Collaroy
The Sydney suburbs where rents jumped up to 30 per cent in a year
Houses and units from the northern beaches to the inner west, west and south-west recorded a double-digit surge in the year to September.
- by Kristy Johnson
Latest
Collaroy house sells for $2.33 million, last sold for $260,000 in the 1990s
A young couple, who had considered the Northern Beaches for the first time, outbid five other registered buyers on the home, a stone’s throw away from the beach.
- by Tawar Razaghi
‘Unusual’ winter swells erode Sydney beaches and sand dunes
Beaches recover relatively rapidly from coastal erosion, but sand dunes can take years to repair.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘It has everything you need’: What it costs to live in the Sydney suburbs with the highest wellbeing
A suburb’s wellbeing was measured on several indicators such as health, environment, jobs and income – but it comes at a price.
- by Elizabeth Redman and Tawar Razaghi
Opinion
Climate crisis
Seawalls? We should fight them, and not just on the northern beaches
We have our heads buried in the proverbial sand when it comes to coastal erosion. The time to think about the fate of our beloved beaches is now.
- by Wendy Harmer
How La Nina shrinks Sydney’s beaches...and they recover
Scientists have found beaches along Australia’s south-east coast slim down by up to 20 per cent during La Nina climate cycles, and beef up again during El Nino events.
- by Ben Cubby
Review
Sydney
The Surf Deck's burger is hard to beat on a summer afternoon
The perfect cheeseburger doesn't exist, but this beachside cocktail shack might be the perfect place to scoff one.
- by Callan Boys
Council was asked about ‘danger’ signs on Collaroy Beach. Within hours they had disappeared
Locals have warned of large rocks in the water where a controversial seawall was damaged a year ago. The council denies there is a problem.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Collaroy Beach a ‘hellscape’ as sand in front of seawall washed away: residents
Beaches along the eastern coastline have experienced heavy erosion and scientists fear climate change will only make these events more frequent and more intense.
- by Laura Chung
Collaroy residents decry seawall as communities brace for erosion
A La Nina event is set to bring heavy rains, thunderstorms and strong swells this summer, and it’s not just Collaroy Beach that is likely to be hit by more erosion.
- by Laura Chung and Daniel Lo Surdo
‘You always think the worst’: Plane makes emergency landing on Sydney beach
A light plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Collaroy Beach after an engine failure.
- by Daniella White
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