Thursday, 8th May
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Families are invited to celebrate Mother’s Day with free live music and community activities as the Sunset Series concludes its 2025 season on Sunday 11 May at St Leonards Park. Running from 1pm to 5pm, the event offers a relaxed afternoon...
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Northern Beaches Secondary College (NBSC) Freshwater Senior Campus has been given an extra year as a senior-only campus. Years 7 and 8 will join Freshie from 2027 and Years 7 to 12 from 2028 to allow more time for transition planning...
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Plans for higher density housing in Mona Vale should be shelved until the bus crisis and Mona Vale Road are fixed, says Pittwater Independent MP Jacqui Scruby. The government announced the planning reforms last week that would allow developments of up...
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Students from Northern Beaches Secondary College (Freshwater Senior Campus) stage a walk out today to protest against the decision to become a full high school from 2027. The Department of Education announced last year that following ‘positive feedback from community consultations,’...
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Coles has undertaken a short-term rebranding of the Woolworths store in Grosvenor Street, Neutral Bay, following the closure of Woolworths in February this year after its lease expired. In the meantime, Coles says shoppers will be greeted with a familiar layout...
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North Sydney Council will apply to the state regulator IPART for a permanent 87.05% rate rise over two years. Council voted last night for the special rate variation, which it says is needed to help foot the bill for the $120...
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Council wins appeal, but must find funds After 10 years of planning and court action in 2024, Newport Surf Life Saving Club has been given the green light to refurbish. As the building owner, council had applied to the Sydney North Planning...
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Community rallies to save Artarmon PO Willoughby residents have rallied against the closure of Artarmon Post Office, protesting outside the Hampden Road site on 11 January. Sailors Bay Ward councillor Roy McCullagh organised the rally, joining 130 community members to fight the...
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New high school enrolments must go to Mosman In a change that has shocked locals, new applicants for Cammeraygal High School will be sent to Mosman High, with Year 7 ‘at capacity’ for 2025. The change surprised parents back in November, with...
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Angry residents protest at council meeting Northern Beaches Council has asked the regulator IPART to agree to a special rates variation (SRV) of 39.6% over three years, starting at 12.1% from July 2025. Council made the decision during an extraordinary four-hour meeting...
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Federal minister rejects PEP-11 After four years of campaigning, a permit to allow mining of the waters off the Northern Beaches has been rejected. Federal Minister for Industry and Science, Ed Husic, made his recommendation of refusal to the joint state-federal authority...