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
PEP-11 bill would cover 5k off coast 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...
NS
Mosmam council expects the Port Jackson fig trees along the Balmoral foreshore to survive following suspected tree vandalism. On Monday, 19 February, the council received a call from a Balmoral resident reporting that they had seen someone drilling a fig tree...
PW
Minister says no plans for any new marine parks An aquatic reserve will not be created at Mona Vale Basin Beach (Bongin Bongin Bay), Environment minister Penny Sharpe has declared. Council presented a submission to the State Government after a 2,900 petition...
PW
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...
NS
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...
NS
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...
NB
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...
NS, NB
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...
NS
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...
NS
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...