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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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Manly

‘Perverted’: Dad jailed for looking up skirts with shoe dashcam

A father of four who went on a perving spree using a dashcam tied to his shoe to film up the skirts of girls and young mums in Sydney shopping malls has learnt his fate in court.

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Louise and Nick Pearson will be closing down their business, Pearsons Jewellers, at Neutral Bay, 53 years after the shop first opened its doors.

‘Winding up’: Beloved Sydney watchmaker closes after 53 years

Time’s up for a beloved watchmaker and jeweller on Sydney’s lower north shore more than half a century after the business first opened its doors.

Manly

‘Fiercely passionate’: Gluten-free bakery plans to open in Manly

Coeliacs will be celebrating if a bid to open an artisan gluten-free bakery on the northern beaches wins planning permission. See what’s in store.

Manly

Narrabeen RSL Club. Picture: Narrabeen RSL Club

Developer given go ahead to bulldoze former Sydney RSL club

Planning authorities have given developers the go ahead to roll out the bulldozers to demolish what was once a beloved Sydney RSL club.

Manly

‘Reimagined’: Seafood eatery to open at waterfront tourist hub

A new waterfront seafood eatery — featuring ‘reimagined’ menu classics — is set to open its doors at a historic Sydney tourist hub.

Manly

Bombies, a new 1970s inspired rooftop bar, is opening at the Harbord Hotel on Thursday, June 5, 2025.

Sneak peek inside northern beaches’ newest music venue

A new 1970s-inspired music venue with enticing cuisine is set to open on the first floor of one of Sydney’s iconic seaside pubs that’s undergoing a $2.8m makeover. See the pics.

Manly

Bright clothes in laundry washing basket.

‘Disturbing’: Man allegedly assaulted 79yo woman in laundry row

A belief that a shirt had been stolen led to the alleged assault of three people – including a 79-year-old woman who police claim was called a “fat ugly cow” – in a shared laundry at a Sydney block of flats.

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Man, 85, dies after being hit by car on northern beaches

An elderly man has died in hospital after being struck by a car as it allegedly left a driveway on Sydney’s northern beaches earlier this week.

Manly

An artist's impression of the proposed new foyer entrance at Pittwater RSL Club at Mona Vale.

Popular Beaches’ RSL club set for $7.5m facelift

Planning authorities are set to decide on a $7.5m proposed refurbishment of a popular northern beaches’ RSL club. See the latest drawings.

Manly

‘Running out of real estate’: Plans to cut back on memorial benches

Families could soon find it harder to have a bench, with a plaque attached in memory of a loved one, at a beach or on a headland, if a proposed new policy by a Sydney council is adopted.

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