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Dee Why Beach to host “biggest music festival ever” on the Northern Beaches

Dee Why Beach will host what organisers say could be the largest music festival ever staged on the Northern Beaches, with Wolfmother, Ball Park Music and Yothu Yindi announced as headliners for the inaugural Aloha Festival. The all-ages event, set for Saturday 6 March 2027, is expected to host up to 15,000 people. Organisers say its goal is to bring large-scale festival programming back to the Northern Beaches for the first time in over 20 years. Dune Rats, The Terrys, The Beautiful Girls, Mid Drift and The Beefs round out the lineup. Festival founder and Long Reef local, Luke Campbell, said the event was built for the whole community. “The music scene's pretty back on the Northern Beaches...this will be the biggest music festival or festival on...

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Police release CCTV in hunt for e-bike rider over alleged sexual touching at Narrabeen Lagoon

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THIS STORY HAS AN UPDATE Police have released CCTV images of a young man they want to speak to after a string of alleged...
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Wakehurst reopens this morning after evening deluge

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Wakehurst Parkway has finally reopened this morning after a period of heavy rainfall last night ( Tuesday, 13 October) which closed the Narrabeen-Oxford Falls...
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