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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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Boarding house landlord sentenced for groping female guests

Two young female tourists said they were scared and disgusted after being groped by a 61-year-old Sydney boarding house landlord.

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Matthew Williams has died in hospital following an alleged assault in Manly last month. Police were called to The Corso shortly before 3am on January 27 where they found a man suffering a serious head injury. , , Passers-by stopped to assist the injured 37-year-old man, performing CPR until emergency services arrived. , , Paramedics rushed him to Royal North Shore Hospital in a critical condition. , , The man had since been fighting for life in an induced coma but on Tuesday night investigators were advised he had died. , , Photo: Supplied

Man killed in Manly Corso assault identified

A 37-year-old man who died in hospital after an assault on the Manly Corso has been remembered as a loving family man, who was “kind and caring”.

Manly

Beloved former footy touch judge going strong at 100 years old

He is NSW’s oldest living former first grade rugby league ref and one of the most respected figures in the game — and he’s just turned 100.

Manly

Barrenjoey Lighthouse in 1902. Photo State Library of NSW

Fate of tourist row over ‘Home and Away’ lighthouse decided

A feisty community fight over plans to allow tourists to stay at the historic Sydney lighthouse featured in the TV series ‘Home And Away’ is over. See who won

Manly

Seven brewery and distillery venues taking part in the first BrookieFest - a three-day event starting on February 9, 2024, to celebrate the social, arts and drinking precinct on the northern beaches.

‘BrookieFest’: Event to showcase brewery, distillery venues

‘BrookieFest’, a groundbreaking celebration of the burgeoning independent brewery and distillery industry on the northern beaches, is about to kick off. Here’s what’s on offer.

Manly

Units set to replace ‘historic’ house of Manly’s first mayor

A decision to bulldoze a ‘historic’ property sparked a heated community debate, but now work is set to begin on one of the most contentious vacant blocks on the northern beaches.

Manly

Boating Camping and Fishing (BCF) New BCFing Guns TV Commercial.Picture: Supplied

Locals set to miss out on ‘BCFing’ Fun’ on northern beaches

Customers of a popular leisure and lifestyle store on the northern beaches are set to miss out on more ‘BCFing fun’.

Manly

Northern beaches' entrepreneurs Emlyn Gavin and Oliver Bodniak have started their BOWER brewing business and launched an alcoholic kombucha drink called "Hard Kombucha".

‘Healthiest alcohol on the planet’: Tech bros launch hard kombucha

Brewing entrepreneurs, inspired by the active northern beaches’ lifestyle, have created a ‘Hard Kombucha’, which they boast is the ‘healthiest alcohol on the planet’.

Manly

‘You don’t care’: 7-time drink driving surfer jailed

A former Sydney semi-pro surfer who can’t help getting behind the wheel while he’s drunk, has faced his seventh drink drive charge. See what happened in court.

Manly

Aged care worker hit with 72 credit card deception charges

A western Sydney aged care worker has been slapped with 72 charges for allegedly using a credit card to rip off $71,000 from a ‘vulnerable’ victim from Sydney’s north shore.

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