Friday, 29th August
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Netball Australia wants your help in calling for Netball to be included in the Olympic Games in Brisbane in 2032 and has an online petition going where you can add your name to the cause and spread the word to...
Thursday, 28th August
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The opening of a BreastScreen permanent service in Mona Vale means that around 16,000 women aged 50-74 from the Upper Northern Beaches area now have access to the service within 20 minutes of their home. Around 1000 women have already had...
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The 1st Frenchs Forest Scout Group held a lap-a-thon recently, raising $2055 to support fellow Scouts in Myanmar and Thailand affected by earthquakes earlier this year. The funds will be dispersed through the World Organisation of the Scout Movement to help...
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For 45 years EarlyEd’s Cubby House Toy Library in Forestville has been supporting children and families across the Northern Beaches, and to celebrate the milestone, they will be holding a free community celebration event on Wednesday 16 July. The Early Intervention...
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Many find it hard to talk about death, yet it’s the only certainty in life. There is a growing community movement of those seeking to help people prepare and even celebrate their end of life. Aoife Moynihan reports. We all hold...
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Long heralded as a bastion of sporting success, Bally Boys has stepped into the spotlight in recent years with soaring academic achievements. What is this non-selective school getting so right? Catherine Lewis reports. When the first young men tumbled through the...
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Avalon’s Barrenjoey High has stepped into the spotlight in recent years, soaring up the HSC rankings and doubling its number of top band results. What is this non-selective school – and its new principal – getting so right? By Catherine Lewis When...
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Bill Woods brought joy to others, playing the piano until he was 103 years old Bill Woods’s appearance on ABC TV’s The Piano is special for many reasons. Not only does it represent his life-long love of playing piano, but it’s...
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North Sydney Boys has now topped the HSC school rankings two years in a row, and the students are looking to complete the hat-trick. Alex Driscoll goes behind the scenes as Year 12 trial exams loom closer BY ALEX DRISCOLL As an...
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In a world where hash tags rule the internet, influencers are on the money. Men’s health advocate, model and athlete Lachy McLean gives Editor in Chief Michelle Giglio a lesson in content creation. #hot. #hotmodel. #hotmalemodel. The world of social media...
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Maritime history enthusiasts celebrate Maritime history buffs and classic boat enthusiasts have this year been celebrating the 1925 arrival of the Norwegian Halvorsen family to Australia – a migrant and business success story. Lars Halvorsen came to Sydney, followed soon after by...
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Josie McSkimming’s memoir Gutsy Girls is a unique perspective on her sister, poet Dorothy Porter Australia lost a literary icon when poet Dorothy Porter died. Josie McSkimming lost a beloved sister. Dorothy had fought breast cancer since 2004 before she died...