Three Northern Beaches clubs have scored awards in the 2024 Your Local Club Perfect Plate Awards. Northern Metro awards went to Balgowlah RSL’s The Wine Room for seared scallops with housemade spinach tortellini, Dee Why RSL’s Flame for its seared Canadian...

Convict James Jenkins built 13 bridges to get his produce to market Jenkins Street and Homestead Avenue are both located in Collaroy. Their names share a common source. James Jenkins and his brother William arrived in 1802 as convicts, having been found...

The Humpty Dumpty Foundation has announced media personality Johanna Griggs as its new patron. Johanna’s had a close association with the Humpty Dumpty Foundation for many years, having hosted a number of events for the charity. Recently she travelled to the Northern...

Lions Club | Balgowlah Lions is an organisation that undertakes and supports community projects. By joining the club, you will get to know the other members at monthly dinner meetings, where guest speakers occasionally visit. Members participate in their fair share of community...

Avalon Public School is looking for an ethics teacher. Volunteers receive full training from Primary Ethics, which is the not-for-profit organisation approved by the Department of Education to design the ethics curriculum. No experience is required and free training involves workshops...

CTB | Manly Do you love outdoor activities and want to help protect our environment? Friends of Cabbage Tree Bay is looking for volunteers who love the bay and want to preserve the aquatic reserve. Volunteers will educate visitors about the biodiversity...

Girl Guides NSW | Avalon   Want to empower girls and young women to discover their potential? Become a volunteer leader with Girl Guides NSW! As a volunteer Girl Guide leader, you’ll be involved in developing and delivering fun, creative activities in a...

Marking book ownership with art was historically popular To own a bookplate by a famous artist for your private library was popular in the 1920s and 1930s. Now, 100 years on, the New Australian Bookplate Society in Lane Cove is bringing...

Strict rules surrounded bathing in the late 1800s From the day Manly was founded, bathing was something that residents and visitors alike were attracted to. Its founder, HG Smith, quickly catered for this by building a bath house at the western...

Ruby Trew is only 15, but the skateboarder is one of Australia’s youngest Olympic athletes heading to Paris. Ruby talks grinding, ollies and aerials with Editor in Chief Michelle Giglio It’s not every day that I interview an Olympian while they...