North Sydney Council aims to achieve the targets set out in its Environmental Sustainability Strategy 2030 to decarbonise the community and assist residents to live more sustainably. One of its plans includes a sustainability rebate scheme to assist residents and businesses...

Willoughby MP Tim James has been appointed as the shadow minister for fair trading, work health and safety and building. Mr James said: “These are vital portfolios that permeate all aspects of economic activity and community in NSW and underpin the...

The Draft Mosman / North Sydney / Willoughby Bush Fire Risk Management Plan (BFRMP) was released for public exhibition. The BFRMP aims to protect lives, properties, and the local way of life, and community feedback during this exhibition period to help...

Ausgrid has pulled the plug on a proposed community battery for Green Park in Cammeray, following a negative response from locals. The move follows a community consultation in April, with a large number of residents ‘angered’ by the proposal for such...

Willoughby Council invites all residents to participate in the Australian Liveability Census, the largest social research project in Australian history. The census provides a unique opportunity for the community to have their say on the issues that matter most to them...

The Northern Beaches Council has extended the survey on the Streets as Shared Spaces – Avalon Beach project until 1 October 2023. The council is currently running a trial funded through the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment’s Streets as Shared...

  A group of anaesthetists from Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) has been awarded funding as part of the NSW Health Sustainable Futures Innovation Fund. A team of anaesthetists will work alongside chemical engineers from The University of New South Wales (UNSW)...

Member for North Sydney Kylea Tink will host a panel discussion and a question and answer session on 27 June (postponed from 16 May), about The Voice to Parliament referendum. The referendum will allow every Australian to have their say on...

Councillor Sue Heins, representing the Curl Curl Ward, has emerged as the newly elected Mayor of the Northern Beaches. In an Extraordinary Council Meeting held after Michael Regan’s resignation, the council voted in favour of Councillor Heins for the position. Having...

In a move to repopulate the Royal National Park with platypus, Taronga Zoo staff have recently released several of monotremes who had been especially chosen for the program. Under the very first translocation program, the platypus were brought to Taronga Zoo’s...