New high school enrolments must go to Mosman In a change that has shocked locals, new applicants for Cammeraygal High School will be sent to Mosman High, with Year 7 ‘at capacity’ for 2025. The change surprised parents back in November, with...

Angry residents protest at council meeting Northern Beaches Council has asked the regulator IPART to agree to a special rates variation (SRV) of 39.6% over three years, starting at 12.1% from July 2025. Council made the decision during an extraordinary four-hour meeting...

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...

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...

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...

Bid to limit noise impact on local residents Proposals to increase the opening hours of Peninsular Firearm Academy (PFA) shooting range in Belrose and for additional ranges at the adjacent St Ives Pistol Club (SIPC) were approved by the Northern Beaches...