Saturday, 26th April
NS
An anime-inspired mural created by students from Chatswood High School in collaboration with local artist Debbies Grahl is sparking conversations on consent and respect. The mural forms part of the Willoughby City Council’s Youth Action Plan priorities. Mayor Tanya Taylor welcomed...
Friday, 25th April
NB
It’s official – Brookvale is pretty hot. Northern Beaches Council has carried out a microclimate and urban heat mapping of the local government area, and the findings are hot. The study, in collaboration with Western Sydney University, revealed that the diverse...
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Features
PW
With the number of young people choosing to leave school early sitting at a 10-year high, Catherine Lewis investigates the catalysts behind this growing trend and the alternative paths many are taking. Engagement in traditional education is on the wane, with...
NBS
The increasing numbers of women in parliament is lifting behavioural standards – but there is still a long way to go, say Zali Steggall and Natalie Ward. Editor in Chief Michelle Giglio reports. School yard. Old guard. Threatened. Heckled. Double standards....
PW
Recent trends show that underage online gambling is increasing. Should parents be worried? Aoife Moynihan reports on the situation on the Northern Beaches. The Federal Government’s You win some, you lose more (YWSYLM) report on gambling, published in June 2023, reported...
NS
With the number of women entering federal and state parliaments increasing, North Shore politicians Kylea Tink and Felicity Wilson reveal how they’re shattering the glass ceiling for women in politics. Niki Waldegrave reports. International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8 March,...
NS
Couple spiralling rent, utility and childcare expenses with gender pay gaps, period poverty and the increasing threat of homelessness, and women are firmly in the eye of the cost of living storm. The impacts of a crisis are rarely gender neutral,...
PW
Women are bearing the brunt of the spiralling cost of living, with rent rises, gender pay gaps, period poverty and increasing homelessness creating a perfect storm for those on the Northern Beaches and beyond. Only a lucky few are immune as...
NB
New gender diversity guidelines convey the message that our surf clubs are for everyone. In a groundbreaking move, Surf Life Saving Australia has produced a transgender and gender diverse factsheet for Surf Life Saving clubs. The factsheet was released in December, with...
NS
Searching for an answer to the housing affordability crisis, Kylea Tink invited members of her North Sydney constituency to come up with their own solutions. It was Australia’s first one-day ‘deliberative democracy’ forum. Is it possible for a randomly-selected group of...
NBS
The towering seawall dominating the Collaroy coastline has divided not just the stretch of sand itself, but also the community. Questions continue as to why public space is being sacrificed to save private property and whether a dangerous precedent for...
NB
Avalon adventurer Jonathan King tracks whales in Hervey Bay with former Beaches resident Wally Franklin who helped save the humpbacks from extinction. “Whales ahead – off portside!” shouts Captain Wally Franklin. “Quick, it’s a mother with calf, up close!” I rush to...