Court’s final call on over-55’s seaside apartments
A developer has won a court victory to modify plans for a seniors’ living apartment block in the backstreets of the northern beaches that had attracted a mountain of public complaints.
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Wedding venue transforms into pool hall, restaurant, cocktail lounge
What do you do with a big, old wedding function centre? You turn into a combined pool hall, restaurant, cocktail lounge and sports bar with karaoke. That’s what one hospitality entrepreneur is doing on Sydney’s northern beaches.
Revealed: New images of $30m makeover of ageing shopping mall
New images have emerged of the future radical $30m refurb of a popular, but ageing, Sydney shopping mall that opened its doors in 1966. See the pix here.
Legal wins for developers in exclusive Sydney ‘seaside village’
After lengthy legal stoushes, a court has ruled that developers can build two multimillion-dollar blocks of units in the heart of Palm Beach. But locals say it will take away its ‘seaside character’.
Paraplegic dad using ‘robo’ rehab in bid to get back on his feet
An active Sydney dad who suffered a devastating spinal cord injury two years ago is using a futuristic high-tec exoskeleton in a bid to get up from his wheelchair and stand on his own two feet.
Squash legend wins campaign for new Sydney public courts
One of Australia’s greatest squash players raised a racket during her campaign to secure the future of the only public courts on the northern beaches. Now she looks set for a win.
‘Unjustified burden’: Business community’s plea on rate hike
A plea has gone out from the business community for authorities to reject Northern Beaches Council’s bid to slug it with a 40 per cent rates rise. Here’s what they say.
Pedestrian airlifted to hospital after being struck by car
A female pedestrian aged in her 60s was rushed to hospital on Monday morning, after she was hit by a car on Pittwater Rd, between Narrabeen and Collaroy.
‘Skills to survive’: YouTuber builds cult following for Sydney tour vlogs
A Newport-based entrepreneurial “vlogger” is building an online cult following for his walking tour travel videos pointing out the quirky highlights and “hidden gems” of the northern beaches.
The Sydney region which has become the pickleball capital
Expansion plans are on the cards for pickleball across the northern beaches, as the area boasts home to the biggest pickleball club in Australia. Here are the latest plans.
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