Arcadia Pittwater Private Hospital celebrated its 5th anniversary on 6 February 2023, with a very special guest: its first ever patient, Kathy Hill. Mrs Hill, of Wheeler Heights, was the first patient to be treated at the 85-bed sub-acute care Northern...

Community opposes colonial renaming proposals Northern Beaches councillors will be further briefed on a proposal to rename three local geographical features in recognition of a colonial explorer, after 311 respondents opposed the idea on the grounds it ‘disregards traditional owners’. Late last...

Every Anzac and Remembrance Day, thousands of veterans are celebrated for their service and devotion to this country. For the last 50 years, Belrose local John Balfour has been the man behind the scenes moving all the parts to make...

The State Government recently called for community consultation on its Berrys Bay Masterplan in anticipation of using waterfront land there during the construction of the Western Harbour Tunnel. That there are three significant sites within a relatively small area – the...

A new public art proposal invites participation and play at North Mona Vale Headland. The Australian artistic duo Healy and Cordeiro have been selected as the artists to deliver the next public art instalment along the 36km Coast Walk. The interactive...

Two new surfboats for Avalon Beach Surf Life Saving Club were launched and named in commemoration of two people who’ve played a big role in the Club’s surfboats and in the Club’s overall history. A large crowd of current and former...

Ignoring the debacle that began about 40 years ago when our local councils mistakenly (or willfully) planted hundreds of Cook Pines, Norfolk Island Pines have become synonymous with our coastal landscape. It is a moot point as to where the...

Do you want to go to the library but is not easy for you? Do you or a loved one have difficulty getting to there? North Sydney Stanton Library has the solution: the new Bus to Books service. Bus to Books...

Imagine an endless night sky, blanketed in a million stars. No ambient light and no sound… apart from the padding of feet on sand and the in and out of your own breath. Now, imagine you’re part of a pack...

Northern Beaches local, wildlife photographer and prolific children’s author, Jan Latta, has published Doing it My Way, about her life-changing adventures travelling the world alone and reinventing herself in the face of adversity. Wildlife photographer and children’s author, Jan Latta, was...