Thursday, 28th August
NB, PW
The opening of a BreastScreen permanent service in Mona Vale means that around 16,000 women aged 50-74 from the Upper Northern Beaches area now have access to the service within 20 minutes of their home. Around 1000 women have already had...
Wednesday, 27th August
NS, NBS, PW
It’s set to be a rush in the city this weekend as runners take part in the TCS Sydney Marathon and other events on 30 to 31 August. Organisers expect that 35,000 runners will take on the 42km course, which starts...
Our community
Volunteer AJ Jauncey is excited to see athletics making pace on the Beaches As he...
Table tennis has great benefits for people living with Parkinson’s Disease Helen Halford says table...
Saturday, 23rd August
NS
Mosman Art Gallery and The Balnaves Foundation are proud to announce the launch of The Neil Balnaves Fellowship in honour of the late Neil Balnaves, a major initiative providing $80,000 biennially to support the development of a significant piece of...
NS
Three North Shore community members have been announced as finalists in the Westfield Local Heroes program. Fran Signorelli was shortlisted for her work with charity Hope in A Suitcase, along with Chatswood Roseville Rotary member John Hartley, and Rachel Krippner,...
NB, NBS
Davidson High’s Declan Budd is heading to the World Para Swimming Championships Year 12 is pressure enough for most 17-year-olds, but swimming superstar Declan Budd thrives in the fast lane. Declan’s most recent triumph has propelled him into the 2025 World...
NS
Community choirs across the country, including With One Voice in Chatswood, are throwing open their doors for Try a Choir Week. From today until the 22 August there’s an open invitation for people of all backgrounds and abilities to experience...
NS
Remembering a lost North Shore landmark One hundred years ago the North Shore lost a landmark when the Sydney Ferry Company’s wharf and arcade was demolished in 1925 to make way for the northern pylon of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The structure...
PW
This tropical tree attracted the rich and famous The source of the name Palm Beach at the northern end of the peninsula is well known. Before European settlement, it was home to a substantial number of palm trees – Livistona australis,...
NB, PW
Computer Pals Narrabeen celebrates 30 year milestone Computer Pals for Seniors Northern Beaches (CPS) has empowered over 3,000 seniors to be tech savvy at the Tramshed Arts and Community Centre in Narrabeen for the last 30 years. Nan Bosler, of Collaroy Plateau,...
NS, NB
With one in four Australian school-aged kids experiencing bullying, the Bullying No Way: National Week of Action, which runs until 15 August, comes at a critical time. Parenting advocates Triple P − Positive Parenting Program revealed that according to a recent...