The 1st Frenchs Forest Scout Group held a lap-a-thon recently, raising $2055 to support fellow Scouts in Myanmar and Thailand affected by earthquakes earlier this year. The funds will be dispersed through the World Organisation of the Scout Movement to help...

For 45 years EarlyEd’s Cubby House Toy Library in Forestville has been supporting children and families across the Northern Beaches, and to celebrate the milestone, they will be holding a free community celebration event on Wednesday 16 July. The Early Intervention...

Many find it hard to talk about death, yet it’s the only certainty in life. There is a growing community movement of those seeking to help people prepare and even celebrate their end of life. Aoife Moynihan reports. We all hold...

Long heralded as a bastion of sporting success, Bally Boys has stepped into the spotlight in recent years with soaring academic achievements. What is this non-selective school getting so right? Catherine Lewis reports. When the first young men tumbled through the...

Avalon’s Barrenjoey High has stepped into the spotlight in recent years, soaring up the HSC rankings and doubling its number of top band results. What is this non-selective school – and its new principal – getting so right? By Catherine Lewis When...

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...

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...

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...

The Green Schools Collective uniting students with a common goal The Green Schools Collective, (GSC) now in its fifth year, involves students from nine Mosman schools, coming together to collaborate on environmental issues and sustainability. Local public, Catholic, and private schools meet...

Falling enrolments threatens school’s future Kambora Public School in Davidson could be put into recess from 2026 due to a dramatic decline in enrolments. Its 41 students would be forced to move to other neighbouring schools. More than 100 past, present and...