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Member for Bradfield, Paul Fletcher, has resigned from federal politics. Paul Fletcher, Member for Bradfield, retires from politics ahead of the next election In a statement released on the 10th of December, Fletcher announces that he has no intention of running a campaign in the upcoming 2025 federal election, and...

Magic is arriving at Sydney’s Dural Christmas Tree Farm. Photo Courtesy Olgilvy PR With the festive season of Christmas upon us, Warner Bros. Discovery is putting on a whimsical Harry Potter-themed display to capture the wonder of witches, wizards, and muggles alike. Owned by the Demasi family, Dural Christmas Tree...

Willoughby City Council and North Sydney Council are in the bottom 10 for Development Application Approvals. In a recent report by Sydney renovation firm Nouvelle, all Great Sydney Councils were averaged and ranked for their approval wait times for the 2023-2024 financial year. Willoughby City Council ranked 30 out of...

The Sydney North Planning Panel is holding a public meeting about the site of Lizard Rock on the 9th of December 2024. Lizard Rock, now named Patyegarang, is owned by the Metropolitical Local Aboriginal Land Council (MLALC), who were granted the 71-hectare site after the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983....

New Line Road is, in fact, old. Spanning 6.2 kilometres, bridging the way between Castle Hill Road and Old Northern Road. It is a vital arterial road for the Northern end of Sydney, close to Pennant Hills Road and a path to Castle Hill Road for the motorway. Originally constructed...

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...

Keen residents around the community wore orange and walked the streets on Tuesday the 26th of November to Say NO to Domestic and Family Violence. This is the fourth year of the “Walk the Talk” event, organised by the Women’s Shed Hornsby Ku-ring-gai in partnership with KNC Aged Care, NSW...