Wednesday, 17th September
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Local Royal Fire Service (RFS) volunteers are coming down to Terrey Hills Tavern and Beacon Hill Rural Fire Brigade is opening its doors this Sunday from 10am to answer your questions, share practical tips, and help locals make a plan...
Wednesday, 17th September
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LocalKind is running a Giving Day today, where all donations made to the community-based organisation will be tripled by their generous matching partners. Funds raised on Giving Day, 17 September, will directly support LocalKind’s frontline support workers, who walk alongside people...
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Heavy rain across the Northern Beaches over the weekend has brought with it numerous potholes across local roads. Persistent, rainy conditions bring new potholes, while making existing potholes worse, providing a headache for drivers. Between 1 July to 7 August this...
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Street cleaning, park maintenance, library programs and community events may need to be scaled back in North Sydney without increased revenue. Infrastructure such as roads, parks, community centres, seawalls and stormwater systems could also deteriorate. In early 2025, Council applied to...
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Northern Beaches residents are invited to a Community Forum on E-Bike Safety hosted by Pittwater State MP Jacqui Scruby and Mackellar Federal MP Sophie Scamps on Thursday 21 August at 6.45pm at Mona Vale Surf Life Saving Club. E-bikes are an...
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Government proposes net-free trial Manly’s shark net could disappear following the State Government’s decision to trial the removal of shark nets in three NSW council areas. Northern Beaches Council has been asked to nominate a beach for the net-free beach trial before...
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Transport for NSW is reducing the speed limit from 60km/h to 50km/h on Barrenjoey Road from Beaconsfield Street, Newport to Crane Lodge, Palm Beach on 7 August following a Road Safety review that reported 46 crashes between Jue 2019 to...
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North Sydney Council voted at its meeting on 28 July to charge $50 per person for one year only to watch the year’s New Year’s Eve fireworks from Blues Point (incorporating Blues Point and Henry Lawson Reserves). Council also manages vantage...
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Pilot program offers students taster courses More than 700 local high school students from 10 schools are expected to take part in a two-year pilot of the Northern Beaches Educational Pathways Program (EPP) – a growing initiative that’s helping high school...
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Liberals challenge election result Gisele Kapterian is challenging the election result in the Federal seat of Bradfield, in a move which could see sitting member Nicolette Boele removed as MP. Ms Kapterian, who lost the election by just 26 votes, launched a...
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Mosman Council has endorsed a high-profile fundraising gala dinner to help secure the financial future of Mosman Art Gallery. The Gallery is faced with reduced government funding as council failed to secure four-year multi-year funding from Create NSW and hopes the...
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Water quality testing saved – for now Northern Beaches Council is relieved with the announcement on 4 June that the NSW Government has committed to funding the Beachwatch program and monitoring the water quality of our beaches for another two years. “They...