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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Independent is Bradfield’s first female MP After waiting exactly one month to find out if she was elected, Nicolette Boele is breathing a sigh of relief. In what was one of the closest Federal election results in history, Ms Boele won...

Regan’s bill to become law A bill by Wakehurst MP Michael Regan to minimise the profits of Healthscope when it hands back the public part of Northern Beaches Hospital (NBH) has been passed in both houses of NSW Parliament. The independent introduced...