A fight is brewing with councils over changes which would allow any Sydney resident to buy a cheap permit for beach parking. In April, Transport for NSW (TfNSW) quietly started a consultation about parking permit changes which would make access to...

Labor candidate for Mackellar, Jeffery Quin, has released a statement outlining his stance on the Northern Beaches Hospital. The statement is as follows: “As a lifelong resident of Mackellar and long-time advocate for public health, I want the Northern Beaches community to...

The State Government has set up a taskforce to examine the future of the ‘disastrous’ private public partnership (PPP), NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has announced. Negotiations are yet to start over how operator Healthscope will hand back the public side...

Willoughby City Council’s 2025 Chatswood Lunar New Year Festival has generated close to $80 million in economic activity, drawing thousands to the month-long celebration of the Year of the Snake. The festival featured a range of public events including the “Snake...

The NSW Government has announced that Narrabeen Sports High will receive a new Performing Arts Hall, in addition to upgrades already underway. This new hall, announced on 11 April, will include seating for up to 500 students, two acoustically treated music...

North Shore MPs demand faster action The State Government announced on 12 March it would purchase 50 articulated (bendy) buses, as well as 10 B-Line double-decker buses, to address ongoing service delays and cancellations on the North Shore. In February there were...

The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has released pre-poll voting locations and times. If you can’t get to a polling station on the day of the upcoming Federal Election on 3 May, you can vote early. Centres in or near the Warringah...

The NSW Government announced on 10 April that it was notified of a Healthscope proposal to return Northern Beaches Hospital to the NSW public system. “I note the owners of Healthscope are engaged in a market process potentially seeking to exit...

The stakes are high this Federal Election on 3 May, with the ALP seeking a second term and the Liberal Party hoping to keep Anthony Albanese as a one-term prime minister. With the seat of North Sydney abolished, voters have...

Northern Beaches Council has closed the iconic Palm Beach rockpool until Friday for ‘urgent repairs.’ The pool, which has been open since the 1920s, is one of the oldest on the Northern Beaches. According to a council announcement, the repairs will...