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The need for more sporting facilities is weighing on local sporting clubs. Pennant Hills Oval and its three fields are home to several different sports. During the summer, cricket uses the two oval turf pitches, and athletics uses the athletics track. Winter sees soccer, AFL, Rugby, and Hockey. Coordination for...

In July 2023, 256 trees were deliberately destroyed in H.D. Robb Reserve, Castle Cove. The destruction equated to the size of 14 tennis courts, or 3600 metres squared. Vandals used a variety of chemicals and cut the trees with chainsaws. Among the destroyed trees was a 21-metre Sydney angophora believed...

Men’s Table has an intro session coming up in North Sydney. The not-for-profit organisation has 250 Men’s Tables across Australia, and over 2,500 men participating. In the North Shore alone, Hornsby has 2, Crows Nest has 2, Kirribili has 1, Lane Cove has 2, as well as Macquarie Park and...

The Minns Labor Government has cancelled two planned schools in Chatswood and St Leonards. With a growing population, the previous Liberal Government under Dominic Perrottet announced and planned a primary school on the corner of Mowbray Road and Pacific Highway, and a new development St Leonards Education Precinct for preschool...

T he unique landscape of Sydney’s Lower North Shore is predicated on the estuaries that surround it, the Lane Cove River to the south and Middle Harbour to the north-east. With an absence of nearby open-water beaches, these rivers are often used by locals for various kinds of aquatic activities,...

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...

IMAGE COURTESY:Laura Aliciafotografa.com.au Fleeing from an abusive home at fourteen, Rebecca Kirkis found herself homeless and alone.  Refusing to go back home, she began couch surfing and sleeping rough. One morning in Punchbowl, waking up on a park bench, a woman introduced herself to Rebecca.  The trick with most predators...

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...

Across Ku-ring-gai, nearly 40 activities and events will be held to celebrate Seniors Week. From 3 to the 16 of March, Ku-ring-gai Council are brining river cruises, ballet lessons, jazz concerts, and guest speakers and talks.  Ku-ring-gai Council’s 2025 Seniors Festival is a way to recognise the value of older...