Thursday, 18th September
NB
The Northern Beaches Council is updating its Community Safety Plan, building on the work it has done with the community to make our area safer and more resilient for the future. This refreshed Plan will guide community safety priorities for the...
Wednesday, 17th September
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Local Royal Fire Service (RFS) volunteers are coming down to Terrey Hills Tavern and Beacon Hill Rural Fire Brigade is opening its doors this Sunday from 10am to answer your questions, share practical tips, and help locals make a plan...
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Features
NS
Sydney will become a ‘city with no grandchildren’ if sweeping changes are not made to address the housing affordability crisis. But as councils resist rezoning proposals, where to next? Catherine Lewis reports. Breaking up is hard to do, especially with a...
PW
The largest rezoning reforms in NSW history would boost Pittwater housing supply. But will it be at the cost of the local landscape? Catherine Lewis investigates. Locals fear losing their prized postcodes to a sea of skyscrapers, as a raft of...
PW
Every dog has its day – but will it be at the beach? Aoife Moynihan does some digging. The issue of off-leash dog areas on Palm Beach North and South Mona Vale Beach is turning into a dog’s dinner, with strong...
NS
With government tertiary education targets soaring and high school retention levels falling, Catherine Lewis investigates why one in five young people are now opting to leave school early in favour of alternative paths. As Federal Education Minister Jason Clare calls for...
NBS
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 alternative pathways. Engagement in traditional education is on the wane. One in five children are...
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,...