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Panel deems restaurant ‘not in public interest’ There will be no Maccas in Balgowlah, after the Northern Beaches Local Planning Panel refused a $4 million proposal for a new restaurant and drive-through. Initially the proposal was for a 24- hour McDonalds on...

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With trial HSC exams well underway across schools on the North Shore and Northern Beaches, Year 12 students are being encouraged to take advantage of study spaces at their local council libraries. Forestville Library offers members access to the premises 24...

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Local Greens councillors are inviting the community to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the nuclear bombings in Japan with a candlelight vigil at Oxford Falls Peace Park on 9 August. Hundreds of thousands of Japanese residents died and suffered lifelong injuries...

NBS

World champion surfer Layne Beachley inspires with her new book, Awake Academy Beloved seven-time world champion surfer and Queenscliff local Layne Beachley is know for her feats in the water. But many may not know that following her retirement after 19...

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King’s Scout award winner Will Raymond is carrying on a proud family legacy For Will Raymond, joining the scouts when he was six years old was a simple way of getting to meet other people his age, and have some fun...

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Manly’s first clubhouse had a rich history The Manly Warringah District Rugby League Football Club (the Sea Eagles) was formed at a meeting in the old Luana Hall at Dee Why in November 1946. This hall stood on the site of...

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John Barnard-Richardson completed a 110km ultra trail run to raise funds for acute aged care services John Barnard-Richardson went the extra mile recently, completing the 110 kilometre Ultra Trail Jervis Bay on 28 June – all to raise funds for the...

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Children find fun, thrills and new skills at the 1st North Sydney Scout Group There is a group of young adventurers in McMahons Point, some as young as five, who can not only navigate their way through a park using just...

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Six-a-side club tackles council but council has possession of the ball About 1,000 players in Pittwater will miss out on summer soccer this year as Northern Beaches Council has moved matches to the synthetic field at Narrabeen Sports High School. The FootballSSG...

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Year 9 Redlands students have immersed themselves in country life, spending nine weeks living and learning at the school’s High Country Campus just outside Jindabyne near the Snowy Mountains. It was the start of Redlands’ new residential learning program, Moonbah, a...