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Local teens charged with Uber driver assault in Manly and more in this week’s Crime Watch

Two 16-year-old Northern Beaches teenage boys have been charged over assaulting an Uber driver. At about 10pm on Saturday, 10 March 2025, a 28-year-old Uber driver picked up a fare at Manly Wharf. The two males and three female passengers were too many for the five-seater car and the driver reportedly politely asked one of them to get out. They argued and refused, so the driver cancelled the fare and ordered all of them out. One of the 16-year-old teenage boys punched the driver from the back seat and the other got out and attacked the driver from the outside. The Uber in-car video recorded the attack and police have identified the offenders and laid charges. The three teenage girls tried to stop the offenders. On 14 March...
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This Week’s Council Development Applications

Manly Observer provides a weekly summary of development applications lodged with Northern Beaches Council in the last week. As requested by our readers, this...

A boutique resort for cats on the Northern Beaches? Purr-fect!

A new boutique resort has opened in Seaforth complete with villas, exercise equipment, endless entertainment, gourmet meals and even a free health check from...

Manly Writers Festival Authors answer questions on how to be published

Manly Writers Festival is just around the corner. In preparation for this, we invited three authors who are speaking in programs at the event...

Multi-million dollar builds and more alterations on the Beaches in this week’s Council Development Applications

Manly Observer provides a weekly summary of development applications lodged with Northern Beaches Council in the last week. While every effort has been made to...

Cannabis growing in plain sight in Curly, local teens charged over Long Reef bus driver assault and more in this week’s Crime Watch

Earlier this week, acting on information provided to them, police attended a home in Curl Curl and located five cannabis plants in the leafy...

Local teen charged with sexual assault

A man has been been arrested and charged in Manly over a number of alleged sexual offences in Neutral Bay this week. About 3.30am on...

Warringah Mall in talks to build 1,500 homes at Brookvale site

Ever feel you might as well live at the Mall because you’re there so often? Well, you just might be able to. Scentre Group (who...

Inaugural Australian Pride in Sport Festival comes to Collaroy

Collaroy Tennis Club is holding a major community open event as part of the inaugural Australian Pride in Sport Festival this Saturday,  March 22 from...

Local man pleads guilty to ‘upskirting’ charges

A Frenchs Forest man has pleaded guilty to 16 charges of filming "privates without consent", also known as upskirting,  in Manly Court this week. The...

Man arrested for Northern Beaches holiday rental fraud and more in this week’s Crime Watch

Following the execution of a search warrant in Anna Bay, police have charged a 51-year-old man for an alleged holiday rental scam on the...

A home to be built behind Girdlers, North Narrabeen and more alterations on the Beaches in this week’s Council Development Applications

Manly Observer provides a weekly summary of development applications lodged with Northern Beaches Council in the last week. While every effort has been made to...

Outdoor gyms proposed for grass areas of Manly, Dee Why beachfronts

Northern Beaches Council has proposed installing outdoor gym equipment on the Manly and Dee Why beachfronts, with residents having until this Sunday to have...

Parliamentary inquiry announced into Northern Beaches Hospital

The NSW Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee will conduct an inquiry into the safety and quality of health services provided by Northern Beaches Hospital, it...
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A boutique resort for cats on the Northern Beaches? Purr-fect!

A new boutique resort has opened in Seaforth complete with villas, exercise equipment, endless entertainment, gourmet meals and even a free health check from...

Manly Writers Festival Authors answer questions on how to be published

Manly Writers Festival is just around the corner. In preparation for this, we invited three authors who are speaking in programs at the event...

Inaugural Australian Pride in Sport Festival comes to Collaroy

Collaroy Tennis Club is holding a major community open event as part of the inaugural Australian Pride in Sport Festival this Saturday,  March 22 from...

Northern Beaches hosts NSW Surf Life Saving Championships across March

The Northern Beaches will play host to the 2025 NSW Surf Life Saving Championships throughout this month. Queenscliff and Shelly Beach will this weekend host...
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