In light of Willoughby City Council’s MOSAIC Multicultural Centre celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, North Shore Living spoke with volunteer Fiona Vatiliotis about the ‘unique’ community hub. When North Shore local Fiona Vatiliotis retired, she didn’t feel ‘quite ready’ to...

Therapy dogs being used in local schools to support children. The site of a four-legged friend in the playground is causing some excitement at St Pius X College in Chatswood. Kobie the Labrador Retriever Cross has joined the school’s counselling team as...

Locals Sheila and Tyson have bravely placed the pain of their so-far failed IVF journey on national television in Channel 9’s Big Miracles series. The Queenscliff couple spoke with Peninsula Living about how they have made it through the lows,...

Researching the histories of marginalised communities among local history collections, such as Stanton Library’s, can be a challenging task. Historical records are often tainted by bias, or more often absent. Thinking about queer history, Stanton holds the works of some...

Matt Lonergan describes his work helping survivors of domestic violence to move out of their homes as a ‘full- love job’. Peninsula Living spoke to Matt about how his Movers Against Domestic Violence charity gets women back on their feet. Trigger...

Most readers will be aware of the Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation or Bypass at Balgowlah. Many will be aware that it is named for Burnt Bridge Creek, which the bypass route largely follows. The creek runs from Seaforth down to near...

Dhungatti artist and Archibald Prize winner Blak Douglas returned to Manly Art Gallery & Museum to present the confronting truth about Gayamay (Manly Cove). With ‘Inverted Commoners’, Douglas explores the themes of place and displacement and questions what a place really...

Hear for You helps young people who are deaf or hard of hearing to navigate the difficult teenage years Being a teenager is a difficult enough time in a young person’s life. Imagine being deaf on top of that. Trying to...

Families across the Northern Beaches will soon be able to borrow a range of fun and educational toys for their children from their local library. Council has partnered with not-for-profit organisation EarlyEd Cubby House Toy Library service to give all residents...

Northern Beaches local Sheryl Sidery reminisces on more than 30 years of experience as a midwife, including an incredible 570 homebirths, her love and admiration for women, and her new adventure in Queensland caring for Indigenous mothers. With over 30 years’...