V. Arenas Santa Maria At...

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Warning: this article discusses domestic violence and may upset some readers Coercive control is a form of domestic violence and will be a criminal offence in NSW from 1 July. Niki Waldegrave reveals its scourge on the North Shore On average, one...

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Aoife Moynihan talks to Northern Beaches organisations who support our youth when they need it most Teenagers who make unwise choices can negatively affect their future, and some at-risk young people need extra guidance. The Northern Beaches are fortunate to have...

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A clinical trial in Neutral Bay connecting seniors with preschoolers is helping young and old. Tamara Spray reports Finding ways to curb the burden of caring for Australia’s ageing population on an already stretched health care system is an on-going issue....

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A furore has broken out about the Warringah Freeway Upgrade and Western Harbour Tunnel projects, following comments by a former bureaucrat that it will be a ‘bloody disaster’. Michelle Giglio reports The sound of a jackhammer beats relentlessly in Greg Curyer’s...

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Months after carpark signage banning camping and overnight stays is erected at Mona Vale, Catherine Lewis investigates a community divided, with some branding the move harassment. Falling asleep to the sound of the waves at Mona Vale doesn’t come cheap, with...

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North Shore seniors can keep moving with dance In a report published in Sports Medicine in January 2024, dance was found to be ‘equivalent or superior to other physical activity interventions to improve psychological wellbeing and cognitive capacity’. According to the report,...

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Aoife Moynihan explores some of the sporting options for children with disability on the Beaches There are 206,000 students with disability in public schools in NSW – yet many of them have trouble accessing mainstream sport at school or in the...