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HORNSBY Shire Council has announced that entries for the Hornsby Art Prize are open from Monday 3 June. The well-recognised art prize promotes and celebrates Australian contemporary art. Artists are invited to submit works in the categories of painting, drawing, printmaking, digital art stills/photography and sculpture. This year, the total...

Mayor Sue Heins moved a Mayoral Minute to further engage with the Northern Beaches Indigenous community.  During the April Ordinary Meeting, Mayor Heins spoke on having the Northern Beaches Council Chief Executive Officer produce a report on establishing an Aboriginal Community Advisory Group. The Group would consider culturally appropriate protocols,...

CROWS NEST was buzzing on Sunday 26 May as the community had the chance to visit the new Crows Nest Metro Station for an Open Day. Member for Willoughby Tim James said over seven thousand people turned out to view the soon to be completed station, a testament to the...

THE Remagine Art Prize for 2024 has announced its victor, as Lane Cove's own artist, Phoebe Stone, secures the top accolade with her oil and pastel masterpiece, "Serene Sea," earning her a $5,000 reward. Stone found inspiration during a stroll along Sydney's Berry Island Reserve's Gadyan track, where her gaze...

CANDIDATES who are considering a run for Northern Beaches Council are being welcomed by Council to attend an information session. On Thursday the 27th of June, potential candidates for the upcoming September local elections will be given insight into what serving on council entails, details on the role of councillors,...

Many of us have been following Ku-ring-gai Council’s opposition to the proposed Transport-Oriented Development (TOD) in the area. This topic is widely discussed within the community, and I’m often asked for my opinion on how it will unfold, especially now that Ku-ring-gai Council is taking legal action against the State...

Northern Beaches Council are considering data for a possible demerger. During Council’s monthly meeting in April, Councillor Miranda Korzy moved a motion to hold a Poll at the September Local Government Elections to judge community support for de-amalgamation. ‘Council set up to serve 250,000 residents across more than 25,000 hectares,’...

Climate 200 is propelling climate-minded community Independents into Federal politics. Climate 200 is a crowd-funded initiative that supports and funds promising community independent campaigns and candidates. During the 2019 Federal Election season, Climate 200 was formed out of growing concern with political integrity, female representation, and the state of climate...

With local council elections fast approaching, many of us begin to hear the same old political lingo from our relatively quiet councillors, suddenly dumping promises and words of positivity throughout their community to get back in the re-election spotlight. While a few councillors on the North Shore have gained a...

For a Council that cannot find funds to support community requested projects, Ku-ring-gai seem to have no qualms spending on a Councillor “getaway”. The Post observed Ku-ring-gai Councillors and staff filtering into an exclusive, luxury accommodation, relaxed and smiling, on the 3rd of March for a two-night stay. Publisher of...