Going the extra mile for aged care is John Barnard-Richardson who will take on the 106km Ultra Trail Jervis Bay on 28 June in an effort to raise funds for the Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH). John, 56, has a goal...

Electric vehicle owners now have more options to charge their cars, with 60 new grant-funded charging stations being installed in North Sydney Council car parks this winter. The chargers can be found in car parks in North Sydney, Kirribilli, Cammeray, Wollstonecraft,...

Northern Beaches Council will make a submission to the recently launched Parliamentary Inquiry into illegal tobacco trade in NSW. Council will request changes to the Standard Instrument Local Environment Plan to allow councils to stop tobacco shops from opening near...

Taronga Zoo stands by maximum pylon height Taronga Zoo has not lowered the pylon height for its revamped Sky Safari proposal, angering a local preservation group. Taronga’s amended development application for its Sky Safari cable car system is on exhibition on the...

Falling enrolments threatens school’s future Kambora Public School in Davidson could be put into recess from 2026 due to a dramatic decline in enrolments. Its 41 students would be forced to move to other neighbouring schools. More than 100 past, present and...

Mayor says ‘more rules needed’ The NSW Government has proposed making e-scooters legal for riders aged16 years and over, on footpaths and some roads. The proposals, announced 13 May, were in response to the Parliamentary inquiry into the use of e-scooters, e-bikes...

One month after the Federal Election, Independent Nicolette Boele has ‘provisionally’ won the seat of Bradfield, beating main rival Liberal Gisele Kapterian by just 26 votes. In the original count, after preferences were distributed, the candidates were separated by just eight...

Scruby calls hike ‘blow’ to residents The average Beaches ratepayer will soon be paying $42 more per quarter, or $168 per year, after rates regulator IPART approved a permanent 25.2% rate hike to start in July. IPART did not give council the...

Services to be cut and projects delayed Mayor Zoë Baker has labelled ‘incredibly disappointing’ the decision by rates regulator IPART to reject an 87% rate rise application for North Sydney Council. Council had applied to IPART for a permanent rate rise and...

Northern Beaches Council is acting to protect the unique character of the Northern Beaches in response to the NSW Government’s state-wide housing policy, which permits more medium and high-density residential development in large parts of the Council area. Council is proposing...