Monday, 20th May
NBS
New South Wales Police Force (NSWPF) Drug & Firearms Squad detectives have charged three men for alleged prohibited drug supply under Strike Force Verbena. Strike Force Verbena is a joint investigation between the AFP and NSWPF State Crime Command’s Drug &...
Sunday, 19th May
NS
MAY 24 The ultimate ‘blues brother’, Eric Bibb is known globally as a singer-songwriter with true soul, grounded in the folk and blues tradition but with contemporary sensibilities. To experience Eric’s life is to be struck by his sheer humanity and...
NB
Northern Beaches Council has carried out a notice of motion that seeks to comprehensively and efficiently address the challenges and mitigate the impact caused in the area by graffiti, or ‘vandalism’. Currently, council budgets over $500,000 for graffiti removal each year....
NS
Willoughby City Council is alerting community members about the illegal dumping of vegetation on the streets. Council posted on Facebook that in the past six months there had been an escalation of illegal garden vegetation dumping in Chatswood streets. “Usually it happens...
NBS
Warning: some readers may find this content distressing Lifeline volunteers attend Westfield to support shoppers Dozens of Lifeline Northern Beaches counsellors have been helping shoppers at Westfield Bondi Junction in the wake of the 13 April stabbing tragedy. Lifeline NB (LNB) already had...
NS
NSW Police are reminding drivers about their responsibility to drive safely after five people lost their lives on the roads across the ANZAC Day long weekend, compared to four for the same period the previous year (2023). The ANZAC Day traffic...
PW
Will the water be swim-safe? Council is fighting a decision made by the NSW Government to pull the plug on funding for the Beachwatch water quality monitoring program. All Sydney coastal councils will be forced to self-fund water quality monitoring from 1...
NS
Redundancies made as pool drains budget North Sydney Council has cut staff in an attempt to stave off a worsening financial position, with unexpected costs for the Olympic Pool project continuing to hurt its budget. Councillors will vote on an updated draft...
NS
Willoughby City Council is planning to upgrade the Sutherland Park playground in Chatswood and invites community feedback on the Draft Playground Improvements Plan. Community feedback on the plan will contribute to the development of the final Playground Improvement Plan and ensure...
Double demerit points are now in force ahead of ANZAC Day and the end of school holidays and will end at 11.59pm on 28 April. Higher fines and double demerit points will apply for offences such as speeding, not wearing a...
NB
Budget faces $151 million funding gap Council faces an ‘emerging financial sustainability issue’ which means it must consider raising rates, a budget document reveals. The document states that there is a $151 million funding gap for infrastructure, assets and other works over...
NS
A major police operation across NSW has resulted in the seizure of knives and other offences being detected. Operation Foil ran from 11 to 13 April 2024, and saw more than 800 officers from every Police Area Command and Police District...