Friday, 28th March
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Northern Beaches Council staff blitzed local building sites as part of the Get the Site Right campaign on 20 March 2025. The campaign seeks to prevent pollution by highlighting the importance of securing building materials and educating site managers on best-practice...
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Jacqui Scruby demands action on 190X bus chaos Pittwater express bus services are at ‘crisis point’ and must be fixed, says Independent Pittwater MP Jacqui Scruby. The MP has been ‘inundated with complaints’ following cuts in January to the 190x peak...
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Local MPs Jacqui Scruby and Michael Regan are working with Federal MP Sophie Scamps to secure funding to fix Sydney Academy of Sport’s athletics track in Narrabeen and met at the track on Tuesday 4 March. Hundreds of local athletes and...
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Last week, Independent Federal Member for Warringah, Zali Steggall MP, hosted a Community Forum in Crows Nest, bringing together over 150 residents to discuss key local and national issues. The forum provided an opportunity for community members to ask questions and...
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North Sydney MP confirms will not run for Senate “First they will ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” These were the parting words of North Sydney MP Kylea Tink to aspiring Independents during...
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Can you afford a rate rise? Amidst calls by Tony Abbott for locals to boycott the proposed rate rise, regulator IPART has started its review of Northern Beaches Council’s 39.6% special rate variation (SRV) application. Council has applied to IPART for a...
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Local Government Minister says ‘no’ North Shore MP Felicity Wilson has called on the State Government to conduct a public inquiry into North Sydney Council, under siege over its proposed 87.05% rate rise. Council has applied to the regular IPART for...
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Willoughby MP Tim James has said that he will ‘continue to fight for quality public education’ following the news that the State Government has cancelled plans to build new schools in Chatswood and St Leonards. According to Mr James, at a...
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Northern Beaches Secondary College (NBSC) Freshwater Senior Campus has been given an extra year as a senior-only campus. Years 7 and 8 will join Freshie from 2027 and Years 7 to 12 from 2028 to allow more time for transition planning...
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Students from Northern Beaches Secondary College (Freshwater Senior Campus) stage a walk out today to protest against the decision to become a full high school from 2027. The Department of Education announced last year that following ‘positive feedback from community consultations,’...
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North Sydney Council will apply to the state regulator IPART for a permanent 87.05% rate rise over two years. Council voted last night for the special rate variation, which it says is needed to help foot the bill for the $120...