Wednesday, 3rd September
NBS
For 40 years the Brookvale Ladies Probus Club has been a place for retirees and community members to come together, socialise and keep their minds active. The club is set to mark the birthday milestone on 23 September with a special...
Tuesday, 2nd September
NB
In exciting news for the Northern Beaches community, the Minns Labor Government has announced the project scope and timeline for the new athletics track at the Sydney Academy of Sport. The details were released at an athletics community briefing at the...
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John Barnard-Richardson completed a 110km ultra trail run to raise funds for acute aged care services John Barnard-Richardson went the extra mile recently, completing the 110 kilometre Ultra Trail Jervis Bay on 28 June – all to raise funds for the...
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Teen musician Fergus Jones unknowingly performed for his idol on The Piano When Mosman teenager Fergus Jones sat at a piano at Central Station in September last year, filming an episode for ABC’s The Piano, he had no idea that one...
PW
Friends of Bongin Bongin Bay’s Custodians of the Ocean school education program is making a splash BY ALEX DRISCOLL Bongin Bongin Bay, located at Basin Beach in Mona Vale, is one of the Northern Beaches most picturesque stretches of water. A pristine...
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Volunteer Susan Barisic brings a personal touch to the historic Coal Loader tours To many, the Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability site at Waverton is a place where they can take a historical tour, walk around the markets and enjoy recreational...
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Bill Woods brought joy to others, playing the piano until he was 103 years old Bill Woods’s appearance on ABC TV’s The Piano is special for many reasons. Not only does it represent his life-long love of playing piano, but it’s...
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North Sydney Boys has now topped the HSC school rankings two years in a row, and the students are looking to complete the hat-trick. Alex Driscoll goes behind the scenes as Year 12 trial exams loom closer BY ALEX DRISCOLL As an...
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In a world where hash tags rule the internet, influencers are on the money. Men’s health advocate, model and athlete Lachy McLean gives Editor in Chief Michelle Giglio a lesson in content creation. #hot. #hotmodel. #hotmalemodel. The world of social media...
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Josie McSkimming’s memoir Gutsy Girls is a unique perspective on her sister, poet Dorothy Porter Australia lost a literary icon when poet Dorothy Porter died. Josie McSkimming lost a beloved sister. Dorothy had fought breast cancer since 2004 before she died...
PW
Avalon’s Boomerang Bags branch celebrates 10 years of sewing BY ALEX DRISCOLL Like many volunteer organisations, Avalon’s branch of Boomerang Bags is held together by the sense of community created by the participants. “I would say that for some of the participants, ‘Tuesday...
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A former local refused to let health battles define him at Balmoral’s annual ocean swim BY CATHERINE LEWIS When the Balmoral Swim for Cancer was held earlier this year, one swimmer took to the ocean to prove that Becker’s Muscular Dystrophy (MD)...