Battle to save ‘Grumpy’ the cockatoo after fish hook incident
A Sydney vet had to act quickly to save the life of a northern beaches cockatoo, found with a fish hook pierced right through his tongue. See the photos: GRAPHIC WARNING
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Seven schools tested as asbestos found in hospital, supermarket
Seven schools across Sydney have been identified for precautionary testing of asbestos as the city’s contaminated mulch crisis deepens. New site details.
No licence since 1998, but Sydney driver tries to outrun police
He hadn’t held a licence since 1998, but that didn’t stop a driver from trying to outrun police in a high speed chase on the northern beaches. See what the court decided
Dodgy tradie took close to $12k in deposits, then failed to turn up
A western Sydney tradie, without a building licence, pocketed more than $11,000 from customers on the northern beaches then didn’t turn up to do the jobs.
Tennis club defends plans for night games after local backlash
Northern beaches’ tennis players have rallied to defend their club’s plans for new night-time matches after it copped an angry serve from local residents.
Bid to add colour facade to ‘very dull’ public building, knocked back
It is one of the dullest and drabbest public buildings on the northern beaches, but a bid to add some colour to the former golf clubhouse has been rejected.
Plea for $4.5m to help build world class Sydney gymnastics centre
A plea has gone out for sponsors and donors to help fill a $4.5m funding shortfall for a new world glass gymnastics centre in Sydney.
Former One Nation MP’s $17m Sydney seniors’ development bid
Former One Nation MP David Oldfield wants to transform his old northern beaches’ marital home into a $17 million development for seniors. See what the planning officials thought.
New charge for accused over death of man in alleged assault
A man accused of allegedly assaulting another man on Manly Corso, leading to his death, has been hit with a new, more serious charge. See what happened in court
Driver reached 140kmh in 60-zone to avoid RBT
A driver in a “drug psychosis” hit speeds of 140km/h to avoid a police RBT on Sydney’s north shore. See what happened in court.
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