Local news, business, events, sport, beach life, and community stories from Sydney's Northern Beaches.
Northern Beaches residents will no longer be notified or invited to comment on many complying residential development applications under new statewide consultation rules. Larger...
business - 2026-09-02
Regular Sydney Ferries services will stop between 9am and 2pm on Wednesday 2 September as Maritime Union of Australia members take protected industrial action. Manly Fast Ferry...
community - 2026-09-02
Northern Beaches families are being invited to register interest in a possible second Year 5/6 class at St Edmund's College in Wahroonga. The specialist school says its first...
community - 2026-09-01
Freshwater Campus is accepting Year 8 enrolments for 2027, when its first junior cohorts will arrive as part of the school's transition to Years 7-12. About 120 Year 8 places...
community - 2026-08-30
Joseph Woodward, 18, has been refused bail over an alleged assault at James Meehan Reserve that left a 47-year-old Dee Why man with a brain injury. Prosecutors told Manly Local...
community - 2026-08-29
Northern Beaches homeowners considering a duplex can attend a free 90-minute masterclass in Brookvale on Thursday 24 September. The session will cover site feasibility, planning...
business - 2026-08-29
The NSW Government will vaccinate Manly's endangered Little Penguin population against H5 bird flu as authorities prepare for the possibility of local cases. Residents are being...
community - 2026-08-28
Northern Beaches Council has introduced a four-year plan to improve access to local services, facilities, information, jobs and community activities. The final plan strengthens...
community - 2026-08-28