Friday, 22nd May
NBS
The Royal Far West’s (RFW) Ride for Country Kids 2026 has wrapped up and was a huge success, having raised $421,051 for the charity. Cyclists pedalled 350km across Western and Far West NSW from 17 to 20 May, starting in Parkes,...
Thursday, 21st May
NS, PW
Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is urgently calling for 13,000 A and O blood donations in the next seven days as its blood supplies run very low. More donors are needed now to prevent Lifeblood’s stocks falling to critical levels by June,...
NS
With summer a peak season for enjoying the open water, recreational boaters are being reminded to check safety equipment, including marine flares. If flares have expired, they need to be safely disposed of. Transport for NSW Maritime is running a mobile...
NB
The Northern Beaches community will benefit from a new ambulance station, with the current Narrabeen Ambulance Station set to be replaced on its existing site. The new and purpose-built ambulance station will boost frontline health infrastructure and support local paramedics to...
NS
Have you got an old, unused phone sitting in a drawer? It could become a lifeline, thanks to North Sydney Council’s new partnership with DV Safe Phone, a national program that collects and refurbishes old mobile phones for people escaping...
NBS, NS
Marine Rescue Middle Harbour has introduced a new fundraising and community engagement initiative, the Marine Rescue Middle Harbour Club 500 Programme, designed to strengthen connections between the boating public and the volunteers who support them. So far this year, volunteers at...
NS
Mater helps women recover faster after breast surgery A first-of-its-kind wellbeing service at the Mater Hospital is helping women recover from breast reconstruction surgery faster by ensuring they are in the best possible shape pre-and post-operatively. The Renew program, based at the...
NB
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...
NBS
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...
PW
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...
NB
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...
NB
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...