PEP-11 bill would protect 5k off beach The State Government has moved a bill to ban off-shore mining from Sydney up to Newcastle, in a bid to stop the controversial PEP-11 licence. PEP-11 is a licence held jointly by Asset Energy/Bounty Oil...

Willoughby City Council presented ‘Introduction to Sustainable Building’, a series of webinars to guide home builders and renovators on resilient design, sustainable building materials and water efficiency. The initiative for prospective builders and renovators stems from the increased demand in the...

Warringah and North Sydney MPs launch campaign In May 2023, Warringah MP Zali Steggall called for 75 per cent emissions reductions by 2035. Ms Steggall and fellow ‘teals,’ including North Sydney MP Kylea Tink, are now bringing this target to the...

Lifeguards perform 17,667 tasks over 79,000 hours Surf life saving clubs on the Northern Beaches have reported a busy season, including one drowning. So far this summer, Surf Life Saving NSW (SLSNSW) lifeguards and volunteer lifesavers on the Northern Beaches have conducted...

Young people are being reminded ‘every vape is a hit to your health’, as part of a new campaign launched by the NSW Government this week. Developed in consultation with young people and medical experts, the campaign amplifies the voices of...

With cases forecast to more than double in the coming decades and a third of the population aged over 55, Mosman Council is supporting increased community awareness and education around dementia. As part of the initiative, Council is hosting a Dementia...

In a heartening return, over 100 baby White’s Seahorses, bred at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium, have been released at Clontarf Beach to repopulate the colony. The five to six-centimetre juveniles, aged seven to nine months, are now navigating the expanded...

Members say bill ‘flawed’ The committee which has been examining a proposed Liberal-backed bill to stop off-shore drilling has recommended the bill be voted down. Liberal Pittwater MP Rory Amon introduced the Minerals Legislation Amendment (Offshore Drilling and Associated Infrastructure Prohibition) Bill...

Surfrider Foundation Australia, a not-for-profit agency dedicated to protecting Australia’s oceans, has launched a series of film events across Australia’s east coast to raise support for their campaign to Save The Southern Sea from fossil fuel exploration. Their eighth stop...

Company says only Lower Hunter coast affected There would be no gas mining in the waters off the Northern Beaches if PEP-11 goes ahead, Advent Energy has told a NSW committee. The company is re-applying for permission to continue gas exploration in...