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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...

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...

A Thornleigh man has won $100,000 from a free lottery ticket. Drawn on Tuesday 7 January, the local resident received the 1st prize in the Lucky Lotteries’ Super Jackpot 10912. ‘I’m overwhelmed with excitement,’ said the Thornleigh man when he found he had won. ‘I’ll be able to take a...

SOME have described me as a multicultural enigma. Indeed I have dedicated my longstanding public life of more than 50 years to a deep commitment to and strong advocacy for the critical importance of multiculturalism as Australian nation building. I have described our multicultural society and our immigration story, while...

Ku-ring-gai Council brought on additional weekend staff to manage an upsurge in clean-up requests following storm activity. Council worker cleans up storm debris Ku-ring-gai, like other parts of Sydney, was buffeted by strong winds and storms from Thursday through to Sunday morning. Due to these winds, Council by midday on...

Image credit: Gisele Kapterian, Facebook page THE Liberal Party have preselected public sector strategist and lawyer Gisele Kapterian to run for the federal seat of Bradfield. Up against anti-Voice activist and Indigenous businessman Warren Mundine, Kapterian secured her ticket at the preselection on Saturday despite the efforts from conservative Liberals...

MORE than 280 new homes have been approved at the Telstra Exchange site in St Leonards. The State Significant Development proposal will include 272 build-to-rent homes, 10 affordable housing units, 84 serviced apartments, and retail stores within the 43-storey mixed-use tower. The proposal is valued at $209 million. The Telstra...