Ku-ring-gai

At the first meeting of the newly elected council, Ku-ring-gai Councillors have voted in a new Mayor and Deputy Mayor. For the first time in Ku-ring-gai Council history, both positions are being filled by females. During the meeting held on the 8th of October, Councillor Christine Kay was elected to...

Campaign posters are up, flyers are being stuffed into mailboxes, and time is ticking for council candidates as Poll Day fast approaches.  In Ku-ring-gai, there is a healthy amount of competition. Her first shot at campaigning, Indu Balachandran is running for the Gordon Ward. She has built a neat, little...

To bridge the gap between law enforcement and the local community, Ku-ring-gai Police Area Command (KPAC) hosted “Coffee With A Cop” at the end of July. The initiative is an opportunity for New South Wales Police to engage with the citizens in their district, learn of any issues, and promote...

THE Eco Festival is in full swing for September. To celebrate green living, Ku-ring-gai Council is holding workshops, activities, and events during this spring month, running from the 1st to the 30th of September. For Father’s Day, a family bush survival workshop is at the Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden, teaching residents...

KU-RING-GAI Council has announced $100,000 worth of environmental grants. This comes as a part of the Environmental Levy Program which will benefit a range of community-based projects in the region. In total, 21 projects will be funded by this program with the aim to achieve their ‘net zero carbon emissions’...

During August at Magpies Waitara, Lindfield & Districts Community Bank held their annual Community Pitch.  Ten worthy community groups gave their passionate presentations, asking local businesses and individuals for vital funding. Since commencing in 2019, the Community Pitch has grown beyond the expectations of the Lindfield & Districts Community Bank....

The Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Ecumenical Choir are calling for choristers. Every year at Hornsby’s Cathedral Church, Our Lady of the Rosary, the Choir holds a local annual performance of Handel’s Messiah. This year, the performance is to be held on the 12th of December. To boost the success of the event,...

A bronze, two-metre-tall honour roll plaque has been stolen from the entrance gate into Turramurra Memorial Park. The theft is believed to have taken place on late Sunday, 21st of July, or early Monday morning on the 22nd of July. Scribed onto the honour roll were the names of 67...

For those not completely devoid of interest in the continued saga between Ku-ring-gai Council, the NSW State Government, and the Transport Oriented Development (TOD) Policy, Ku-ring-gai Council are seeking Interim Heritage Orders (IHOs) around the affected LGA stations. In the July 2024 Ordinary Meeting, Council resolved to attempt installing IHOs...

Paul Fletcher MP has been a stalwart representative for Bradfield since 2009, steering one of New South Wales' most affluent constituencies through fifteen years of change and growth.  As electoral boundaries are imminent to evolve, Paul bids farewell to familiar areas like Asquith, Normanhurst, Hornsby, and Waitara, anticipating a keen...