Former Pittwater MP John Brogden sheds a light on suicide in his new book Warning: This article mentions suicide. For help, contact Lifeline on 13 1114; text 0477 131 141 or chat at lifeline.org.au It was hope bound up in a flood...

May Gibbs was Australia’s first female cartoonist Children’s comic strips became popular in Australia from the 1920s, with the invention of Ginger Meggs and Fatty Finn. Ginger Meggs was created in 1921 by Jimmy Bancks for the Sunday Sun. Fatty Finn...

Taking a ride on Manly Cove was historically a fun activity From the late 1920s into the 1960s, visitors to Manly Cove could take a joy ride in a sleek, fast speedboat for a modest fee. Various competing entrepreneurs were involved. Once...

Australians of the Year Richard Scolyer and Georgina Long – the Peninsula Living September cover stars –met His Majesty King Charles III at Melonoma Institute Australia (MIA) in Wollstonecraft on Tuesday. The King spent 30 minutes at the institute where he...

International bestselling author Liane Moriarty has sold 20 million copies of her books, with three turned into global television hits. Known for her privacy, the North Shore local chats to Editor in Chief Michelle Giglio about how surviving breast cancer...

Film director Nays Baghai has taken his art to the depths of the ocean – and now one of his astounding films will premiere at the Orpheum this month Cave diver and North Shore film director Nays Baghai has been to...

Tackling social isolation for people with disability Going out to see bands, clubbing or seeing friends is part of everyday life for many people. However, this can be hard for people with learning disabilities because their support workers finish at 10pm...

Mosman’s Helen Sherman returns to the Opera House stage Growing up on a farm in Bathurst, Mosman mezzo-soprano Helen Sherman thought she’d be a secretary. Although she grew up around the piano accordion at home and was involved in the local...

New album from INXS founding member Andrew Farriss Andrew Farriss, 65, of iconic Aussie rock band INXS, lived in Belrose in the 1970s. He enrolled in the new Davidson High, but rocked up to Killarney Heights High because ‘Davo’s’ opening was...

RFS Commissioner retires After 45 years of quenching fires with the Rural Fire Service (RFS), Commissioner Rob Rogers is hanging up the hose at the end of this summer’s fire season. His interest in the RFS was ignited when he was 15...