Mona Vale swimmer AJ is on her way to the Commonwealth Games For Para swimmer, Alyssa ‘AJ’ Gillespie, being announced as part of the 60-strong Dolphins team for the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games is a dream come true. “I’ve always loved...

Protecting Bongin Bongin Bay for future generations Greg Pride was humbled when Mackellar MP Sophie Scamps presented him with an Australian Government Certificate of Appreciation during Volunteers Week in May for his work as president of Friends of Bongin Bongin Bay...

Kristina Wilson blends whimsy and fantasy in her new album Dating Broken Boys For Kristina Wilson, writing and making music has always been about the connections that she could find in her stories and lyricism. From creating music with her dad...

Cook and television host Hayden Quinn has blazed a successful career since he first appeared on MasterChef. Now the ingredients are just right for his next stage of life, he tells Tamara Spray. Whether its whipping up a self-saucing pudding among...

These North Shore podcasters have taken their love of literature to the airwaves with their Book Trivia Podcast The Stanton Library monthly book club is where Jess Graham and Rachel Winter first met around nine years ago, so it is fitting...

Steve Hoskins went from being the class clown at AMEX to a professional comedian Steve Hoskins’ origins in comedy first began in his early childhood, growing up with a father who was a ‘joke man from the 1970s.’ A lifelong resident...

North Sydney councill0r Shannon Welch strives for gender parity on councils North Sydney councillor Shannon Welch has always been a strong advocate for women. As the newly elected president of the NSW Local Government Women’s Association (LGWA) in March, she aims...

Avalon’s Tilli Kay has performed twice at Night at the Barracks, and now she’s making her own path Singer-songwriter Tilli Kay says there was never really a ‘pinpoint time’ in her life when she decided to give music a go. After...

Regular users of North Shore trains will have seen a sign at Waverton Station urging passengers to ‘Alight here for beautiful Balls Head.’ The history of that iconic graphic is uncertain. A faded version was already in place by the...

Briony Scott returns to Manly as the new CEO of Royal Far West For Briony Scott, taking up the position of chief executive officer at Royal Far West (RFW) in Manly is a full-circle moment. While growing up in Seaforth, Briony...