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...

It’s understandable that when asked to describe the past year, Prinnie Stevens’ first word is ‘blur’. Since lockdowns lifted, it’s been ‘full throttle’ for the lifelong Narrabeen local, travelling the country delighting audiences with her moving mix of soul, jazz, and...

In the mid-1980s, a block of Housing Commission flats in Mount Street, North Sydney, was demolished to make way for an office block. Someone thought to preserve the building’s foundation stone and take it to Stanton Library, home of a...

Spurred on by North Sydney Council’s attempt to clear the beach of excess kayaks, the Kayak Share Club was formed – an initiative that rapidly became much more than a solution to a problem. When the issue of clutter on Neutral...

Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium recently celebrated its centenary. Henry Mashman was the first person buried at the cemetery in April 1922. Henry Mashman was born in London, England on 2 April 1855. His father, James, was apprenticed to Sir Henry...

North Shore local Julia Hammans recently competed in a Half Ironman to raise funds for ovarian cancer, all in honour of her beloved mum. Moving to Australia from Germany when she was just five years-old, Julia’s family have always been avid...