Inquiries are underway after a man drowned in Mosman on Good Friday. At about 10:20am, emergency services were called to Middle Head Point following reports of a concern for the welfare of a man in the water. Officers from North Shore...

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 Auditor General’s report on the delivery of public services at the Northern Beaches Hospital, released on 17 April, concluded that the hospital is ‘not effectively delivering integrated, high-quality healthcare and not performing to the requirements of the public-private partnership...

Manly Swimmers Represent at National Championships in Brisbane Thirty swimmers from Manly Swim Club are taking part in the 2025 Australian Age and Open Championships, currently underway at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre. The event, which runs until 24 April, is the...

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...