Cedar & Salt has operated at Long Reef since November 2025 with no complaints, serving more than 1,400 sweaty visitors. Now, Council says it cannot continue to operate while they work on a policy change that might permit his portable sauna business. It’s estimated, leaving owner Robert Dempsey-Smith without his primary source of income. The portable Finnish sauna has been operating on and off around the Northern Beaches for over two years, constantly facing challenges regarding its permanent stay within the LGA as a result of historic land laws where he parks the business. The issue is complex, but essentially there is no rule encompassing or properly defining sauna businesses in those locations, and  as such the activity may be technically unlawful. Dempsey-Smith, a Narrabeen local,...