Northern Beaches local, wildlife photographer and prolific children’s author, Jan Latta, has published Doing it My Way, about her life-changing adventures travelling the world alone and reinventing herself in the face of adversity. Wildlife photographer and children’s author, Jan Latta, was...

After growing up on the Northern Beaches, falling in love, raising a family, and then working locally, Mel and Nathan Wellings decided to give back to their community in the form of a 24-hour row! The Wellings are a family of...

You’d be hard-pressed to find a more Northern Beaches story then that of Tom Jordan and Mitch Thompson. The pair met at The Seaforth Kindergarten at age three, played for Seaforth Football Club for years and attended schools in the area,...

North Sydney Council’s archive holds an unusual piece of local history – three locks of hair taken from renowned children’s author and illustrator May Gibbs (1877-1969), one as a baby and two as an adult. The very fact that human hair...

After being diagnosed with an adenoid cystic carcinoma in her voice box, Lily Gubbay now spends her days representing the support and community that she first needed herself in 2015. Having stepped down from full-time work to reduce the stress she...

Christian Barwell’s organisation Up&Over offers hundreds of teenagers and adults with disabilities on the Northern Beaches the opportunity to build confidence and create meaningful relationships. One take away from the pandemic is that we are now all aware of how socialisation...

For more than 20 years, commencing in 1911, Manly held a Venetian Carnival as a fundraiser for the local hospital and other causes. It was a great success, with huge crowds attending over what became typically a two-week period in...

With their Aunty Time workshops, Aunties Caroline and Susan are sharing Indigenous knowledge with young people in Mosman. Through their teachings, Aunties Caroline and Susan are shaping a space for young people to create, express themselves and listen to acquire the...

Minister to make call on short-stay accommodation A new plan of management for Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, which includes proposed new uses for heritage buildings on Barrenjoey Headland, could be finalised this month. Public comment on the new Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park...

Local para-athlete Emma Dieters has embraced the most challenging time of her life and become a role model in perseverance and courage. “Live the moment” and “embrace change” are the phrases that fuel Emma Dieters’ passion for the water and an...