Community

169,000 Australians are expected to be diagnosed with cancer this year. Meet the locals taking on a 300km walking challenge this March to raise $3,000 for life-saving research and prevention programs.

Independence is a community-supported outcome. The Post celebrates the opening of the Karis Life Training Room, a new space where local care professionals collaborate on assistive technology and home modifications to help our seniors age with dignity.

March is the month to get active! From "Tech Savvy" sessions at Hornsby Library to Twilight Jazz at Eryldene, Ku-ring-gai and Hornsby councils are rolling out a vibrant calendar of events to celebrate our senior community.

The Normanhurst P&C Welcome Festival is back and bigger than ever! From Jimmy’s Smash Burgers to AFL workshops and fire truck tours, find out why this Friday afternoon celebration is the must-attend community event of the season. +2

Lifeline H2HS is moving beyond the 24/7 phone line to offer tailored, local crisis support. From financial counselling to the Lifeline Connect library program, learn how they are strengthening suicide prevention in the Harbour to Hawkesbury region.

Lane Cove Council presents the inaugural St Leonards Lunar Laneways, a new street festival to celebrate the Lunar New Year. This free, family-friendly event will be held on Saturday 28 February on Canberra Avenue and Marshall Lane at Wadanggari Park, just a short walk from St Leonards Station. In partnership with...

The Office of the Governor General each year releases an Australia Day Honours List. Citizens are recognised, celebrated, and presented awards in the Order of Australia, meritorious awards, and military awards. In 2026, 949 Australians made the list, many among them locals to the Upper North Shore.

Every year, the Western world celebrates Valentine’s Day. Romance themed gifts, sweets, and cards are handed between lovers on the 14th of February. Its origins began in the 18th or 19th century, when the exchange of handwritten love notes became common, though the history of the day reaches further back,...

Sparkling Wahroonga Food and Wine Festival returns in 2026 in Wahroonga Park on Sunday, 1 March 2026. This community celebration invites locals and visitors alike to a day filled with flavours, fine drinks, and live entertainment. With a lineup of 30 premium NSW wineries, the festival offers sparkling, red, white and...

In keeping with Guide Dogs tradition, the litter has been given names starting with the same letter. Lena’s New Year babies are Kit, Kirby, Kira, Kendra, Kendall, Kakadu, Kaiser and Kiki, alongside Charlie, who carries a special name as a sponsored puppy.