Australians of the Year Richard Scolyer and Georgina Long have one message in their quest to stop melanoma deaths – take sun safety seriously. Editor in Chief Michelle Giglio caught up with them on a rare break from the lab. You...

Mona Vale’s Ashleigh Rubenach brings Hollywood glamour home in Sunset Boulevard From a young age, Ashleigh had aspirations for the stage and now her musical career is taking off. The performer is set to appear in Sunset Boulevard at the Sydney...

Local wheelchair basketball hits the national stage Head down to the Police Citizens Youth Club (PCYC) in Dee Why on a Wednesday night, and you’re sure to find a fast and fun game of wheelchair basketball in action. It’s home to...

AMEP Tafe NSW | Manly The Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) funded by the Department of Home Affairs, is looking for volunteers to help eligible migrants and refugees learn pre-vocational English language and settlement skills. Volunteers will make a six-month commitment to...

As spring arrives, so do bees – meet the local club which keeps the buzz going For 70 years the North Shore Beekeepers Association has been taking action to protect bees, rehome swarms and educate the local community about these important...

Social tennis group | Elanora Heights   A friendly local tennis group (of reasonable standard) is looking for some new recruits to play on Wednesday mornings between 9am and 1pm at 1 Upper Merridong Road, Elanora Heights. They are a mixed group (male,...

Two bridges turned this sleepy town into a holiday destination For the Northern Beaches, 1924 was a very significant year, particularly for the southern end where most of the population lived. Both the Spit and the Roseville bridges were opened. Prior...

Fairlight environmental campaigner Keelah Lam on her sustainable life Keelah Lam is an 80-year-old environmental campaigner on a mission. She has solar panels, keeps chooks, grows her own veggies, has a water tank and dry composting toilets. She doesn’t have a...

Gary Searles has been honoured for his dedication to community sport “The smile on the kids’ faces is three-quarters of the reason why I stay involved with the game,” Gary Searles says. For the last three years, the Bilgola Plateau local...

HammondCare Australia | Dee Why Friendly people with good-natured pets are encouraged to volunteer with HammondCare. In the role, volunteers and their pets will visit elderly clients who live in their own homes on the Northern Beaches. During the weekly or fortnightly...