With Refugee Week in June, Peninsula Living speaks to two locals who reveal their inspirational stories of surf, sand and survival – and how the local community has embraced them From Gaza to the Beaches Until 7 October 2023, Palestinian surf lifesavers...

The local quarry held 240 million years of history Beacon Hill Oval and some nearby houses are located on part of what was a quarry, opened in 1910 primarily to provide raw material for brickmaking. The quarry worked a 7.5 metre...

Falling enrolments threatens school’s future Kambora Public School in Davidson could be put into recess from 2026 due to a dramatic decline in enrolments. Its 41 students would be forced to move to other neighbouring schools. More than 100 past, present and...

A relentless drive to start his own business has paid off for one young Newport local, who is now reaping the rewards BY ALEX DRISCOLL While it may have proved frustrating for his parents and teachers, entrepreneur Sebastian ‘Seb’ Stritt found that...

Uncertainty was high for convicts assigned to North Shore landholders The first settlements on the North Shore were established on Aboriginal land which had cost nothing by way of payment to the original owners. They were part of ‘the cheapest conquest...

Singer Nathan Foley brings home-grown classics to Chatswood with new show, Aussie to the Bone If Nathan Foley looks familiar, there’s a good reason. In the early 2000s, he was part of Hi-5, a highly popular children’s entertainment group with a...

On the set of Home and Away he’s known as surfer Mali Hudson. Now Kyle Shilling is showing Australia his best cha-cha moves on Seven’s upcoming Dancing with the Stars. Editor in chief Michelle Giglio reports from Summer Bay. From the...

Cromer local Alex Grbas may have discovered LEGO later in life, but that hasn’t stopped her from a hat-trick of LEGO Masters appearances. BY ALEX DRISCOLL Warringah Mall McDonald’s might seem to be the unlikeliest of places for a LEGO passion to...

With Refugee Week in June, North Shore Living celebrates diversity with personal stories of resilience, hope and building a new life Deena Yako and her family left Iraq on a cold, overcast day in 1986 when she was nine years old....

Sophie Scott inspires others by sharing her debilitating battle with burnout Sophie Scott loved her fast-paced media career as a respected medical journalist for the ABC. Not only was she speaking with scientists, doctors and researchers, ‘the brainiest people that you’ll...