Congratulations to Melissa Burgess on being named Manly’s Local Woman of the Year for 2025. Manly Observer has profiled Mel and her local charity op shop, Op for Change (now in a new spot on…
In February 2024, in his final week on a gap year in New Zealand, Northern Beaches teenager Saxon Carr was mountain biking on a new trail when his front tyre hit something. “I went flying…
This week’s Crime Watch Northern Beaches… Two separate scams total $33,000 in lost funds for elderly victims in Frenchs Forest Scammers continue to trick our more vulnerable community members. On 26 February 2025, a 92-year-old…
Healthscope, the private operator of Northern Beaches Hospital, has reached a last minute agreement with 29 private health funds, ensuring thousands will continue to have full private health cover. Today, 4 March 2025, was to…
Cromer residents are furious over the construction of a ‘rogue’ sidewalk, undertaken by Council, at the head of their busy street. A large group gathered at St Matthews Farm in Cromer for a meeting with…
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) is now formally accepting feedback on Northern Beaches Council’s bid for a 39.6% rate increase. Northern Beaches residents and ratepayers can make a submission or fill in a…
More than 200 hectares of bush will be burned in a planned hazard reduction blitz on the Northern Beaches commencing tonight, 28 February. The burns, at Mona Vale Road in Belrose and a large section…
A “Joe’s Rule” has been promised to protect families from needless heartache after a toddler died following critical failings at Northern Beaches Hospital. NSW Premier Chris Minns has also not ruled out legislating to protect…
A former state Liberal MP and Northern Beaches councillor has been branded a “child abuser” as he left court ahead of his trial on allegations he repeatedly sexually assaulted a teenage boy. A former NSW…
Young soccer players looking to move into professional ranks need to link up with agents to make the right move to launch their careers or risk falling by the wayside, according to those in the…
On Sunday, 1 March 2025, the Northern Beaches men’s mental health charity, Spoke to a Bloke, held its third annual Spoke to a Bloke Cup in Cromer Park, raising over $12,000 for programs aimed to…
This year the shark nets are being removed a month earlier than usual. They are usually removed end of April each year and return in spring. Removing shark nets one month earlier is due to the increase in turtle activity in April each year.
Manly Observer now provides a weekly summary ofthe development applications lodged with Northern Beaches Council in the last week. While every effort has been made to accurately represent the development…
