Thursday, 16th July
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Sextortion scams are on the rise, with two teenagers targeted on the Northern Beaches last week. Sextortion is defined by NSW Police as ‘a form of blackmail where someone threatens to share intimate personal images of you online unless their demands...
Wednesday, 15th July
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National Tree Day is coming up on Sunday 26 July. What better way to celebrate than by planting trees yourself! A planting session will take place at Brightmore Reserve in Cremorne on the day. This year’s planting aims to expand and...
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Beacon Hill’s Sheila Vijeyarasa and Tyson Salijevic will introduce miracle baby Phoenix to viewers in the third season of Channel 9’s Big Miracles, which launches tomorrow 5 February. The series follows couples struggling with infertility and their IVF challenges. Peninsula Living...
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Sydney Institute of Marine Science turns 20 From its base in beautiful Chowder Bay, Mosman, the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) has been protecting Sydney Harbour for 20 years. Established in 2005 by four universities – Macquarie, UTS, UNSW and Sydney,...
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Age is no barrier to sport North Shore’s Alive ‘n’ Kicking over 60s football club scored a gold and silver medal at the Pan Pacific Masters Games on the Gold Coast in November 2024. The biennial games for sportspeople over the age...
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Order of Australia recipient Stephen Callister talks about how breaking down the stigma of prostate cancer has saved countless lives BY ALEX DRISCOLL Stephen Callister was luckier than many after his prostate cancer diagnosis. Around 3,900 men in Australia die each year...
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Smooth sailing for apprentice of the year Newport local Michaela Douglas, 22, grew up around boats and spent a lot of time with her parents, Shane and Felicity Douglas, at Douglas Marine in Newport, established by her grandparents in 1972. She has...
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Aussies owe their lives to his inflatable rescue boat Ken Brown, who was instrumental in the development of the Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB), known as the ‘rubber duckie’, died on 22 October, aged 92, from prostate cancer. More than 200,000 lives have...
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Chatswood’s Jacqueline Close has been awarded for her work preventing falls in the elderly Jacqueline Close was sitting in an airport in Singapore when she received an email she instantly thought was spam. “It was from the Governor General of Australia’s...
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Australia’s first stereo radio station celebrates For 50 years Sydney has been listening to the tunes and chat of 2MBS Fine Music Sydney, broadcast from its St Leonards studio. The popular radio station is powered predominantly by volunteers, and is known...
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New Mosman mayor and basketball centre Ann Marie Kimber says there is a lot to be excited about in her role Ann Marie Kimber is not afraid of pulling her sleeves up for a good cause. The mayor, who was popularly...
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There are many people who give up their Christmas lunch to help others. We speak with a firefighter, nurse and counsellor who work on 25 December Warning: this article mentions suicide. If you need someone to talk to, call Lifeline 13...