Northern Beaches Council is planning to soon start a trial to make it easier for residents to recycle plastic wrapping, bread bags and other soft plastics, commonly used in product packaging. On its meeting on 28 February, Council resolved to pursue...

The death of a rare leatherback turtle is being investigated after it was found washed ashore on Whale Beach on Sunday 5 March. This follows the deaths of six leatherbacks off the Central Coast around a similar time last year and...

Infant hearing test transforms lives When New South Wales introduced universal newborn hearing tests in hospitals 20 years ago, it was one of few jurisdictions in the world to offer the service. Now, the SWISH test (State Wide Infant Screening – Hearing),...

Residents are asking local authorities to save a fifty-year-old ornamental palm tree that could be eliminated for the construction of the new Sydney Harbour Bridge Cycleway ramp to be built later this year in Milsons Point. The destruction the Canary Island...

For the first time, key waterways in Sydney Harbour will be equipped with innovative technologies to reduce the amount of rubbish polluting the Harbour as part of the ‘Smarter, Cleaner Sydney Harbour’ initiative co-funded by the NSW Government. Minister for Environment...

‘Lifesaving’ crisis support service launches A peer led, community-based service providing support to locals experiencing emotional or suicidal distress has been launched in Pittwater. The MoWaNa Northern Beaches Safe Space – short for Mona Vale, Warriewood and Narrabeen – will operate as...

NSW Liberals and Independents vow to outlaw offshore mining The NSW Liberal Government has promised it will introduce a bill to outlaw mining off the Northern Beaches if it wins the election this month. The move comes just 12 days after Independent...

Streets were close in Neutral Bay to save an injured magpie that got trapped in a tree on 31 January 2023. Neutral Bay and Crow’s Nest Fire & Rescue, Mosman Police, WIRES and Taronga Wildlife Hospital arrived at the scene to...

Women in Willoughby who have IVF or other assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatments in private clinics can now claim a $2,000 cash rebate as part of the NSW Government fertility initiative, the first of its kind in Australia. Member for Willoughby...

Northern Beaches paint and ink maker, Colormaker Industries, manufacturers of PERMASET® Inks, passed the milestone of 500 tonnes of greenhouse gases (GHGs) saved through the electricity produced from its 100kW solar array, installed in 2019. “Notwithstanding the very real effects of...