North Sydney to be abolished under AEC proposal Residents living in Killarney Heights, Forestville, Dee Why and North Curl Curl will move out of Warringah into the Federal seat of Mackellar under a proposed redistribution. The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) announced its...

Seat of North Sydney set to be abolished The federal seat of North Sydney would be abolished under a proposed redistribution in NSW, leaving Kylea Tink with few options for next year’s Federal Election. Ms Tink, who ousted Liberal Trent Zimmerman to...

North Sydney seat to be abolished in shake-up The Federal seat of Mackellar will gain 15,257 electors in the suburbs of Dee Why, North Curl Curl, Forestville and Killarney Heights under a proposed NSW redistribution. The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) announced its...

Dual-occupancy expanded to increase housing density It’s been four years in the making, but the Northern Beaches Council local environment plan (LEP) has finally been released. The LEP will form the basis of a new Northern Beaches development control plan (DCP) and...

Regulator gives green light to special variation Willoughby City Council will soon vote to raise rates by 15 per cent, following approval from the regulator for a special rate variation. IPART, which sets the maximum yearly amount by which councils can raise...

E-bikes have pedestrians pumped up Reports of e-bike near-misses and reckless riding on the Lower North Shore are rapidly rising, with food delivery drivers on footpaths appearing to be the main issue. Neutral Bay resident John Kouvelis contacted North Shore Living as...

Death from an e-bike only matter of time: mayor Northern Beaches Council has launched an e-bike safety campaign – possibly the first council to do so – following a spike in collisions and near misses. Mayor Sue Heins spoke at Manly Beach...

Mayor uses casting vote to consult community   Residents could be hit with a 14 per cent or higher rate rise in two years under a proposed 10-year financial plan. Northern Beaches Council is facing a $5.8 million deficit for the 2024/5 financial...

From Sunday 12 May, North Sydney Council will be asking everyone in the local community to ‘Have your say on our next ten years’ to help inform a new Community Strategic Plan for 2025- 2035. Council will be seeking community feedback...

Councils fight government cut to Beachwatch Local councils are fighting a decision made by the NSW Government to pull the plug on funding the Beachwatch water quality monitoring program. All Sydney coastal councils will be forced to self-fund water quality monitoring from...