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Finish line not yet in view The NSW Office of Sport has opened a temporary athletics grass track at the Sydney Academy of Sports (SAS) in Narrabeen following ongoing issues with the synthetic surface. The Chevron athletic track was closed in December...

NS, NB

Take time out for nature and join the world’s biggest movement to protect our planet. Every year, hundreds of millions of individuals, businesses, schools, councils, and communities around the world participate in Earth Hour. To demonstrate your support of the environment,...

NS

Local councils fight back on planning reforms North Sydney, Mosman and Willoughby councils have united to object to parts of the State Government’s proposed housing reforms. In December 2023, the government released proposals to rezone areas across Sydney in an effort to...

NBS

Calls for land to be used for Bally Boys An application for a five-year lease at Balgowlah Golf Club has caused a stir in the community, with parents at the nearby Balgowlah Boys High School and Warringah MP Zali Steggall saying...

NS

Federal politicians call for urgent action Zali Steggall has pleaded with the Federal Government to act immediately to address the ‘national catastrophe’ of domestic violence across Australia. The Warringah MP moved a motion on 12 February, seconded by fellow independent North Sydney...

NBS

PEP-11 bill would cover 5k off coast The State Government has moved a bill to ban off-shore mining from Sydney up to Newcastle, in a bid to stop the controversial PEP-11 licence. PEP-11 is a licence held jointly by Asset Energy/Bounty Oil...

NBS

Hall ‘crumbling’ and ‘broken’ Davidson High School (DHS) still has the original hall that iconic Aussie band INXS sat in when they learned music there over 40 years ago. The DHS Parents and Citizens Association (P&C) launched a community petition in late...

PW

Evening trading until 11pm welcomed by most An application to extend evening trading hours at the newly opened Barrenjoey Boatshed in Palm Beach has seen 150 submissions to Northern Beaches Council – but most are in favour of the change. To be...

NS

Further council budget cuts may be considered The North Sydney Olympic Pool initial budget of $30 million has now ballooned to a total of $105 million, with council seeking a $20 million loan to pay for the shortfall. Council director of open...

NS

Mosmam council expects the Port Jackson fig trees along the Balmoral foreshore to survive following suspected tree vandalism. On Monday, 19 February, the council received a call from a Balmoral resident reporting that they had seen someone drilling a fig tree...