Convict James Jenkins built 13 bridges to get his produce to market Jenkins Street and Homestead Avenue are both located in Collaroy. Their names share a common source. James Jenkins and his brother William arrived in 1802 as convicts, having been found...

The Humpty Dumpty Foundation has announced media personality Johanna Griggs as its new patron. Johanna’s had a close association with the Humpty Dumpty Foundation for many years, having hosted a number of events for the charity. Recently she travelled to the Northern...

Marking book ownership with art was historically popular To own a bookplate by a famous artist for your private library was popular in the 1920s and 1930s. Now, 100 years on, the New Australian Bookplate Society in Lane Cove is bringing...

Strict rules surrounded bathing in the late 1800s From the day Manly was founded, bathing was something that residents and visitors alike were attracted to. Its founder, HG Smith, quickly catered for this by building a bath house at the western...

The Our Future, Your Duty concert and rally in St Leonards Park in North Sydney on 28 July from 2pm to 5pm will bring together climate activist Anjali Sharma, Independent MP Kylea Tink, and North Sydney Council to call for...

Surf icon Bernard ‘Midget’ Farrelly immortalised on Black Rock   A new outdoor sculpture has been finished in Palm Beach. Under the talented hands of Cromer stonemason Newton Bishop, the figure of surfing legend Bernard ‘Midget’ Farrelly, dubbed the ‘Godfather’ of Australian surfing,...

Discover North Sydney’s Chinese-Australian history Tracing the history of Chinese people in Australia is sometimes referred to as ‘tracking the dragon’. Largely ignored beyond the story of gold mining, Chinese-Australian history has been more thoroughly researched in the past 30 years....

The Corso took its name from a famous carnival in Rome It is well known that Manly’s Corso was named by Henry Gilbert Smith, when planning his residential and recreational town, after the Via del Corso in Rome. But the question...

The Mini-Mos, Australia’s longest consecutively run community event, celebrated an outstanding year with over 2100 runners participating, including 15 elite athletes, showcasing the community’s enduring spirit and love for running. In the 10K races, Aynslee Minnaar emerged victorious in the women’s...

Davidson High School will be hosting a special Season of Performing Arts with two days of wonderful entertainment Year 12 students Nathan Barlow and Courtney Drake are giggling with excitement. Since Year 7, they have spent over 100 hours studying and...