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Jim O’Rourke is a journalist with more than 35 years’ experience writing for major metropolitan newspapers as well as community and regional mastheads. He has covered politics, local government, industrial relations, transport, courts and crime.

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Jim O'Rourke

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CLOSED: Sydney wellness sauna chain runs out of steam

A Sydney “wellness” chain, founded on the northern beaches, has abruptly shut its Manly, Neutral Bay and Cronulla sauna studios, blaming soaring costs for the closure.

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More than 70 acts lined up for 47th year of Manly Jazz festival

Whether you’re swingin’, singin’ or just listenin’ — the 47th year of the Manly Jazz festival is the place to catch up with more than 70 high-class acts over three days.

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‘Gutted’: Lib candidates robbed of chance for council election run

“Gutted’ Liberal candidates say northern beaches’ locals will be robbed of a conservative voice on the council due to a massive election admin error by NSW Liberal Party HQ.

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RAAF veteran allegedly sexually touched school aged girl

A man, 77, allegedly sexually touched a young girl while visiting Sydney from his home in Queensland. See what happened in Manly court.

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An artist's impression of the fauna overpass to be built over Mona Vale Road at Ingleside. Picture: Roads and Maritime Services

‘Neglected’: Council condemns NSW government for funding cuts

The northern beaches is being discriminated against by the NSW Labor government through its decisions to slash community funding and halt vital infrastructure projects, the council says.

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A boat and trailers parked in Government Rd, Beacon Hill, on Tuesday, August 13, 2024.

‘It’s chockers’: Local fury over boat, trailer backstreet parking

A spike in complaints from residents frustrated at having to battle for scarce kerbside parking with “unattended” boats, trailers and caravans, has prompted a rules review by Northern Beaches Council.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JULY 07: The Aboriginal flag is seen flying during the NAIDOC March on July 07, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. NAIDOC Week is an Australian observance lasting from the first Sunday in July until the following Sunday. The acronym NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. The week is intended as a time when all Australians can reflect on the rich history of the country's indigenous peoples, and learn about the cultures and histories of first nations groups. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

Creation of Aboriginal ‘Voice’ to Beaches’ council overturned

A contentious decision to create a special Aboriginal committee to advise Northern Beaches Council on local indigenous issues and projects has been overturned.

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Super station NSW Ambulance at Liverpool, NSW, Australia. 12 September, 2018. (AAP IMAGE / Carmela Roche).

Hunt for land to house new northern beaches’ ambo station

Land is sought for a new state-of-the-art ambulance station on the northern beaches that will replace an ‘aged’ facility that has been operating for more than 60 years.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NCA NewsWire Photos AUGUST, 27, 2020: A bus driver is seen wearing a face ask, to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, onboard a State Transit Authority (SA) bus in the CBD of Sydney. Sydney contact tracers are working in overdrive after a trainee bus driver travelled on more than a dozen routes across the North-West while infectious with COVID-19. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

‘Talking too loud’: Gym instructor allegedly bashed 3 women on bus

Three women were allegedly bashed by a gym instructor on a public Sydney bus because they were talking too loudly. See what happened in Manly court.

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Angry tyre slasher threatens to ‘slapkick the f**k’ out of cops

A man who claimed he knew four different martial arts threatened to ‘slapkick the f**k’ out of cops who had just arrested him for slashing car tyres at a popular Sydney reserve.

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