The NSW government today confirmed it will support the Northern Beaches Hospital (Voluntary Contract Termination) Bill 2025 introduced by Wakehurst MP Michael Regan but with at least one key change – chiefly, that some compensation still be paid to the private operator, now in receivership.
Healthscope was contracted to operate Northern Beaches Hospital from 2018 under a public private partnership (a PPP) that ran for 20 years. Since that time it has faced two parliamentary inquiries and an audit that determined it was not a health model that should be repeated.
The community has raised concerns about staffing shortages, long wait times, and the complex dual model that sees public patients treated alongside private patients under the same roof. The issue came to the fore when Balgowlah...
A Northern Beaches man has been arrested and taken to Manly Police Station following two high speed pursuits involving a motorbike rider.
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A Frenchs Forest father was sentenced to 14 months imprisonment at Manly Local Court today, 11 June, following numerous charges springing from an 'up-skirting'...
Summer Soccer, also known as small sided games, has been restricted to mostly synthetic turf fields for the upcoming FootballSSG (Small Sided Games) season.
Northern...
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...
Northern Beaches Police are appealing for public assistance to locate Kepu Nathan who is wanted on arrest warrants.
The offender is described as a 34-year-old...
If you’re a Brookvale resident, chances are you’re battling the heat more than your neighbouring Northern Beaches suburbs, according to data collected by Western...
Following three successful years entertaining Sydney audiences, much-loved concert series Night at The Barracks returns to Manly’s beautiful North Head Sanctuary across four weekends, from...
Glen Street Theatre will present Legs On The Wall’s charming, nostalgic and uniquely Australian physical theatre show for children, Beetle, on Saturday 26 July.
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Following three successful years entertaining Sydney audiences, much-loved concert series Night at The Barracks returns to Manly’s beautiful North Head Sanctuary across four weekends, from...
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Forestway Shopping Centre development plans given the green light and more in this week’s...
Upcycled Candle Sale – all proceeds to support domestic violence survivors
Award-Winning Façade Transformations in Manly