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Proposal for Fairlight Lookout to be Renamed After Former Manly Mayor

FAIRLIGHT Lookout might be getting a new name. A proposal has been submitted to Northern Beaches Council to have the park east of Fairlight Beach renamed in honour of former Mayor Jean Hay AM. Having served three Mayoral terms for Manly Council...

THE POST
02 Apr 2024
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Grandstand Renamed After Local Icons

THE Weldon Oval Grandstand at John Fisher Park is to be renamed the Loudon Marston Grandstand. Officially endorsed by Northern Beaches Council, the new name honours two local sporting icons for their dedication to sport and community. ‘Council is...

THE POST
02 Apr 2024
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Get Ready for a Taste of the Beaches

Taste of the Beaches returns in May. Northern Beaches Council are bringing back the month-long food and wine festival after the festival’s success in both 2021 and 2022. After summer falls into autumn, who then creeps into winter, local beverage...

THE POST
02 Apr 2024
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What’s Happening at Lizard Rock?

Possible development at “Lizard Rock” is stirring the community. Formally Crown land, the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council (MLALC) was granted the 71-hectare site following the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 to compensate Aboriginal...

Claudia Butjerevic
02 Apr 2024
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Northern Beaches Ratepayers Out of Pocket $39 million Thanks to Cost Shifting

NORTHERN Beaches ratepayers were out of pocket $39 million, or $379 per ratepayer, due to the NSW Government cost shifting. Cost shifting refers to when state or federal governments force councils to absorb responsibility of infrastructure...

THE POST
02 Apr 2024
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No Windscreen Fines on the Northern Beaches

NORTHERN Beaches Council have adopted the Revenue NSW Print and Post service for administrating fines. Instead of motorists having parking fines printed and left on windscreens, Council rangers will upload offences to the Revenue NSW server. Revenue...

THE POST
02 Apr 2024
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Green Light for Warriewood Valley Community Centre

CONSTRUCTION for Warriewood Valley Community Centre is good to go. Northern Beaches Council has finalised negotiations with Belmadar Pty Ltd, the company who has been taken on board as the contractor for the project. It is estimated that the...

Stephen Holland
01 Dec 2023
Northern Beaches LGA

Scotland Island Awarded Repair Funding

THE New South Wales and Australian Governments have allocated funds to repair and improve the roads and drainage networks on Scotland Island. The $2 million grant was awarded to Northern Beaches Council through the Commonwealth-State Disaster...

THE POST
01 Dec 2023
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Almost $300,000 in Grants Given by Northern Beaches Council

NORTHERN Beaches Council are offering funding support to not-for-profits, artists, and creatives. More than 57 community projects have successfully been chosen for Council’s 2023/24 Community Grants program. Council will distribute a total of...

THE POST
01 Dec 2023
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Northern Beaches Council Give $100,000 in Sport and Recreation Grants

NORTHERN Beaches Council Give $100,000 Worth of Sport and Recreation Grants Northern Beaches Council have announced recipients of the Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Grants. Six sporting clubs were successful in their applications, sharing in...

THE POST
01 Dec 2023
Northern Beaches LGA

Calls to Scrap Proposed Development on Bushfire-prone Land

NORTHERN Beaches Council has expressed grave concerns over the Patyegarang planning proposal at Morgan Road, Belrose, also known as ‘Lizard Rock’. The Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council (MLALC) has submitted the planning proposal, which...

THE POST
01 Dec 2023
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Further EV Charging Stations Proposed to Hit Northern Beaches

Northern Beaches Council is seeking community feedback on a proposal to install eight electric vehicle charging stations in the area. Aligning with the Transport Strategy 2038, the beaches community may see the introduction of the already popular...

Riley Warner
02 Aug 2023
Northern Beaches LGA

Tree-rific Time on National Tree Day at Wheeler Heights Public School

SCHOOLS took part in National Tree Day on Friday 28 July, with over 25 local schools participating across the Northern Beaches. Native plants were delivered to each of the schools by Council’s Environment Centres team, with plants caringly...

THE POST
02 Aug 2023
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Charity Begins at Home - Volunteering Just Got Easier

The Northern Beaches Council has partnered with not-for-profit foundation Be Collective to launch a new platform that aims to centralise volunteers in the Northern Beaches. The platform makes it easier to sign up and deploy volunteers to areas of...

Mia Hubber
02 Aug 2023
Northern Beaches LGA

Manly Corso Work in Progress

IT’S ‘business as usual’ for surrounding businesses whilst the Norhern Beaches Council completes major pipe repairs in the eastern end of The Corso. Work is in progress to replace some 30 meters of collapsed clay pipes with new concrete ones...

THE POST
01 Jul 2023
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Locals Councils Win at Government Awards

NORTHERN Beaches Council and Willoughby City Council have won at the NSW Local Government Excellence Awards. Northern Beaches Council has won the Innovative Leadership Award for the Resilience Strategy “Withstand, Adapt, Thrive” at the recent...

Claudia Butjerevic
16 Jun 2023
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Northern Beaches Council Welcomes New CEO

NORTHERN Beaches Council has announced the appointment of Mr Scott Phillips as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Northern Beaches Mayor Sue Heins said Mr Phillips was appointed following an extensive and competitive national search. “We are...

Stephen Holland
16 Jun 2023
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Eco-Heroes Recognised by Northern Beaches Council

OVER 100 eco-heroes and community members attended Mona Vale Surf Club on 8 June as Council revealed the winners of the 2023 Northern Beaches Eco Awards. Now in its 18th year, these awards celebrate ordinary people doing extraordinary things to...

THE POST
16 Jun 2023
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More Cycle and Walking Paths for Northern Beaches

NORTHERN Beaches Council has received $5.6 million from the NSW Government to help fund new walking and cycling paths to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists. Council has received $3.9 million for a pedestrian and cyclist bridge along...

THE POST
16 Jun 2023