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Sydney’s Northern Beaches Council is staging a Rock Relief concert at Brookvale Oval to support bushfire and drought-affected communities. The all-ages show will kick off at 2pm on Saturday 15 February and aims to raise over $1 million. Tickets cost $55 …
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Almost 3,000 swimmers hit the surf today in the iconic Cole Classic ocean swim on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, raising thousands of dollars for charities. Swimmers came from near and far to take part in the one, two and five-kilometre swims from Shelly to …
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Australians famously love living near the beach, but the infrastructure that supports our coastal way of life is under threat as the severity of climate change impacts like rising sea-levels increase. That’s why the Institute of Public Works Engineering …
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Michael Regan, Emeritus Mayor … Former Mayor Michael Regan has been presented with the NSW Local Government Association Emeritus Mayor Award. The prestigious title is awarded to councillors who have demonstrated exemplary service during their tenure as …
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… more in short-term or crisis accommodation or couch surfing with friends or relatives, simply unable to afford …
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home › council › news › media-releases › plastic-free-july-will-you-accept-challenge
Northern Beaches Council is calling on local households, businesses and schools to take up the ‘Plastic Free July Challenge’. Kids can join in with two free beach-side, school-holiday theatre workshops! The ‘Plastic Free July Challenge’ is quite simple: …
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PLAY MANLY, a new ten-day festival attracting visitors back to Manly, will reactivate the beachside CBD day and night from 21 April to 30 April 2022. The free event, which invites visitors from across Sydney and regional NSW to come ‘PLAY MANLY’, will …
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In a year featured by uncertainty and challenges, Northern Beaches Council has collectively applauded the achievements of outstanding citizens honoured in the Australia Day Awards for 2021 . The group of 20 Award winners includes disability and mental …
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The People’s Choice Awards for this year’s ARTDECKO exhibition – an exhibition of skateboard art by local young people on the Beaches aged 12-24 has been announced. This year 346 young people signed up for ARTDECKO and 2,368 votes tallied for the U/18 and …
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Sydney’s Northern Beaches Council is to be a key partner in a three-year, research and development project to develop a national Early Warning System to alert coastal communities of impending storm-wave damage, potentially saving lives and preventing …
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