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Funding comes through for Mona Vale Road West: How, Why and What’s Next?

Funding has been secured to recommence works on Mona Vale Road West two years after a change in government saw tools down for the vital infrastructure. Federal Member for Mackellar, Dr Sophie Scamps, who is facing an election on 3 May, as well as State Member for Pittwater, Jacqui Scruby, have jointly claimed a win by securing  $250 million in the Federal budget. The Mona Vale Road West project includes upgrading 3.4 kilometres of Mona Vale Road and widening two lanes to four lanes between McCarrs Creek Road in Terrey Hills and Powder Works Road in Ingleside. Other plans for the upgrade include relocating the intersection of Mona Vale Road and Tumburra Street to the west by about 40 metres and providing a new traffic signal...

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

Cromer family gutted over suspected dog baiting incident

State overrides Council powers to significantly increase housing density on Northern Beaches: LMR Policy

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This Week’s Council Development Applications

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Manly Observer provides a weekly summary of development applications lodged with Northern Beaches Council in the last week. As requested by our readers, this...
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A boutique resort for cats on the Northern Beaches? Purr-fect!

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A new boutique resort has opened in Seaforth complete with villas, exercise equipment, endless entertainment, gourmet meals and even a free health check from...
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‘Joe’s Law’ to be introduced to ban public-private hospitals

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"Joe's Law" will be introduced in the NSW parliament to ban public-private partnerships from hospitals running emergency, surgical and inpatient services. It follows the September...
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Multi-million dollar builds and more alterations on the Beaches in this week’s Council Development Applications

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

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

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

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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...
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Inaugural Australian Pride in Sport Festival comes to Collaroy

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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...
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Local man pleads guilty to ‘upskirting’ charges

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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...
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Fires on the horizon but planned North Head burn called off

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

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

Avi Vince -
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...
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Outdoor gyms proposed for grass areas of Manly, Dee Why beachfronts

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

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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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Manly Writers Festival Authors answer questions on how to be published

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Manly Writers Festival is just around the corner. In preparation for this, we invited three authors who are speaking in programs at the event...
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Inaugural Australian Pride in Sport Festival comes to Collaroy

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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...
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Northern Beaches hosts NSW Surf Life Saving Championships across March

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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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