Monday, 14th July
NBS
Surfers for Climate will host a special Layback Cinema evening this Wednesday to celebrate connection, community and the power of ocean joy. Not only will the night feature the screening of two films, but there will also be a special panel...
Sunday, 13th July
Willoughby City Council is urging residents to help stop the spread of Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides), a rapidly growing weed that is threatening native trees and bushland across the region. Known as Old Man’s Beard, Spanish moss is spreading rapidly due...
Our community
Long heralded as a bastion of sporting success, Bally Boys has stepped into the spotlight...
Avalon’s Barrenjoey High has stepped into the spotlight in recent years, soaring up the HSC...
Bill Woods brought joy to others, playing the piano until he was 103 years old...
NS
North Sydney Boys has now topped the HSC school rankings two years in a row, and the students are looking to complete the hat-trick. Alex Driscoll goes behind the scenes as Year 12 trial exams loom closer BY ALEX DRISCOLL As an...
NS, NB
In a world where hash tags rule the internet, influencers are on the money. Men’s health advocate, model and athlete Lachy McLean gives Editor in Chief Michelle Giglio a lesson in content creation. #hot. #hotmodel. #hotmalemodel. The world of social media...
NS
Maritime history enthusiasts celebrate Maritime history buffs and classic boat enthusiasts have this year been celebrating the 1925 arrival of the Norwegian Halvorsen family to Australia – a migrant and business success story. Lars Halvorsen came to Sydney, followed soon after by...
PW
Josie McSkimming’s memoir Gutsy Girls is a unique perspective on her sister, poet Dorothy Porter Australia lost a literary icon when poet Dorothy Porter died. Josie McSkimming lost a beloved sister. Dorothy had fought breast cancer since 2004 before she died...
PW
Avalon’s Boomerang Bags branch celebrates 10 years of sewing BY ALEX DRISCOLL Like many volunteer organisations, Avalon’s branch of Boomerang Bags is held together by the sense of community created by the participants. “I would say that for some of the participants, ‘Tuesday...
NS, NB
Sydney-based artist Janet Laurence has been announced as the Professional Artist Prize winner of the 2025 Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize, for her chromogenic print artwork, Moss Water Ice Temperature Rising, winning $35,000 in Australia’s highest-value professional artist prize for...
NS
A former local refused to let health battles define him at Balmoral’s annual ocean swim BY CATHERINE LEWIS When the Balmoral Swim for Cancer was held earlier this year, one swimmer took to the ocean to prove that Becker’s Muscular Dystrophy (MD)...