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Sporting facilities in Davidson are being offered the chance to secure part of a $500,000 fund from the New South Wales Government to purchase life-saving defibrillators.  This initiative falls under the NSW Government’s Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program, which allocates up to $3,000 per eligible sports organisation towards automated external...

In Ku-ring-gai Council’s first Ordinary Meeting on the 8th of October, Councillor Christine Kay was elected to serve a two-year term as Mayor, and Councillor Kim Wheatley was elected to serve a one-year term as Deputy Mayor.  On the 8th of October, Northern Beaches Council re-elected Sue Heins as Mayor...

After the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) called upon the federal parliament to inquire into university wage theft, a staggering $2 million worth of wages was admittedly withheld from Macquarie University. The university itself confessed to underpaying their staff in a wage scandal set to engulf the Australian institution. However,...

Mt Wilga Private Hospital have dedicated the Neurological treatment area as the Daphne Hilton Building.  Known as a leader in the rehabilitation space and as the birthplace of the Paralympic Movement in NSW, Mt Wilga are recognising the feats of athletes who received treatment at their facilities.  Daphne Hilton is...

Hornsby Shire Council held its first General Meeting on the 23rd of October, where Councillors and the popularly elected Mayor, Warren Waddell, took their Oaths.  During the meeting, Council elected Janelle McIntosh as Deputy Mayor for a period of 12 months.  Councillor Janelle McIntosh has served on Council for three...

Millions of dollars worth of unspent funds are currently residing on inactive Opal cards according to Transport for New South Wales (NSW) Secretary, Josh Murray.  Figures show that over $143 million sits untouched on approximately 18 million cards, which have not been used for tapping on and off public transport...

Dr Sophie Scamps, Federal Member for Mackellar, has succeeded in her campaign to trigger legislation designed to protect Australia’s water resources from damage sustained through gas fracking.  Gas fracking is a technique used to draw oil and gas from shale rock. This process involves drilling high-pressure holes into the earth’s...

In Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC), the ratio of staff to children is becoming harder to maintain. Especially since burnout in this field as at an all time high. As it stands, more ECEC qualified educators are in high demand to fill staff gaps as more qualified educators exit...

MAYORAL elections took place at the end of September. Much did not change for the Northern Beaches and North Sydney. Councillor Sue Heins, who represents the Curl Curl Ward, was re-elected as the Mayor for the Northern Beaches. Councillor Georgia Ryburn from the Manly Ward was appointed as Deputy Mayor....

NORTHERN Beaches Council have adopted the Revenue NSW Print and Post service for administrating fines. Instead of motorists having parking fines printed and left on windscreens, Council rangers will upload offences to the Revenue NSW server. Revenue NSW developed this new system to counteract the problems with the old docket...