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...

The Rotary Club of Mosman recently produced two different Mosman tea towels to raise funds for the club. One features a full coloured map of Mosman/Balmoral as it is today and the other is a sepia-coloured map of the same area...

Student Fletcher Crowley a shining example of pupils in its care Fletcher Crowley started lessons at the RNS Hospital School just four weeks after becoming a paraplegic. The 17-year-old lost the function of his legs after landing a mountain bike jump...

Royal Far West workers Lucy and Emma are preparing to cycle the 10th Ride for Country Kids. Local health workers Lucy Morrison and Emma Robinson are so dedicated to their work at Royal Far West (RFW), they are busy training in...

Walk and talk initiatives are popping up across Pittwater to combat social isolation Programs to overcome loneliness and improve social interactions are being implemented by many organisations across the Peninsula. Social isolation and loneliness can have a severe impact on people’s...