Mackellar MP Sophie Scamps has introduced a Private Members Bill in Federal Parliament to tackle childhood obesity by restricting junk food marketing on television. The Healthy Kids Advertising Bill proposes removing junk food ads from television and radio between 6am and 9:30pm,...

Mentoring Men, an early intervention program focused on men’s mental health, is committed to making a lasting impact throughout the year. Through one-to-one life mentoring, professionally trained volunteer Mentors offer vital support. To reach a larger male population, Sydney North Health...

Plans have been planted to increase and preserve the at-risk Northern Beaches’ tree canopy cover, which is currently one of the largest in the Greater Sydney area. Northern Beaches Council Mayor, Sue Heins, has warned it is facing ‘numerous threats’...

The annual North Sydney Council Garden competition will give local environmental engineers and keen gardeners the chance to show off their horticultural prowess. The competition will be split into several categories, ranging from balconies and courtyards – which will celebrate the...

NSW Government introduced a Nature Repair Market Bill as part of its plan to improve Australia’s environmental laws. The Bill will be up for debate in Parliament over the coming weeks. Member for North Sydney Kylea Tink will be hosting an online...

Taronga Zoo Sydney is thrilled to announce the arrival of a healthy baby chimpanzee in their chimpanzee community. Lisa, an experienced 43-year-old chimpanzee, gave birth to the female baby on 23 May. The keepers observed Lisa introducing her newborn to...

Northern Beaches Council will lobby the State Government to reinstate the emergency services levy (ESL) subsidy which will cause a $3 million drain in its budget. The ESL is paid by councils and insurance companies to support emergency services in New...

The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) is holding a coffee ‘walk and talk’ at Long Reef in Collaroy on Sunday 25 June. Take an opportunity to meet and get to know other ACF Northern Beaches members in a casual setting with a...

The New South Wales Government is inviting the public to provide feedback and comments on the NSW Skin Cancer Prevention Strategy. With the primary objective of reducing the incidence of skin cancer in the state, the strategy aims to implement...

Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) has said goodbye to it’s computerized tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) scanner after 13 years of service and has said hello to a new state-of-the-art scanner. The old machinery has had good innings since...