Tuesday, 26th August
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Willoughby City Council’s Emerge Festival is back this September, bringing six weeks of arts, culture and community to the local area. Running from 1 September to 12 October, the festival features more than 50 events across Chatswood and surrounding suburbs, with...
Monday, 25th August
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Mosman Art Gallery has announced artist Mark Maurangi Carrol as the winner of the Mosman Art Prize for his work Blue boat (crowd on the island of Mangaia). The prize received 1,400 entries from across the country. Justin Paton, head curator...
Our community
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Sporting star Guy Leech was guest speaker at Rotary this month. A champion swimmer, ironman, surf life saver and triathlete, Guy spoke about a life-defining moment seven years ago which led him down a new path. Channel Nine journalist Charles Stewart, known...
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The use of planes to check Sydney’s beaches for sharks started all the way back in the 1920s, with possibly more danger in the air than on the water. In the 120 or so years since Europeans started surfing in Sydney,...
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Manly Town Hall may be turned into a performance and exhibition centre, with council giving the green light to a feasibility study. Northern Beaches councillor and chair of the Curtains Up! Community committee, Candy Bingham, said the reuse of the iconic...
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Roly Webb has spent half of his life as a volunteer with the Balmoral Sailing Club. His passion for sailing mirrors his dedication to keeping boats in shape and people connected. Retired engineer Roly Webb may not remember the exact date...
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Rowing Australia has announced the lineup for the men’s Coxed 4+ under 19 team, which will represent the country at the World Rowing Under 19 Championships in Paris, France, from 2 to 6 August. The under-19 team consists entirely of St...
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The 80th anniversary of the sinking of the Australian Hospital Ship Centaur was commemorated at Mona Vale Headland on Sunday 14 May. The event, held by Pittwater RSL Sub-Branch was attended by Pittwater MO Rory Amon, Mackellar MP Dr Sophie Scamps,...
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Elliot Powel, a year 11 student at Oxford Falls Grammar School has won the Al Worden ’Endeavour’ Scholarship affiliated with NASA. Elliott is one of only four young Australians chosen for the 2023 scholarship and will be heading off to Alabama...
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The Northern Beaches has 6,300 people living with dementia. We talk to North Curl Curl local Bill Yeates, who is living with dementia, and Avalon Beach’s Kay Hughes, a carer, about ways to face the disease. Four years ago, Bill Yeates...
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Get set to spot landmarks of the Lower North Shore in the upcoming Network 10/Paramount UK crime series, North Shore. Filmed in locations including Mosman and North Sydney, the series has a host of international actors such as Game of...
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Willoughby-Lane Cove State Emergency Service (SES) Unit is gearing up for Wear Orange Wednesday or ‘WOW Day’ on 17 May to celebrate the incredible contribution of the SES volunteers across NSW. Member for Willoughby Tim James said, “SES volunteers are the...