Friday, 15th August
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If you are renting a dwelling or considering renting in the future, it is important you know your rights. Stanton Library on 234 Miller Street North Sydney has you covered with a special information session at the library from 6pm...
Thursday, 14th August
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NSW Health is urging the community to book in for a flu vaccine despite the winter season nearing an end, as cases remain high across the state. The latest NSW Respiratory Surveillance Report shows that more than 8,200 people in NSW...
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Girl Guides NSW | Avalon Want to empower girls and young women to discover their potential? Become a volunteer leader with Girl Guides NSW! As a volunteer Girl Guide leader, you’ll be involved in developing and delivering fun, creative activities in a...
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Marking book ownership with art was historically popular To own a bookplate by a famous artist for your private library was popular in the 1920s and 1930s. Now, 100 years on, the New Australian Bookplate Society in Lane Cove is bringing...
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Strict rules surrounded bathing in the late 1800s From the day Manly was founded, bathing was something that residents and visitors alike were attracted to. Its founder, HG Smith, quickly catered for this by building a bath house at the western...
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Ruby Trew is only 15, but the skateboarder is one of Australia’s youngest Olympic athletes heading to Paris. Ruby talks grinding, ollies and aerials with Editor in Chief Michelle Giglio It’s not every day that I interview an Olympian while they...
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St Vincent de Paul Society | Brookvale Vinnies Distribution Centre is looking for volunteers to help sort, prepare and deliver donated goods to Vinnies shops. This role is vital to keeping the shops well stocked and operational, and helps in generating...
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Starlight Foundation brings joy to sick children With its NSW hub in North Sydney, the Starlight Children’s Foundation brings happiness and joy to seriously ill children across the country. Starlight’s vision is ‘that everyone experiences a happy childhood because happiness matters’. Chief executive...
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Proveda | Mona Vale Proveda is seeking volunteers to visit clients in the Upper Northern Beaches area. The Aged Care Volunteer Visitor Scheme (ACVVS) is government-funded and a free service. Many residential or Home Care Package recipients are socially isolated and don’t...
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Vera Yee has been building a greener North Sydney for decades Tackling the streets of North Sydney one plant at a time is Vera Yee, a dedicated volunteer who has spent more than 30 years planting, weeding and building a better...
The Our Future, Your Duty concert and rally in St Leonards Park in North Sydney on 28 July from 2pm to 5pm will bring together climate activist Anjali Sharma, Independent MP Kylea Tink, and North Sydney Council to call for...
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The memory of daughter Neve spurs Kelly Evans to help Fight on the Beaches Freshwater nurse Kelly Evans has been involved in Fight on the Beaches (FOTB), a fundraising charity established to help find a cure for cancer, for the last...