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Beyond the Beat – School Holiday Woodwind Workshop

Calling all young flute, clarinet, and saxophone players! Join us for a full-day music workshop designed for beginner to intermediate musicians aged 13 and under. Students will take part in fun and interactive instrument masterclasses, vocal sessions, rhythm adventures, and improvisation jams - all...

A six-storey apartment building in Manly’s Heritage Conservation Area, a 146-room hotel in Frenchs Forest and more in this week’s Development Application Round Up

Manly Observer provides a weekly summary of development applications lodged with Northern Beaches Council in the last week. While every effort has been made to accurately represent the development applications, we recommend clicking the link (the DA number in the heading) which will take you to...

Rezoning for 63 residential lots in Warriewood, another Mona Vale town centre DA and more in this week’s Development Application Round Up

Manly Observer provides a weekly summary of development applications lodged with Northern Beaches Council in the last week. While every effort has been made to accurately represent the development applications, we recommend clicking the link (the DA number in the heading) which will take you to...

Freshwater Village Shop-Top Development refused, Harbord Hotel requests rezoning review, Narrabeen and Brookvale residential apartment blocks get the go-ahead and more in this week’s Development Application Round Up

Manly Observer provides a weekly summary of development applications lodged with Northern Beaches Council in the last week. While every effort has been made to accurately represent the development applications, we recommend clicking the link (the DA number in the heading) which will take you to...

Funeral Notice: Margaret Cecily Schloeffel

Margaret Cecily Schloeffel passed peacefully on 26 July, aged 91 years.Dearly loved wife of Mervyn.Loved and loving mother of Kathy, Paul, David, and Kristin. Treasured sister, grandmother, and mother-in-law. Gone, but never forgotten. Her Memorial Service will be held at 11am on Friday 22 August at the Frenchs...

Local Suicide Prevention Volunteers needed – Roses in the Ocean 

Roses in the Ocean Northern Beaches, is a suicide prevention not-for-profit led entirely by people with a lived experience of suicide. At Roses, we believe the most powerful support comes from those who truly understand, whether you've experienced suicidal thoughts, survived an attempt, lost a...