Sydney Ferry commuters will travel completely free for almost a month from this Friday until 6 October, 2026 following industrial action by maritime workers. Maritime Union of Australia kicked off its dispute with a short strike last Wednesday, 2 September, when the ferry employees under its banner demanded better working conditions and a 5 per cent pay rise with guaranteed annual increases tied to inflation to protect against cost of...

Untreated sewage has overflowed into Greendale Creek (Curl Curl Lagoon) heavily contaminating the already polluted local waterway. Sydney Water has confirmed with Manly Observer today,...

A string of Northern Beaches shops suffered damages and losses during a spate of overnight break ins on Tuesday morning, 1 September 2026. CCTV footage...

A Greater Crested Tern found dead in Warriewood has tested positive for Bird Flu. The bird was confirmed to have contracted H5 bird flu...

Catholic Schools Broken Bay (CSBB) has announced plans to have one principal split their time across two schools for their primary schools on the...

A woman was arrested in Newport yesterday after crashing her car while allegedly almost five times the legal alcohol limit.  Just before 4pm yesterday, Wednesday...

Before we get into DA’s... The proposal to rezone Patyegarang, formerly known as Lizard Rock, for 450 homes has just been withdrawn. “Today, the NSW Department...

Liberal Member for Manly, James Griffin, announced his retirement this afternoon. “I was elected at 32, and I’m now 42,” he told Manly Observer. “I enjoy...

Sydney Ferries services will not operate from 9am to 2pm tomorrow, Wednesday 2 September, as members of the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) take...

Two local 13-year-old boys have admitted lighting a fire that destroyed an abandoned house at Ingleside Road, Ingleside. Emergency services were called about 3:20pm on...

The Boathouse at Shelly Beach is preparing to challenge a decision by NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) that refused its bid to...

For some Northern Beaches families, preparing a child with additional needs for high school starts well before Year 7. Students currently travel from Manly, Freshwater,...

Manly's endangered little penguin colony will be among the first birds in the state to receive an H5 bird flu vaccination as the devastating...

“Without readers we are really just talking to ourselves - we create these stories but they can’t take flight until they’re in the reader’s...

Well, that was weird. After starting the season with three losses, at home at Four Pines Park, the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles shocked rugby league...

It was a story of fourth grade club rugby. It was a story of a much-admired and seriously injured hooker. It was a story...

Some of James Willson's earliest memories of Sydney Harbour involve the Manly ferry and the kind of crossing you don't easily forget. "As a very...

The Boathouse at Shelly Beach is preparing to challenge a decision by NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) that refused its bid to...

Miguel Maestre on ocean swimming, his role as King of the Good Food and Wine Show, and the Manly restaurant where it all began. Before...