BY ALEX DRISCOLL If you love pickleball and care about mental health, this is the perfect competition for you! Pickleball has become a global phenomenon. It’s one of the fastest-growing pastimes in Australia, and the Northern Beaches is home to one of...

Effie is on fire for the Sydney Comedy Festival The Sydney Comedy Festival has had us in stitches for 20 years since the inaugural event in 2005, and over 270 local and international acts are sure to have you rolling in...

BY ALEX DRISCOLL Royal Egg Hunt founder Lauren Short was born into a show family To Sydneysiders, the Royal Easter Show might appear to pop up overnight, but for 200 years, it’s been the legions of travelling ‘showies’ who have kept it...

BY ALEX DRISCOLL Volunteering doesn’t have to be a big effort, says Kevin Lee When Narrabeen resident Kevin Lee thought it would be good for his partner’s child to enter nippers at Narrabeen Beach Surf Lifesaving Club, he did not think it...

Celebrating 30 years of music with an ‘all-afternoon extravaganza’ Community-based musical ensemble Loosely Woven is celebrating 30 years of musical magic and to celebrate it will hold ‘all-afternoon extravaganzas’ titled Loosely Woven Unwound. The free shows will feature over 40 performers, and...

This article contains references to suicide. If you need help contact Lifeline 13 11 14 BY ALEX DRISCOLL Head Above Water returns for 2025, with mental health as big an issue as ever In 2018, Northern Beaches local Andrew ‘Wardy’ Ward found himself...

BY ALEX DRISCOLL The Balmoral Swim raises money to fund research into children’s cancer In 2024, around 760 children were diagnosed with some form of cancer. While the survival rate is now over 80%, childhood cancer often leads to long-term health complications...

Seniors Festival kicks off on the North Shore Celebrate our older community members at the 2025 NSW Seniors Festival from 3 to 16 March with the theme ‘Time to Shine.’ The Premier’s Gala Concerts and the Seniors Festival Expo will take place...

All the elements of wonderful theatre are set to delight audiences from 7 March as Me and My Shadows premiers in Belrose. Featuring a mixture of drama and music, with added elements of coloured shadow and light, puppets and projection...