Are you feeling stressed, overwhelmed or would like to have a one-on-one conversation with someone who cares? Lifeline Connect is coming to the Dougherty Community Centre in Chatswood as a free service to support those in need. Lifeline Connect is a free, non-clinical...

Ratepayers on the Northern Beaches were out of pocket $39 million, or the equivalent of $379 per ratepayer, in the 2021/22 financial year due to cost shifting from the NSW Government. The cost shifting report reveals council paid the highest emergency...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...