Royal Far West announced on 3 April Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, the Governor General of Australia, as its new patron. Her Excellency brings with her extensive experience and unwavering commitment to social justice and equality. Royal Far West...

BY ALEX DRISCOLL Manly Warringah Wolves AFL Club have community as their heart In a part of Sydney that is rugby league-mad, how can an Australian Football League (AFL) club like Manly Warringah Wolves make that connection with their community? That is the...

Rhett Butler’s invention has delivered safe drinking water to three million people worldwide Putting a smile on the face of children in developing countries is something Rhett Butler has done many times over – and for him, it’s as simple as...

Sailing adventurer Lisa Blair of Warriewood has taken her climate action message to Antarctica and back – twice Lisa Blair’s first attempt to become the fastest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around Antarctica had it all – snow and...

60 people from across North Sydney LGA became some of Australia’s newest citizens during a special citizenship ceremony at Hutley Hall, Council Chambers, to celebrate Harmony Week. The ceremony, which was held in Cammeraygal Country, took place on 21 March, the...

Adopt a Beach collects 58kg of waste in just one hour Surfrider Foundation has launched its Adopt a Beach program on the Beaches in a bid to tackle waste – both litter discarded by the public and waste that is washed...

Curl Curl couple Simon and Wendy have taken their family business, Okanui, global Hibiscus-print board shorts are etched into Wendy Ash’s childhood memories. “I used to wear my yellow hibiscus Okanui (boardshorts) under my school uniform because our school colours were...

BY ALEX DRISCOLL Senior Citizen of the Year and SES stalwart Ian Hockling says he would rather be out in a storm helping others For 78-year-old Ian Hockling, volunteering is simply something that you get on with. Deputy unit commander (operations) of...

North Sydney’s largest faith group has developed over time The percentage of people who identify as having ‘no religion’ is growing steadily in Australia. But in North Sydney Catholicism is faring better than other denominations and creeds. The 2021 Census showed...

Northern Beaches Council is calling upon all green thumbs and people passionate about gardening to volunteer some of their time for the ‘Greening Our City’ initiative. Run as a joint initiative between the NSW government and council, the next event for it...