Today, Have Your Say Day returns for its fifth year. Held at Stella Maris College in Manly, the youth-led initiative is run by the Northern Beaches Council’s Youth Advisory Group along with a network of local school leaders known as the...

Monica Rani Rudhar has won Australia’s highest-value art prize for women, the Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize. Publications for Life is a gold partner of the prize. Monica, who grew up in Liverpool, south west Sydney, said at the announcement she...

Chats, coffee, and babies are the order of the day at the Beaches latest Dad’s group There’s a growing number of dads who meet each weekend, babies and toddlers in tow, for a simple walk, talk and a coffee. On Saturday...

Brand new centre available for hire It’s been 12 years in the making, but Northern Beaches Council officially opened the brand new Warriewood Community Centre on 23 March. It’s sustainably designed, has four multi-purpose halls including a dance studio and large...

The enduring legacy of shark attack victim Mercury ‘Merc’ Psillakis is taking to the skies, with the NSW Government’s funded shark surveillance drones for local boardrider clubs set for take-off with a message to Merc on every drone. Last December, Surfing...

After more than 48 years as the home of squash and indoor racquet sports on Sydney’s North Shore, Willoughby Squash has closed its doors for the final time. The club, featuring 10 courts – including the only full-size doubles squash courts...

Local community groups across Pittwater are being encouraged to apply for funding under the Community Building Partnership Program, with expressions of interest now open. Member for Pittwater, Jacqui Scruby, said: “This is one of the most important funding rounds of the...

North Sydney job opportunities were hard to find after The Depression By the mid-1930s, Sydney was starting to emerge from the worst of the Great Depression, but unemployment remained high. North Sydney Council’s archives give us an insight into everyday life...

No sedentary life for these thrill-seeking seniors Residents at Bayview Gardens retirement village (run by AVEO) are proving that age is no barrier to adventure with the help of Melinda Akehurst, community manager. Melinda has been at Bayview Gardens for seven...

Beach signs of a different kind Colin Murphy, who has been deaf from birth, grew up not knowing sign language. “I went to a mainstream school and I didn’t know any better,” he says. “I naturally developed strong lip reading skills.” “As...