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Manly Observer News Briefing 6 February 2025

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NORTHERN BEACHES NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Changes to Northern Beaches high school zoning, designed to ensure every student has access to a public co-education high school, have trickled down to affect our youngest school kids, too.  

It’s been a rough few weeks for marine life on the Northern Beaches with two protected species washed up on shores dead and another admitted into Taronga wildlife surgery. Unfortunately, every case was believed to…

Two boys aged 15 and 12 are in police custody after they were arrested at a Terrey Hills bus stop at 4am this morning. They are being questioned over a home invasion and attempted car…

The familiar ‘island’ of shops in Dee Why, currently home to Beach Burrito Co and JB & Sons, will be redeveloped into a four storey luxury apartment block if approved by Northern Beaches Council. These…

A 40-year-old woman was reportedly assaulted in South Curl Curl on Wednesday, 22 January 2025 around 9 pm, on the running track along the beachfront. She told police that someone hit her from behind, verbally…

St Paul’s Catholic College, Manly is opening a new chapter in its rich history spanning almost 100 years of education on the Northern Beaches with commencement of co-education. Established in 1929 as Christian Brothers Manly…

Virginia was distraught once she realised someone had driven off with her dog in her car, but this feeling turned to shock when she received a call on her landline the following morning from a…

Manly Health and Wellness Day is cartwheeling into its third year on Saturday, 15 February at 9am on Manly’s beachfront. The day will start with a session focusing on ‘Balancing Wellness Goals and Life Commitments’….


PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Stargazing at 3am from Tania Park last week, as captured by jpnt_explorer.

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