Pedestrian countdown timers are being installed in Manly Corso at the busy Darley Road intersection to improve the safety in the area. Manly MP James Griffin has welcomed the move, as night works on the upgrades began on 12 April. “I...

Government has awarded contract for upgrade Work to upgrade the beleaguered Wakehurst Parkway will begin mid-2026, following the appointment of engineers Ertech to deliver the $85 million program. Roads Minister Jenny Aitchison made the announcement on 23 March, flanked by Wakehurst MP...

Infrastructure NSW wants residents to comment on its review of Beaches roads What are your biggest road gripes on the Northern Beaches? Is it waiting to get onto Warringah Road from Allambie Road at 5pm? The endless, never-ending queue on Burnt...

Move comes as Scruby applies pressure for mandatory licence and registration Another Northern Beaches college has introduced a mandatory program for students who wish to ride e-bikes to school, as support grows for a licensing scheme. Students at St Luke’s Grammar School...

The Dee Why B-Line has had its ‘Yellow Wiggle’ defibrillator stolen, and police are urging residents to come forward if they have any information. According to Northern Beaches Police Area Command (PAC), the automated external defibrillator (AED) was stolen by an...

‘Essentially a hospital with 177 beds’ Bayview residents have opposed a state significant development (SSD) application for a 177-bed residential aged care facility (RCF) at 36 to 42 Cabbage Tree Road, known as Opal HealthCare Bayview. Ownership of the existing two aged...

New buses are good news: but someone needs to drive them The NSW Government announced on 11 March that it was investing $56 million in 50 new Scania-Volgren articulated (bendy) buses. It also said it had purchased 10 new double decker...

Independent Warringah MP Zali Steggall met with Finance Minister Katy Gallagher on 25 March to discuss the future of HMAS Penguin and the government’s proposed divestment process. Ms Steggall conveyed to Minister Gallagher the strong community concerns about what parts of...

Bill would make licence and registration mandatory Independent Pittwater MP Jacqui Scruby says the State Government must make e-bike licensing mandatory, and has introduced a bill in NSW Parliament to make it happen. Faced with increasing amounts of injuries, and even fatalities...

Loreto Kirribilli and Taronga partnership to see students immersed in Zoo life Loreto Kirribilli is taking the classroom into the real world in a new educational partnership with Taronga Zoo. Years in the making, the first of its kind with an independent...