Thursday, 30th January
PW
Police have released CCTV footage in an appeal for public assistance after a property was damaged by fire in Sydney’s Northern Beaches area late last year. In November 2024, officers attached to Northern Beaches Police Area Command established Strike Force Gatcombe...
Wednesday, 29th January
NB
A man has been charged following reports of a firearm being discharged on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, which involved the property of Manly Sea Eagles coach Anthony Seibold. Around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 21 January 2025, officers from the Northern Beaches Police...
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Northern Beaches Council is proposing ‘No parking’ restrictions along some sections of Central Road, Avalon Beach. The restrictions follow concerns raised by residents and bus operators about traffic flow and driveway access due to the narrowness of Central Road when vehicles...
NS, NB
The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC) is urging the NSW Government to take action and improve the state’s deforestation record. According to the recently released Trees Scorecard report by WWF Australia, NSW has been ranked at the...
NBS
Birch plywood supply to DMK Forest Products cut The war in Ukraine has affected the supply of birch plywood to local plywood supplier DMK Forest Products. The Brookvale-based business has been importing high-quality WISA birch plywood to Australia for over 40 years...
NS
State Government does not support Lavender Bay project The Sydney Harbour High Line project, which would create walkways around the old railway lines at North Sydney, looks set to be cut by the State Government. The High line, which has been worked...
NBS
Future of shared space up in air The use as Dee Why as a ‘shared space’ with local businesses could be in doubt unless Northern Beaches Council obtains funding for permanent infrastructure. Councillors voted nine in favour and four against at the...
NS
Willoughby City Council will launch a comprehensive investigation into a large-scale tree vandalism event along Willowie Road under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. As part of the investigations, rangers will be visiting residents through door-knocking and written communications throughout...
NBS
Ultimate decision rests with planning minister The future of the controversial Lizard Rock housing development proposal may rest on a negative assessment by the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS). On June 29, Wakehurst MP Michael Regan lodged a petition with 12,000 signatories...
Debacle over Narrabeen Sports High repairs Rory Amon has called for urgent action to be taken at Narrabeen Sports High following a recent visit to the school, where he witnessed ‘black mould,’ ‘dilapidated stairways’, and ‘whole rooms bordered up’. The Pittwater MP...
NS
Spill dumped 16 million litres of sewage into creek Sydney Water has been fined $365,625 for seepage of 16 million litres of raw sewage into Flat Rock Creek in 2020, and will pay local councils half a million dollars in reparation. The...
PW
Pittwater MP claims bill stymied The communities of the Northern Beaches will suffer if a proposed bill to stop off-shore mining is not passed, Pittwater MP Rory Amon claims. In late June, Mr Amon put forward the Minerals Legislation Amendment (Offshore Drilling...