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Teenager arrested after swastika drawn on Sydney toilet block
Two boys were filmed in Sydney’s northern beaches drawing the offensive symbol before trying to flee the scene.
- by Jessica McSweeney and Riley Walter
Police speak to man after body found on Sydney’s northern beaches
The man’s body was discovered in a Dee Why car park, with neighbours telling police they saw someone being carried from a unit block before the grim discovery.
- by Perry Duffin
Junior police officer praised for pulling woman from sinking car
Kiesha McJannet joined the force in June last year, NSW Police said, and freed a 60-year-old woman from her car after it crashed into a Sydney lagoon.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
‘A gem for people’: The Sydney suburbs where homes are selling fastest
It typically takes more than four weeks to sell a Sydney home, but some properties across in-demand regions are trading quicker.
- by Kate Burke
Homeless camp in million-dollar suburb a ‘safety risk’, says mayor
Recent reports of anti-social behaviour, and a stabbing, has led Northern Beaches Council to plan to end the Dee Why dunes camp.
- by Mary Ward
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Sonia always comes to the same conclusion. Her husband’s death was avoidable
Gary Van Duinen died after a 13-hour gambling spree. His mother and widow do not believe either of the policies offered at the election would have saved him.
- by Harriet Alexander
One dead and multiple injured after tree collapse in northern beaches
Temperatures in Sydney hit tops of 35.8 degrees on Sunday, with hot and humid conditions expected to continue into the night.
- by Pallavi Singhal and James Brickwood
‘Win for wildlife’: Council to consider phasing out New Year’s Eve fireworks
Northern Beaches mayor Michael Regan is urging councillors to consider using drones and laser displays instead of fireworks to ring in the new year.
- by Andrew Taylor
After nearly 30 years on the run, jail escapee turns himself in
The man, who has been living on Sydney’s northern beaches, was originally convicted of cultivating two prohibited plants.
- by Daniella White
It’s infecting art: COVID and single use objects highlighted in new art prize
Masks are saving lives, but the threat that single-use items like them pose to the environment is highlighted in the northern beaches’ first ever Environmental Art and Design Prize.
- by Julie Power
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