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...

The weather is warming up, so the first waves of Council lifeguard patrols have begun to hit the stand, starting with Freshwater and Dee Why Beaches last weekend. Manly flies the flags all year and the rest of the patrolled beaches...

Independent Pittwater MP Jacqui Scruby has called on the Premier to urgently extend surge funding for pothole repairs to metropolitan Sydney, not just regional NSW. Ms Scruby said that the Pittwater community is totally reliant on roads. When buses are delayed...

The NSW Government has deployed a NSW Health team to work alongside staff at Northern Beaches Hospital to prepare for the hospital’s eventual transition from a public private partnership. From Monday 1 September, the transition assessment and planning (TAP) team comprised...

Northern Beaches Council will commence construction this week on the highly anticipated upgrade of the Long Reef boardwalk and bridge, a key section of the popular coastal walk located between Long Reef Golf Course and Long Reef Beach. This essential upgrade...

Mackellar MP Sophie Scamps said the return of soft plastic recycling bins at some of our supermarkets is a positive step but that we shouldn’t get too excited. After the collapse of Redcycle in 2022, a new national trial has...

Netball Australia wants your help in calling for Netball to be included in the Olympic Games in Brisbane in 2032 and has an online petition going where you can add your name to the cause and spread the word to...

The opening of a BreastScreen permanent service in Mona Vale means that around 16,000 women aged 50-74 from the Upper Northern Beaches area now have access to the service within 20 minutes of their home. Around 1000 women have already had...

Taronga Wildlife Hospital has released a young Little Penguin back to the wild of the Pacific Ocean on Curl Curl Beach after being rescued from an unlikely location – the Pacific Highway in Belmont, Newcastle. The penguin was spotted walking along...

The Sydney Harbour Federation Trust (Harbour Trust) is seeking applicants to join its Community Advisory Committee (CAC) for a three-year term from 2026 to 2028. The Harbour Trust is responsible for 9 places around the harbour including North Head Sanctuary in...