Some residential blocks on the Peninsula are small as they were originally for ‘camping blocks,’ not houses. Readers may have noticed that the residential blocks near some of the beaches in the southern part of the Peninsula, such as at North...

Primary school public speakers vie for top prize There was an invasion of 22 school children at NSW Parliament in August, with the rabble espousing all sorts of radical ideas – like kids should be able to vote. Enter the annual...

Help raise money for StreetWork and young people in need at Chatswood Sleeps Rough on 8 September. When teacher Peter Hobbs saw young people sleeping rough in Chatswood, he knew he had to help them. Forty years later, his charity StreetWork...

The votes for the 2023 Westfield Local Heroes are open, and Westfield Chatswood and Westfield Warringah Mall have $30K worth of grants to give back to the community. Westfield Local Heroes are nominated and voted for by their communities. The finalist...

Sydney’s Taronga Zoo has bestowed the name ‘Matilda’ upon a rescued female Platypus puggle, paying tribute to Australia’s victorious women’s soccer team at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023. The name Matilda means ‘bold, battlefield warrior’ and represents both the women’s...

Northern Beaches children’s author Nat Amoore celebrated Book Week with country kids at Manly’s children’s charity Royal Far West. The charity’s Chief Executive Officer Jacqueline Emery said that kids from regional and remote Australia don’t get opportunities to meet writers or...

It turns out that even in the 19th Century, the Northern Beaches had issues with public transport. Public transport to the northern parts of the Peninsula has always been over promised and under delivered. Speculators have been caught out by this...

Independent member for Mackellar Sophie Scamps joined former Liberal MP and ultramarathon runner Pat Farmer on his ‘Run for the Voice on Sydney’s Northern Beaches on 22 August. Dr Scamps ran with Mr Farmer from her electorate office in Narrabeen to...

The Beach2Beach is on Sunday, 27 August.   Organised by Northern Beaches Rotary Clubs, all entry fees go to local organisations and charities. With three starts, at Dee Why for the 13km run, Warriewood for 6km and Mona Vale for 3km, the race...

Signs and symbols: the grave language of a Victorian cemetery A walk around St Thomas’ Rest Park in Crows Nest will give you the opportunity to read many moving epitaphs and touching sentiments, from the earliest burial in 1846 to the...