Thursday, 27th November
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The Northern Beaches community will benefit from a new ambulance station, with the current Narrabeen Ambulance Station set to be replaced on its existing site. The new and purpose-built ambulance station will boost frontline health infrastructure and support local paramedics to...
Thursday, 27th November
NS
Have you got an old, unused phone sitting in a drawer? It could become a lifeline, thanks to North Sydney Council’s new partnership with DV Safe Phone, a national program that collects and refurbishes old mobile phones for people escaping...
Our community
NBS
Kindness is king at LocalKind Every Friday morning, Tess Tracy arrives at LocalKind’s community drop-in centre in Manly where she volunteers, laden down with a variety of delicious homemade sandwiches for the 35 or so people who will visit the centre...
PW
Controversy surrounded the gunpowder works at Ingleside in the 1880s Most readers will have some knowledge of Carl von Bieren’s gunpowder works at Ingleside, from which Powderworks Road derives its name. The powder works was a grand plan in the 1880s...
NS
From netball to art, Susie Agoston has found ways to bring Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities together Whether it’s through sport, art or culture, Mosman’s Citizen of the Year Susie Agoston works tirelessly to foster communication and understanding between Indigenous and non-...
PW
Avalon SLSC volunteer Richard Cole receives the National Medal Avalon Beach Surf Life Saving Club’s patrol captain Richard Cole is celebrating 20 joyous years at the club this year and was recently awarded a National Medal for 30 volunteer hours a...
NBS
Indigenous supermodel Samantha Harris shares her story of resilience in partnership with her mother Myrna Davison From her Dee Why home, Australia’s first Indigenous supermodel Samantha Harris reflects on a journey that began long before she graced the covers of Vogue...
NS
Peggy Wilkinson was four when she laid the foundation stone of North Sydney’s Bank of NSW with a ceremonial trowel Australia’s first bank and indeed first public company, the Bank of NSW (now Westpac), opened in Sydney in 1817. As the...
NS
Mosman Art Gallery’s new director Steven Alderton invites everyone to visit When it comes to art, Mosman Art Gallery’s director Steven Alderton says you must know your audience. “When you’re running a gallery, your job is to understand your audience; who’s coming...
NS
A new podcast spotlights our top global medical experts working in North Sydney A new podcast that showcases medical research and healthcare innovation from across Northern Sydney has been launched by the Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) and the Kolling...
NS, NB
Toddler Joe Massa would have turned three on 9 November, but his life was cut short after failures by Northern Beaches Hospital one year ago. Parents Danny and Elouise have embarked on a campaign to ensure no child ever dies...
PW
Volunteer AJ Jauncey is excited to see athletics making pace on the Beaches As he nears his third summer season as president of the Manly Warringah Little Athletics club (MWLAC), Andrew ‘AJ’ Jauncey leads at an exciting time. The club recently...