BY ALEX DRISCOLL Ethan Hrnjak’s entry into council politics at just 21 proves age is no boundary when wanting to make a difference ‘Youthful energy’ might not be a term many associate with local council. However, since the elections, Frenchs Forest Ward...

Donate swimwear for Fijian children Newport local Tilly Cooper may only be 13 years old, but she is on a mission to help those less fortunate than her. Following a trip to Fiji, the Brigidine Girls College Year 8 student decided to...

Beacon Hill’s Sheila Vijeyarasa and Tyson Salijevic will introduce miracle baby Phoenix to viewers in the third season of Channel 9’s Big Miracles, which launches tomorrow 5 February. The series follows couples struggling with infertility and their IVF challenges. Peninsula Living...

Sydney Institute of Marine Science turns 20 From its base in beautiful Chowder Bay, Mosman, the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS) has been protecting Sydney Harbour for 20 years. Established in 2005 by four universities – Macquarie, UTS, UNSW and Sydney,...

Age is no barrier to sport North Shore’s Alive ‘n’ Kicking over 60s football club scored a gold and silver medal at the Pan Pacific Masters Games on the Gold Coast in November 2024. The biennial games for sportspeople over the age...

Order of Australia recipient Stephen Callister talks about how breaking down the stigma of prostate cancer has saved countless lives BY ALEX DRISCOLL Stephen Callister was luckier than many after his prostate cancer diagnosis. Around 3,900 men in Australia die each year...

Smooth sailing for apprentice of the year Newport local Michaela Douglas, 22, grew up around boats and spent a lot of time with her parents, Shane and Felicity Douglas, at Douglas Marine in Newport, established by her grandparents in 1972. She has...

Aussies owe their lives to his inflatable rescue boat Ken Brown, who was instrumental in the development of the Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB), known as the ‘rubber duckie’, died on 22 October, aged 92, from prostate cancer. More than 200,000 lives have...

Chatswood’s Jacqueline Close has been awarded for her work preventing falls in the elderly Jacqueline Close was sitting in an airport in Singapore when she received an email she instantly thought was spam. “It was from the Governor General of Australia’s...

Australia’s first stereo radio station celebrates For 50 years Sydney has been listening to the tunes and chat of 2MBS Fine Music Sydney, broadcast from its St Leonards studio. The popular radio station is powered predominantly by volunteers, and is known...