After IPART rejected an 87% rate rise proposal earlier this year, North Sydney Council is looking into implement a 54% special rate variation (SRV). This comes as council seeks to restore its finances after cost blowouts from the $122 million…

Council lodges $20m proposal for new Manly LSC Following years of consultation, council has lodged plans for a new $19.8 million Manly Life Saving Club building. Council made some design improvements to the original development application (DA), such as improved…

Member for Manly James Griffin MP is encouraging everyone in the community to get behind Royal Far West’s inaugural Spin Off Challenge taking place this Thursday, 6 November on the Manly beachfront. The event celebrates 100 years of Royal Far…

Hospital sold, but specialist services under a cloud As the State Government moves to take back ownership of Northern Beaches Hospital (NBH), private specialists are frustrated about the lack of discussion on their future at the facility. Healthscope and the…

‘When we turn people away, people die’ Northern Beaches Women’s Shelter could lose $68,500 in subsidy funding when council reviews money it allocates to non-profit groups. The shelter is in its final year of a three-year grant from council, which…

Having faced life-threatening situations during their careers, not much can rattle 10 News+ co-hosts Amelia Brace and Denham Hitchcock. Tamara Spray chats with the pair about journalism and the unexpected grenades life has thrown their way. They’ve covered catastrophic weather…

Northern Beaches Council has been working with local sporting groups to reconfigure the Boondah sports precinct fields to provide additional capacity and are asking for your feedback to ensure it caters to the needs of the whole community. The reconfiguration…

Consider making a donation to brighten the festive season for those in need Vinnies spirit of giving Making Christmas extra special for women and children fleeing domestic and family violence is St Vincent de Paul Northern Suburbs. They opened the…

Australia Post announced on 29 October that Milsons Point post office would remain open.  The branch was due to close its doors on 12 November, due to landowner Transport for NSW increasing the rent on the property. The closure would…