Wednesday, 12th March
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The NSW Government is to purchase 50 new articulated (bendy) and 10 new double-decker buses to address the ongoing bus service delays and cancellations on the Northern Beaches. The announcement on 12 March was welcomed by Wakehurst Independent MP Michael Regan,...
Tuesday, 11th March
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North Sydney Council, Business Sydney and Lendlease released a special paper on 11 March calling for Miller Street to become a people-friendly plaza that could rival that of cities worldwide. Mayor Zoe Baker said that giving North Sydney a pedestrian precinct...
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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...
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Australian ultra-endurance athlete Aaron Crook is gearing up for one of the toughest challenges on the planet — the 6633 Arctic Ultra in Canada’s Yukon this Feb. He’ll cover 610km over nine days in extreme arctic conditions. The only Australian among 11 global...
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More than a century before COVID-19, the Bubonic plague threatened North Sydney Sydney’s first quarantine station was established in 1832 at North Head, well away from the growing town. By the end of the century, the Port of Sydney was one...
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Calls for cabana-free zones on our beaches Tourism Australia’s Beach Ambassador, Brad Farmer, has challenged Northern Beaches Council to implement a cabana-free zone as the debate heats up around etiquette. Over the summer, beach goers have flooded radio stations complaining about the...
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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...
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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,...
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Computer Pals | Narrabeen Have you ever struggled with the demands of modern technology? Computer Pals for Seniors Northern Beaches are here to help you with lessons on Android/Apple tablets and phones, and Apple/Microsoft/Chromebook laptops. Each lesson is one-on-one for an hour...
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Russian dancers pirouetted in the Beaches sand in the 1930s Visitors to Bungan Beach in 1939 may have been surprised by some of the activities on the sand – a group of very athletic young men and women dancing singly and...
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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...
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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...