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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...

Nominations are open for the 2025 Local Westfield Heroes program. Each year, Westfield awards $20,000 to one Local Hero at each Westfield location for the organisation or group they represent. The Heroes are individuals who are dedicated to contributing positively to their communities. In total, 126 grants are up for...

Copyright Steve Panozo At Storey Park Community Centre on February 8, a crowd of volunteers, supporters, and politically engaged locals gathered—not for the sitting member, but for Tina Brown, an Independent hoping to reshape the conversation in this once-complacent seat.  Among those in attendance were figures who, under normal circumstances,...

Residents are in uproar as North Sydney Council proposes a possible 87% rate rise.  Witnessed by a gallery of outraged ratepayers during a Council Meeting on the 10th of February, North Sydney councillors carried a motion to submit a Special Rate Variation (SRV) application to IPART. The SRV application outlines...

NOMINATIONS are open for the 2025 Local Westfield Heroes program. Each year, Westfield awards $20,000 to one Local Hero at each Westfield location for the organisation or group they represent. The Heroes are individuals who are dedicated to contributing positively to their communities and are making a difference. Alongside the...

An Australia Post branch on Hampden Road in Artarmon will permanently close on the 12th of March to make way for new housing development. Architecture firm Sjb Architecture submitted a development application (DA) on behalf of developers Ignazia Pty Limited in October of 2023. The DA, which is still under...