Willoughby City Council is pressing the NSW Government to confirm its commitment to delivering essential community infrastructure at the Chatswood Dive Site, amid concerns long-promised public benefits may be under threat. The site has been earmarked for redevelopment to support housing...

Partnership ‘at risk of failure’ The public-private partnership (PPP) between Healthscope and the State Government is ‘at risk of failure,’ according to a recent audit. The Audit Office of NSW had conducted the audit to determine how ‘effectively and efficiently’ the partnership...

Council opposes beach permits for all   Any resident of Sydney may soon be able to buy a parking permit for the Northern Beaches under changes proposed by the State Government. In April, Transport for NSW (TfNSW) started a consultation about parking permit...

Researchers, including those at the Kolling Institute, have launched a study to investigate if a diet and exercise program aimed at weight loss can prevent the development of crippling knee osteoarthritis. The trial will be led by researchers from the University...

It’s official – Brookvale is pretty hot. Northern Beaches Council has carried out a microclimate and urban heat mapping of the local government area, and the findings are hot. The study, in collaboration with Western Sydney University, revealed that the diverse...

A fight is brewing with councils over changes which would allow any Sydney resident to buy a cheap permit for beach parking. In April, Transport for NSW (TfNSW) quietly started a consultation about parking permit changes which would make access to...

Detectives have released images of a man who may be able to assist with inquiries into a 2011 armed robbery on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. At around 8am on Friday, 22 April 2011, a man entered a service station on Pittwater Road,...

Inquiries are underway after a man drowned in Mosman on Good Friday. At about 10:20am, emergency services were called to Middle Head Point following reports of a concern for the welfare of a man in the water. Officers from North Shore...

Labor candidate for Mackellar, Jeffery Quin, has released a statement outlining his stance on the Northern Beaches Hospital. The statement is as follows: “As a lifelong resident of Mackellar and long-time advocate for public health, I want the Northern Beaches community to...

The Auditor General’s report on the delivery of public services at the Northern Beaches Hospital, released on 17 April, concluded that the hospital is ‘not effectively delivering integrated, high-quality healthcare and not performing to the requirements of the public-private partnership...