Council

NSW Women’s Safety Commissioner, Dr Hannah Tonkin, recently met with community leaders to address domestic and family violence in the lower north shore. Mayor of North Sydney Zoe Baker, Mayor of Mosman Ann Marie Kimber, Mayor of Lane Cove Merri Southwood, and Mayor of Willoughby City Tanya Taylor, alongside police,...

Mosman Council have upgraded the facilities at Reid Park. The new and upgraded playground now features an interactive nature play area, other inclusive play equipment, soft-fall surfacing, and a shade sail. The project was funded by Council and the NSW Government through the Local Small Commitments Allocation - Playground and...

Applications are now open for community grants in Ku-ring-gai. Grants include up to $5,000 for arts and cultural activities, events or programs; up to $5,000 for community development projects that enhance the social and economic wellbeing of residents’ and up to $2,000 for small equipment and tools. ‘These groups are...

Better Planning Network Incorporated and The Post Sydney recently held a forum for the community to discuss the urbanisation of rural land in Dural and Galston. Held at the Galston Community Centre on the 16th of April, candidates for the seat of Berowra were invited to attend, speak to residents,...

North Sydney Council has opened their grants program for 2025-2026. Not-for-profits, schools, and creatives can apply for funding for their desired projects. Applications for the Small Grants and Green Schools Grants program closes Sunday 30 March. Applications for Creative Grants close Monday 14 April. Small Grants provide funding up to...

TREE canopy may soon look a little different in Hornsby Shire. Mayor Warren Waddell has suggested that a review of planning controls to maintain tree and vegetation protections is needed. In a mayoral minute considered in the upcoming 12 March general meeting of Council, Waddell notes that with recent severe...

NORTH Sydney Council has opened their grants program for 2025-2026. Not-for-profits, schools, and creatives can apply for funding for their desired projects. Applications for the Small Grants and Green Schools Grants program closes Sunday 30 March. Applications for Creative Grants close Monday 14 April. Small Grants provide funding up to $2,000...

There is no doubt that as we age and need more support, many of us want the option of spending our final years in our own home.   While commencing with “My Aged Care” is a process, it provides our seniors with the support and caring programs that they need...

North Sydney Seniors Festival is running from the 3rd to the 16th of March. The program of events is part of the statewide NSW Seniors Festival 2025.  Events on the program include: The Swinging Sixties, Crows Nest Centre, Friday 7 March 10.30am Scones, Jam & Cream – a variety show,...

It seems Ku-ring-gai Council has yet to learn their lesson. Either that, or they find no issue with a multi-night stay at an out-of-area hotel on the ratepayers’ dime. Last year, Ku-ring-gai staff and councillors, and their families, stayed at the luxury accommodation The Convent Hunter Valley on what was...