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Next week applications open for our 2020/21 grants program with over $310,000 worth of grants for projects and initiatives for the environment, community development and arts and creativity. To support potential applicants we’ll be running a series of …
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Our internationally acclaimed Manly Jazz Festival rolls across this long weekend bringing great music to numerous beachside venues, inside and out. Download the map and program so you don’t miss a minute. The long weekend marks the start of the summer …
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… heroes compete. Given Manly’s proud history as the home of surfing in Australia (alongside Freshwater Beach) and being …
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A huge happy 40th birthday to the Warringah Aquatic Centre ! Affectionately known as the WAC, the centre opened in 1979 and has seen over 13 million swimmers through the doors over the past four decades. Right from the outset the facility attracted both …
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Spring is here and Council has lots planned this weekend to help the community get out and enjoy this lovely season. The red and yellow flags are up at Freshwater, Dee Why and Manly beaches and Council lifeguards and Surf Life Saving volunteers are …
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As the year wraps up, I would like to thank my fellow Councillors, our volunteers, residents and Council staff for all working together to make the Northern Beaches such a wonderful community. 2023 has been a great year, with lots to celebrate. Council …
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home › council › news › mayors-message › friday-27-november-2020
An annual report can be a dry document - an account of what’s been achieved in a twelve month period and a record of income and expenditure over a financial year. Yet, for a publicly-funded organisation such as a Council, the annual report is a critical …
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This week I was alerted via the media to a proposal by the NSW Government to provide Council beach parking permits to renters in the same way they are provided to ratepayers. In a utopian world we’d have 240,000 parking spots available at our beaches for …
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home › council › news › mayors-message › friday-21-july-2023
Earlier this week, I had the privilege of attending Long Reef Surf Lifesaving Club when Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC paid a visit to our area. Her Excellency expressed her gratitude for the volunteers and admiration for our new …
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home › council › news › mayors-message › saturday-1-december-2018
In what looks on face value like a win for our community, the State Government this week announced their intention to cap the number of units in boarding house developments to twelve. Given we have proposals for 100 unit developments currently before us, …
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