The Balmoral Swim celebrated its 33rd anniversary with more than 1,000 swimmers and a successful fundraising effort that raised over $100,000 for the Children’s Cancer Institute. On 24 March, the shores of Balmoral shimmered with excitement as swimmers, families, and community...

The organisation is changing lives one meal at a time In Christmas 2014, a group of friends came together to give back to the community with a one-off dinner service at Green Park in Sydney, with the idea of providing a...

The Humpty Dumpty Balmoral Burn family came together on 21 March at Bathers Pavilion’s Balmoral Room to welcome new and returning corporate sponsors to one of Australia’s premier outdoor charity events. Corporate Australia’s finest came together for this unique race that...

Described as a ‘godsend,’ Manly hospice turns one When the Manly Adolescent and Young Adult Hospice (AYAH) opened on 15 February last year, it made a huge difference to Heike Fabig. Her son Bodhi Boele is 17 and lives with an...

Celebrating 14 years of helping vulnerable women The Northern Beaches Women’s Shelter (NBWS) is inviting the community to join in its annual gala ball, marking 14 years of providing support to women in crisis. The event aims to raise crucial funds...

Lucky Year 6 students from St Pius X College in Chatswood got an unexpected surprise when they were in Canberra last week and were invited to meet not one – but two prime ministers. The 100-odd boys were in Canberra for...

Kylea Tink, Independent Federal Member for North Sydney, joined fellow community independents Zali Steggall MP, Allegra Spender MP, and their communities in celebrating diversity and inclusion at the 2024 Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday 2 March. The ‘Independents for Inclusion’ float...

Adapting to changing times and community needs throughout the decades has seen the Stanton Library remain a valuable local hub. The Stanton Library turns 60 this month and was named after James Street Stanton, Mayor of North Sydney. He was a...

At one point in time, the beaches were set for a bullfrog population boom. The Northern Beaches could have been the frog-farming capital of Australia. In 1935, Mr Harris of Dee Why set up a farm alongside Dee Why Lagoon. He...

A new pop-up café opened in the courtyard of the Darley Smith Building, at 1 Darley Road in Manly on Wednesday 28 February. The Big Happy Café is an initiative of Head High disability Service and is about developing skills for...