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In the age where social media has hijacked our attention spans, where does that leave the simple pleasure of reading a good book? It’s an activity that, in recent years, we’ve forsaken for social media, but one cannot forget that the act of page turning has nevertheless kept us engaged...

This Spring, St Ives Village Green will welcome back the highly anticipated St Ives Food and Wine Festival on Sunday 22nd September. This year marks the 9th year Rotary St Ives has hosted the family-friendly event, and after the wonderful success of last year’s annual festival, the community can anticipate...

I'm excited to announce the launch of a new venture and share it with the readers of The Post. My journey has taken me from a corporate career to running a student services business, and during COVID, launching a hyper-local publication. I've faced all the highs and lows along the...

“It’s kinda hard to believe that we’re still standing here,” Nick Norton vocalises in iconic Australian rock band, The Angels’, new album ‘Ninety Nine’. The release coincided with the commencement of the band’s ‘50 Not Out’ national tour celebrating their 50th anniversary, and sits comfortably in the band’s oeuvre as...

NEW photo competition celebrating positive mental health is open for young northern Sydney residents. Open until the 11th of August, the Need a Lift! competition is inviting young people aged 12-24 to take images and of people, places, or things that elicit a positive emotional response, submitting them with a...

NEW development is on the horizon for the Upper North Shore. Capital Corporation, the developer with a portfolio of over 1,600 completed houses and apartments throughout Sydney, are setting their sights on a new project: The Residences at Wahroonga Estate. The Publisher of The Post, Tina Brown, had the pleasure...

Located within the heart of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, the Kalkari Discovery Centre boasts stunning vistas of the park’s vibrant, natural landscape. Kalkari is the local Aboriginal word for ‘resting place’ or ‘to wait’. Since the 1950s, locals and tourists alike have been visiting the Kalkari Discovery Centre. Today, the...

Ku-ring-gai Netball Association (KNA) are making waves in male netball. For a third year, Netball NSW has run an Under14s Division for their flagship event, HART Junior State Titles. In the spring of 2023, KNA decided to introduce a social u14 boys netball competition for Term 4 of the school...

KU-RING-GAI Council has allocated over $93,000 in sponsorship funding. During the July Ordinary Meeting, Council resolved to sponsor 19 community events, fun runs, of theatre performances for the 2024/25 financial year. ‘The sponsorship funding provided by the Council will play a crucial role in ensuring that these important community projects...

Legal proceedings are rife around our North Shore. In a meeting at the end of July, North Sydney Council voted to commence a legal case against Brewster Hjorth Architects (BHA) for breach of contract. What for? Design services for the ever-incomplete North Sydney Olympic Pool. Council claims that the legal...