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Welcome to November! Inside this edition you’ll find our wrap up of the Local Government Elections in September, and the recent By-Election results from October.  A big congratulations to all the new councillors across our North Shore and Northern Beaches, the elected Mayors and Deputy Mayors. Good luck for your...

Remembrance Day is on the 11th of November.  We honour those who served during the First World War, their sacrifice in the line of duty, for the good of our nation. It is a privilege to stand on land made free and prosperous due to their willingness to defend.  On...

The by-elections for Hornsby, Epping and Pittwater were held on the 19th of October and results are here. All below results are accurate at the time of publication, though are subject to change.  For the state seat of Hornsby, the Liberals have managed to hold their place with James Wallace. ...

Votes have been counted, and the results are in.  Councils across the state have been swearing in their newly elected councillors on the back of the recent September Local Government Elections. During October, the NSW Electoral Commission officially declared who had been popularly elected within their communities.  Hornsby Shire Council...

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...

In early 2024, I joined 1,295 Australians diagnosed with bowel cancer every month. My initial feelings were of shock, fear and denial. I woke up every morning hoping it was just a bad dream.  My cancer journey began when I attempted to donate blood at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood in...