Ku-ring-gai

Before the close of 2024, Ku-ring-gai Council spent the majority of the year’s final General Meeting debating a $2,300 grant. Despite the relatively minuscule amount, the issue caused a stir between councillors, and the grant approval process was called into question. The crux of the argument came when Councillors Jeff...

New principals are arriving at St Ives Public and St Ives High School. For St Ives Public, Kelly McGowan will become principal following her role as Deputy Principal at St Ives North Public School. For St Ives High School, Tracey Casey, former Principal at Sydney Secondary College, Leichhardt Campus, is...

The NSW Government and Ku-ring-gai Council have come to some agreement regarding the Transport Oriented Development (TOD).  Earlier in 2024, Ku-ring-gai Council pushed back against the Minns Government’s new housing policy, which would see mass development erupt 400-metres around the Roseville, Lindfield, Gordon, and Killara train stations. Resolving to begin...

Kylea Tink backs Community Independent Nicolette Boele in her run for the seat of Bradfield. With the abolition of the seat of North Sydney, Kylea Tink’s future was up in the air and rife with speculation.

During their Ordinary Meeting on the 22nd of October, Ku-ring-gai Council’s final item on the agenda was Marian Street Theatre. A motion was moved to receive and note the update report on the likely costs and timetable to develop the unused site. Councillor Indu Balachandran proposed an amendment during the...

The stolen war honour roll at Turramurra Memorial Park has been replaced. In July, thieves removed a 2.1-metre-tall bronze honour roll plaque attached to the entrance gate. First installed in 1928 by former NSW Governor Sir Dudley de Chair, the act left the community feeling outraged. ‘The theft of the...

Ku-ring-gai Council have released four alternative housing scenarios for Roseville, Lindfield, Killara, and Gordon stations. These scenarios are slated to deliver the same level of housing as the NSW Government’s Transport Oriented Development (TOD) policy. In an Extraordinary Meeting on the 30th of October, Council came together to vote to...

Hailing originally from the Inner West, Christine Kay made her steady way over to Ku-ring-gai for the leafy green, as many do. In the 2017 Local Government Elections, Christine first ran for Ku-ring-gai Council. Though unsuccessful, she persisted and put her hand up again in 2021, where the community elected...

Ku-ring-gai Council recently ran a marketing course for anyone who hasn't yet created a marketing plan. Spread out over three weeks in short daily sessions, the course was easy for business owners to fit into a busy schedule. However, one downside was that it didn't really talk about advertising or...

THIS October, Ku-ring-gai Financial Services Limited (KFSL) marks a significant milestone—21 years of dedicated service to the local community. Since opening the doors of the first Community Bank branch in Turramurra, followed by the Lindfield branch in 2011, the commitment to our community has been a constant driving force. Over...