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,...
NBS
FROM NORTHERN BEACHES COUNCIL: Northern Beaches Council this morning has reopened all beaches apart from South Curl Curl and Dee Why following the clean-up of marble-sized ball-shaped debris. Council was notified of the debris on Tuesday morning (14 January 2025) and found...
NB, NBS
FROM NORTHERN BEACHES COUNCIL: Nine Beaches in the Northern Beaches are closed after white/grey, ball-shaped debris was found washed up along the shore. Council was alerted to the debris via the EPA and is working closely with the state agency to collect...
NS
Willoughby dishes up food delivery forum Reports of collisions involving pedestrians and e-bike delivery riders and complaints about e-bike riders using footpaths has prompted Willoughby Council to hold a food delivery drivers forum in February. Council staff presented a report to the...
NB
Photographers, swimmers, snorkellers and divers to got creative and submitted their underwater images to be part of this year’s Underwater Photography Competition. The underwater contest is part of the Northern Beaches Council Ocean Festival and celebrates all skill levels, from amateur,...
NS
In-Conversation with Peter FitzSimons: Sports Injuries, Brain Health and Dementia forum will be held on 4 November from 6.30-7.30pm at Mosman Art Gallery. Join Mosman Council for a special forum raising awareness about sports-related dementia and neurodegenerative diseases resulting from repetitive...
PW
Thanks to the right combination of tide and sand movement, stunning trace fossils—imprints left by ancient creatures that roamed the earth over 220 million years ago—are now visible on Turimetta Beach, in Warriewood. The fossils, discovered a couple of years ago,...
NS
Mosman’s Cobblers Beach has become the first location in Sydney Harbour to host a site for the restoration of endangered seagrass. In a partnership between Mosman Council and the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS), underwater plots of Posidonia australis seagrass...
PW
New shark management measures introduced Shark nets on the Beaches will be removed one month earlier than usual in a shift in policy to help protect migrating turtles. The NSW Government has announced its $21.5 million Shark Management Program, with new measures...
NB
Mackellar MP Sophie Scamps has launched a campaign to save the Aussie Bush. “So many of us choose to live on the Northern Beaches of Sydney because of the amazing natural environment,” Dr Scamps said. “But Australia is a world leader when...
NBS
Families being turned away from support The Dalwood Spilstead Service in Seaforth is fighting to secure long-term funding following the withdrawal of grants from the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) at the end of June. DSS wants to secure the future...