In the mid-1980s, a block of Housing Commission flats in Mount Street, North Sydney, was demolished to make way for an office block. Someone thought to preserve the building’s foundation stone and take it to Stanton Library, home of a...

Spurred on by North Sydney Council’s attempt to clear the beach of excess kayaks, the Kayak Share Club was formed – an initiative that rapidly became much more than a solution to a problem. When the issue of clutter on Neutral...

Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium recently celebrated its centenary. Henry Mashman was the first person buried at the cemetery in April 1922. Henry Mashman was born in London, England on 2 April 1855. His father, James, was apprenticed to Sir Henry...

North Shore local Julia Hammans recently competed in a Half Ironman to raise funds for ovarian cancer, all in honour of her beloved mum. Moving to Australia from Germany when she was just five years-old, Julia’s family have always been avid...

Shannan Ponton has been the poster boy for incredible health and fitness since he first hit Aussie screens in the early 2000s. Here the 49-year-old Northern Sydney local opens up about the two health scares that shook his family and shares...

From the Northern Beaches to the big stage, local musical theatre talent Andy Cook tells us about his rollercoaster journey and his ‘super iconic’ current role as the villain in the Capitol’s production of Moulin Rouge! “I definitely started out as...

Terrey Hills local, Josh Van Zwieten, has driven to Uluru with a group of friends to raise money for Gotcha4Life, a not-for-profit foundation working to prevent suicide. “It’s wild to know how you can have what seems to be a loving,...

The design of the Sydney Harbour Bridge specified four train lines – two on the western side, still in use today, and two on the eastern. Both pairs of tracks were built, together with their associated tunnels at the southern...

Sue Heins is well-known among these pages for her work as a Northern Beaches councillor and the newly appointed deputy mayor. But alongside her incredible workload as a local politician, there’s another role she pours her heart and soul into...

North Shore locals Susie and Belinda found joy in helping people explore the picturesque area of Castlecrag before thinking ‘this could be a great way to raise money for charity’. ‘A Bushwalking Teascape’ was created the pair as a not-for-profit bushwalking...