NORTHERN BEACHES NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

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...

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

A new boutique resort has opened in Seaforth complete with villas, exercise equipment, endless entertainment, gourmet meals and even a free health check from a doctor on arrival! Hosts will even read you a bedtime...

A Cromer family say they are traumatised after their dog was intentionally poisoned in their own home last week. Rovi, the 5-year-old Italian Greyhound was rushed to Northside Emergency Veterinary on Friday evening, 21 March,...

“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 death of two-year-old Joe Massa, of Balgowlah, who collapsed and...

New state government policy that overrides Council development powers,  allowing taller, bigger, multi-dwelling buildings in Manly, Balgowlah, Manly Vale, Brookvale, Dee Why, Forestville, Frenchs Forest and Mona Vale are now in effect. It’s referred to...

Nurses and midwives working at Northern Beaches Hospital will strike for 26 hours from 6am today,  24 March as part of a series of rolling stoppages at Healthscope hospitals. NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA)...

Manly Writers Festival is just around the corner. In preparation for this, we invited three authors who are speaking in programs at the event to answer questions about their life and success. The event starts...