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The Green Schools Collective uniting students with a common goal The Green Schools Collective, (GSC) now in its fifth year, involves students from nine Mosman schools, coming together to collaborate on environmental issues and sustainability. Local public, Catholic, and private schools meet...

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Queenscliff’s Declan Cleary returns to the reality cooking show with his eyes on the prize! Declan Cleary nabbed third prize on MasterChef Australia season 15 in 2023, and says it was a ‘no-brainer’ when he was invited to join other former...

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The recent Educating Girls Symposium attended by educators from private girls schools across Australia was a day of leadership and learning. But why is there a need for discussion about girls’ education? Bustling around a mechanic workshop in overalls, tinkering on...

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Australia’s first snorkel-out at Shelly Beach had ocean lovers calling for climate action If there’s a group of people who have a first-hand view of the impact climate change is having on the environment, it’s divers like Natalia Milojevic. “I’ve surveyed some...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...