Federal minister rejects PEP-11 After four years of campaigning, a permit to allow mining of the waters off the Northern Beaches has been rejected. Federal Minister for Industry and Science, Ed Husic, made his recommendation of refusal to the joint state-federal authority...

Police have released CCTV footage in an appeal for public assistance after a property was damaged by fire in Sydney’s Northern Beaches area late last year. In November 2024, officers attached to Northern Beaches Police Area Command established Strike Force Gatcombe...

A man has been charged following reports of a firearm being discharged on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, which involved the property of Manly Sea Eagles coach Anthony Seibold. Around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 21 January 2025, officers from the Northern Beaches Police...

The North Shore suburb of Cammeray received its first community battery on Tuesday at Green Park. Local independent MP Kylea Tink took to her Instagram to praise the initiative. “The Cammeray community battery will enable around 350 locals to save approximately $200...

Jacqui Scruby, Independent MP for Pittwater, has criticized Ausgrid for its prolonged delays in restoring power following severe weather that impacted the area. As of Tuesday, January 21, 158 homes and businesses in Pittwater were still without electricity, six days...

The proposed PEP-11 offshore petroleum digging proposals were rejected by the Commonwealth-New South Wales Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority. Minister for Industries and Science Ed Husic has stated the decision was informed by all relevant submissions and materials given to the government,...

FROM NORTHERN BEACHES COUNCIL:    Northern Beaches Council this morning has reopened all beaches apart from South Curl Curl and Dee Why following the clean-up of marble-sized ball-shaped debris. Council was notified of the debris on Tuesday morning (14 January 2025) and found...

Minister could give assent by March The Rural Fire Service must support the Patyegarang ‘Lizard Rock’ development before the planning authority will recommend the controversial Belrose build. In December, a majority of three to two of the Sydney North Planning Panel said...

FROM NORTHERN BEACHES COUNCIL:  Nine Beaches in the Northern Beaches are closed after white/grey, ball-shaped debris was found washed up along the shore. Council was alerted to the debris via the EPA and is working closely with the state agency to collect...

Students ‘fiercely opposed’ to Year 7 to 10 cohort From 2026, Northern Beaches Secondary College (NBSC) Freshwater Campus will welcome Year 7s, in a move which has angered some students. Currently home to only seniors in Year 11 and 12, the State...