Tuesday, 15th July
NBS
For 45 years EarlyEd’s Cubby House Toy Library in Forestville has been supporting children and families across the Northern Beaches, and to celebrate the milestone, they will be holding a free community celebration event on Wednesday 16 July. The Early Intervention...
Monday, 14th July
NBS
Surfers for Climate will host a special Layback Cinema evening this Wednesday to celebrate connection, community and the power of ocean joy. Not only will the night feature the screening of two films, but there will also be a special panel...
Our community
NS
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...
NS
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...
PW
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...
NB, NBS
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...
NS
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...
PW
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...
PW
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...
NS, NB
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...
NS
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...
NS
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...