Wednesday, 22nd October
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Marine Rescue Middle Harbour has played a role in the record 141 missions completed by units across Greater Sydney in September. Across NSW, the volunteer-based organisation found it was the busiest September on record. Todd Andrews, Marine Rescue NSW acting commissioner said...
Tuesday, 21st October
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North Sydney Council is looking to raise rates again, considering four options as it seeks to claw back funding directed to its $122 million pool redevelopment. Council has put on the table for discussion at its 27 October meeting four options...
NB
Statistics show attacks up 50 per cent Dog attacks on the Beaches have increased by almost 50 per cent, with the increased dog population a likely cause. The Office of Local Government quarterly showed 65 attacks reported involving 37 people and 45...
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Willoughby City Council are waiving the Application/Renewal Fee and the Administration Fee for businesses applying for outdoor dining licences before 1 May 2024, as part of the Artarmon Streetscape Upgrade Project. Council will also wave the usage fee for a single...
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In a heartening return, over 100 baby White’s Seahorses, bred at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium, have been released at Clontarf Beach to repopulate the colony. The five to six-centimetre juveniles, aged seven to nine months, are now navigating the expanded...
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Sydneysiders are being warned of traffic challenges over the Christmas period as Transport for NSW announces vital roadworks, impacting the Warringah Freeway Upgrade and traditional congestion hotspots like the Sydney Fish Markets, Sydney Airport, and Christmas shopping precincts. Throughout the quieter...
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Campus will be in McLaren St office block Inspired Education’s application to build another campus of its Eastern suburbs school Reddam House in the North Sydney CBD has been approved. Initially, North Sydney Council was against the $44 million proposal, with concerns...
NBS
Coastal and property protection must be examined Council is calling on the State Government to review all alternatives to controversial seawalls on the Northern Beaches. At a meeting on 28 November, councillors discussed a motion proposed by Pittwater ward’s Miranda Korzy calling...
NBS
Council gives go-ahead for 1,350 homes, 900 jobs Brookvale is set for a massive development push in the next 15 years, with council passing the Brookvale Structure Plan (BSP) on 28 November. It has taken six years for the plan to come...
PW
Members say bill ‘flawed’ The committee which has been examining a proposed Liberal-backed bill to stop off-shore drilling has recommended the bill be voted down. Liberal Pittwater MP Rory Amon introduced the Minerals Legislation Amendment (Offshore Drilling and Associated Infrastructure Prohibition) Bill...
PW
‘Danger to riders and schoolchildren’ More than 80 people have made submissions of concern about Flower Power’s $14 million expansion in Terrey Hills. The majority of submissions were not opposed to the 62 Myoora Road development, but expressed concern about the proposed...
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Neutral Bay small businesses concerned Hundreds of submissions against a $69 million Coles redevelopment in Neutral Bay have been lodged with North Sydney Council, with most concerned about the impact on nearby small businesses. A seven-storey building would replace the existing Woolworths...