Northern Beaches local Fiona Goode is back again to facilitate the third series of the ABC’s groundbreaking social experiment, ‘Old People’s Home For…”, as the onscreen teacher. One of Australia’s favourite shows is back, but this year it comes with a...

The Manly Waterworks – famous for its role in the movie BMX Bandits, where a young Nicole Kidman, rode down a slide to escape her pursuers – is apparently up for sale. In choosing Manly for the scene, the director may...

Peninsula Living caught up with Friends of Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment founder and volunteer, Judith Bennett, to hear how the group continues to fight for permanent protection of our lagoon. Judith receiving Northern Beaches Council’s 2021 Eco Award for ‘Caring for our...

The 1950s was a tumultuous decade for Sydney’s mass transport. In 1958, the city’s tram system, then the largest in the southern hemisphere, was dismantled to make way for cars and buses. And earlier, in 1951, the 50-year-old Sydney Ferries Limited...

This September marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Henry Lawson (1867-1922), one of Australia’s best-known poets and short story writers. Most people associate Lawson with the bush through works such as The Drover’s Wife (1892) and While the...

What started as a run-of-the-mill footy mates’ trip has ended in three Northern Beaches locals raising over $10,000 for mental health. Northern Beaches locals Gavin Clark, Simon Clancy and Jon Kavwenje have football in their veins. So, it was no surprise they...

North Sydney was a foundation club of the New South Wales Rugby Football League, formed in 1908. As such, the history of the game in North Sydney is intertwined with the social history of the local area. Before adopting the name...

A military move to cut down the Manly beachfront pine trees during World War Two was scuppered at the eleventh hour thanks to some fast-thinking locals. In a previous piece on a local resident John Woods, I mentioned the initial planting...

Lighthouses are built to save lives. Unfortunately, during the construction of the Barrenjoey Lighthouse two of the workers died and, just a few years after its opening, so too did one of the keepers. On 16 February 1881, 24-year-old (Frederick) William...

After Hannah and Nick Stenmark’s baby boy, Jett, surprised them by coming three months early, the couple worked together to overcome the challenges and created a book that will help future families at Royal North Shore Hospital. “Having a premature baby...