Wednesday, 24th June
NBS
On Thursday 18 June, 200 local Manly residents, businesses, organisations and community leaders gathered for the bi-annual Manly Hospice Gala to raise vital funds for the Manly Adolescent and Young Adult Hospice (AYAH). As Australia’s first dedicated young adult hospice, the...
Tuesday, 23rd June
NS, NB
Community grants are currently open to apply for on the North Shore and Northern Beaches. Mosman Council community grants are closing on 29 June. Grants of up to $5,000 are available for community and not-for-profit organisations for projects that aim to...
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PW
Being a good sport comes naturally to Narrabeen Lakes teacher Nathan Casey Narrabeen Lakes Public School teacher Nathan Casey doesn’t like to blow his own trumpet. He was surprised and humbled when he was presented with a School Sporting Excellence Association...
NS, NB
Mitch Wynter says you will fall in love with his Cirque du Soleil character Trickster from Kooza, back in Sydney after 10 years. Editor in Chief Michelle Giglio discovers the Cirque magic in person. To journey into a world far away...
NS
Dr Benita Tse is leading research into colorectal cancer There’s mystery surrounding the increase in diagnoses of colorectal cancer in young people, and Dr Benita Tse is hard at work at the Kolling Institute in St Leonards, leading research into the...
NS
Absconding from servant’s duties landed one North Shore convict on the iron gang Two hundred years ago, in 1826, the newly arrived Governor Ralph Darling introduced the first formal guidelines for convict ‘assignment’. The bureaucracy of convict management was tightened and,...
PW
Sailors Eva and Darcy have their eyes on the 2032 Brisbane Olympics Northern Beaches sailors Darcy Robbins, 19, and Eva Attwood, 20, are aiming to one day compete at the Olympic Games. The 49er FX sailing pair joined together as a...
NBS
Scott Murphy is running an ‘ocean’ marathon for childhood brain cancer research Scott Murphy is about to head on a world ‘bucket list’ cruise for 114 days with wife Lauren, but he won’t be chilling on a sun lounger every day...
PW
Is Narrabeen Lake what it says it is? While Manly, Curl Curl and Dee Why certainly all have lagoons, Narrabeen is not sure whether it has a lagoon or a lake. Early surveyors and settlers had no doubt, it was a lagoon....
NS
Helping abandoned pups takes time, dedication and donations North Shore Dog Rescue volunteer and chef Jo Ryan doesn’t yet know how she’s going to mark National Rescue Dog Day (NRDD) on 20 May – there’s always more work to be done...
NBS
Manly surfer George Pittar has claimed his maiden Championship Tour (CT) win, beating four world champions in the process at the Margaret River Pro on 26 April. George, 23, made his Rookie debut last year, and now sits at number two...
NS, NB
Paralympic snowboarder Ben Tudhope is back on the Beaches after a stunning Winter Games. Given his parents were told after birth he may never walk, Tamara Spray uncovers the secret of his success. Manly’s medal-winning snowboarder Ben Tudhope went into the...