Saturday, 10th October
NS
North Sydney Council is inviting artists, writers and creative practitioners to apply for the 2027 Creative Spaces and Don Bank Writer in Residence programs, which opened on 6 October 2026 and close on 6 November 2026. The Creative Spaces Program supports...
Friday, 9th October
NBS, PW
National Carers Week, which runs from 11 to 19 October, will recognise and celebrate the contribution of informal carers. With the theme this year of ‘Care for a carer: Making carers visible,’ the week aims to spotlight the contribution of...
Infertility affects one in six Australian couples of reproductive age. So what are the facts...
Vaccination for our Little Penguins The Northern Beaches marked its first cases of H5 bird...
Wednesday, 7th October
NS, NB
On 1 October, the official Bush Fire Danger Period commenced across most of the state. The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) has urged the community to start preparing now for the threat of bush and grass fires, with a hotter...
PW
Small businesses seek help A recent survey on small and medium enterprises carried out by Pittwater Business (PB), run by the Mona Vale Chamber of Commerce, found that local businesses want practical support, a stronger local voice and partnership. PB launched earlier...
NB
This weekend marked the commencement of the 2026-27 beach patrol season, with the red and yellow flags re-making their mark in the sand. Sydney is anticipating a hotter than average summer, with plenty of beachgoers heading into the season. In a...
NB
With two H5 bird flu cases confirmed on the Northern Beaches, in Dee Why and Warriewood, you have an opportunity to become more informed on the virus and ask questions of experts. NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD),...
PW
Shark drones ready for summer surveillance Surf Life Saving NSW has had over 2,500 applications for UAV pilot roles and has issued about 200 contracts already to casual pilots, following the NSW Government’s $34 million expansion of its drone surveillance program....
NS
Mosman Council is installing CCTV at Balmoral to address ongoing tree vandalism. The decision came after a replacement 200-litre Port Jackson fig tree planted in Balmoral in May was vandalised in July. Council agreed at its meeting on 1 September to install...
NS, NB
Taronga is celebrating National Bilby Day on Sunday 13 September with confirmation that its Greater Bilby conservation breeding program has a thriving at Taronga Western Plains Zoo. Bilbies are the largest species in the Bandicoot family, and the species is threatened...
NB
The first case of H5 bird flu on the Northern Beaches has been confirmed in a greater crested tern in Warriewood. Council is hopeful that the virus will not impact our area significantly, but said that it may be unavoidable...