Before the introduction of television in 1956, Australians were great cinema goers. Picture show attendance increased steadily from the 1920s until the seismic social shift that was television. In 1935, when the state’s population was 2.6 million, there had been over 9.7...

HammondCare | Narrabeen Hammondcare is searching for volunteers to visit local aged care residents in a social capacity. Enthusiastic and caring Northern Beaches locals are sought to provide companionship and enrich the lives of elderly or frail members of the community. You will...

Residents of Newport may perhaps imagine that their suburb was named after Newport in Wales or, alternatively, Newport Rhode Island. In fact, it was christened, literally, as New Port. Prior to its naming it was referred to briefly as the...

North Shore Living finds out how local James Spenceley went from not knowing what to do to help people in Ukraine, to fundraising and supplying ambulances to the areas that need it most. North Sydney Councillor, James Spenceley, says he knew...

‘Humble’ is the word that comes to mind when North Shore Living chats with renowned cook, writer, television presenter and proud Chatswood local, Adam Liaw. Despite being a household name, the Malaysian-born, South Australian lawyer-turned-chef has a disarming modesty when speaking...

Dee Why’s Darelle Ratcliff and her two daughters recently walked 500 kilometres, from the Sydney Harbour Bridge to West Wyalong, to raise money for Dementia Australia. After their plans to embark on the mammoth trek were put on hold last year...

Sydney has been in a constant cycle of building, demolition and redevelopment since the earliest European structures were erected. While development pressure was less intense on the lower North Shore through the 1800s, between 1905 and 1911 the population of North...

Northern Beaches Clean Up Crew’s Malin Frick is encouraging locals to think about their purchases during Plastic Free July and join the next clean up at the end of the month. With her shock of blonde hair and film star looks,...

If you grew up on the North Shore, chances are you would have spent at least one late night belting your heart out to John Watson at the iconic Minskys Hotel. Known as the last place to stop by on your...

Swim coach offers free lessons for refugees A Warriewood local is teaching lifesaving skills to children that have fled war in Ukraine. Toni Roebuck, owner and manager of Warriewood’s Splashed swim school, has been donating swimming lessons to Ukrainian children that recently...