Wednesday, 2nd July
PW
Independent Pittwater MP Jacqui Scruby has voiced in-principle support for new legislation targeting illegal vape and tobacco sales in NSW. While the Opposition’s Bill has yet to be released, Ms Scruby said she supports the intent, citing the need for...
Tuesday, 1st July
NB
Destructive winds, heavy rainfall, and large swells are forecast to impact the Northern Beaches from this afternoon, as an East Coast Low develops off the coast. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued Flood Watch, marine wind, and hazardous surf warnings,...
Sunday, 29th June
NS
North Sydney Council has some sound advice to stop loved up brush turkeys from building nest-mounds in your garden, as we head into breeding season. It’s usually in June or July that male brush turkeys begin building a new nest-mound or...
NS
Going the extra mile for aged care is John Barnard-Richardson who will take on the 106km Ultra Trail Jervis Bay on 28 June in an effort to raise funds for the Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH). John, 56, has a goal...
NS
Electric vehicle owners now have more options to charge their cars, with 60 new grant-funded charging stations being installed in North Sydney Council car parks this winter. The chargers can be found in car parks in North Sydney, Kirribilli, Cammeray, Wollstonecraft,...
NS, NB
A red haze of dust spread across areas north of the city and the Beaches on Tuesday morning, bringing with it a health warning for residents. A dust storm which originated in South Australia had moved into NSW, impacting the air...
NB
‘No impact’ on Northern Beaches Hospital The operator of Northern Beaches Hospital, Healthscope Newco, has entered into receivership, the company announced on 27 May, and a sale process has started for the Australian health group. There is no plan to close...
NS
As climate change becomes the world’s most important issue, North Shore Living goes behind the scenes to find out what Taronga Zoo is doing to save the planet. Alex Driscoll reports Research and education have long been the cornerstones of zoos,...
NS
A young male Spotted-tailed Quoll has been successfully released into Blue Mountains National Park following a nine-week rehabilitation at Taronga Wildlife Hospital, coinciding with World Endangered Species Day. Discovered unconscious in Faulconbridge in March, the quoll was first taken to Blaxland...
NS, NB
Volunteer surf lifesavers and lifeguards warned rock fishers to stay off rock platforms as a Hazardous Surf Warning is currently in place for the state’s northernmost border all the way down to Sydney and is expected to remain in place...
NB
NSW Health Minister, Ryan Park, told hundreds of Beaches locals that the State Government would ‘do everything it can’ to put Northern Beaches Hospital public services back into public hands. Minister Park was speaking at the Northern Beaches Hospital (NBH) forum...
NB
The parents of toddler Joe Massa who died at Northern Beaches Hospital after failure of the REACH protocol are urging action to ensure widespread awareness and use of the program. Daniel and Elouise Massa met with Health Minister Ryan Park and...