The Boardriders Inclusive Classic is an event for every surfer’s diary, and it’s back again for 2025, taking place at Mona Vale Beach on 1 March, when adaptive surfers of all ages will unite for a day of competition and...

Australian ultra-endurance athlete Aaron Crook is gearing up for one of the toughest challenges on the planet — the 6633 Arctic Ultra in Canada’s Yukon this Feb. He’ll cover 610km over nine days in extreme arctic conditions. The only Australian among 11 global...

Calls for cabana-free zones on our beaches Tourism Australia’s Beach Ambassador, Brad Farmer, has challenged Northern Beaches Council to implement a cabana-free zone as the debate heats up around etiquette. Over the summer, beach goers have flooded radio stations complaining about the...

Pickleball popularity soars on the Beaches What is the appeal of pickleball, and why is everyone suddenly talking about it? One of the fastest-growing sports in Australia, pickleball combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong. It is played with a perforated plastic...

Tune in and celebrate the volunteer-run FM station Radio Northern Beaches (RNB) has been entertaining the community since 1984, when Radio Manly-Warringah (as it was then known) first went to air. RNB’s first studios were in Narrabeen, then Belrose in 2003,...

The Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize is the highest-valued Art Prize for women in Australia and, in 2025, will award artists with $58,000 in prize money. The 2024 Art Prize received more than 1600 entries from all Australian states and territories...

An innovative charity outlet, Resilience Circle, was opened by the not-for-profit Women’s Resilience Centre (WRC) at 1761 Pittwater Road, Mona Vale, at a special VIP event on 23 November. Beaches Mayor Sue Heins cut the ribbon and celebrated the opening with...

The earliest schools in NSW were based on European models of formal education, aiming to foster morality as much as to impart knowledge. The first three schools in present-day North Sydney all had religious affiliation. By 1852, Anglican and Presbyterian...

Local MPs were put to work at Oxford Falls Grammar (OFG) on 25 November, when they joined Bushlink employees and school students for some early morning gardening on the school grounds as part of Bushlink’s School Inclusion Program. Wakehurst Independent Michael...

Following a successful first year, the annual Manly Spin-a-thon is back for another fun day out on 7 December, with music and entertainment, overtaking a section just off The Corso near Sydney Road in Manly. Organised by Proveda Foundation in collaboration...