Manly
Sydney’s battlegrounds: The councils in play at this weekend’s elections
Millions of voters will determine who controls the state’s 128 local councils on Saturday. Here are some of the crucial power struggles to watch.
- by Megan Gorrey
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Northern Beaches Council: What your candidates said
There are 42 candidates up for election - none of them are endorsed by the Liberal Party after its failure to nominate in time.
‘Insidious pollutant’: The microplastic hotspots in Sydney Harbour revealed
Manly Cove is one of the worst hotspots in Australia, with every square metre of sand containing more than a thousand tiny particles of plastic.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘A magical place to live’: Sydney’s most profitable suburbs for home owners
There are some neighbourhoods where home buyers risk reselling their property for less than they paid, but not here.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Couple splashes $5.5m on unrenovated Manly unit
The home with ‘big, dramatic views’ had been owned by the same family since the 1960s, with renovation costs of half a million dollars.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Manly mansion with sparkling harbour views draws $20m bids post-auction
Expats and eastern suburbs residents would not be drawn, and the home passed in on an $18 million vendor bid. Then the real action began.
- by Elizabeth Redman
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Wallaby-turned-financier Jason Little buys $23m Bondi Beach ‘shell’
The two-storey penthouse opposite the beach is yet to be built, but once completed it is expected to be a downsizer for the Manly-based chief executive of Goodman Australia.
- by Lucy Macken
The sought-after Sydney suburbs where an apartment costs more than a house
The price buyers are willing to pay for units with views, little maintenance and proximity to amenities.
- by Sue Williams
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Crime
Man charged with murder over northern beaches surfer’s death
Three months after surfer Guy Haymes died from his head injuries, a Greenacre man has been charged with his murder.
- by Harriet Alexander and Jessica McSweeney
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Crime
Mystery surrounds death of well-known northern beaches surfer
Homicide squad detectives are appealing for information after Guy Haymes was found with serious head injuries in a Manly unit, later dying in hospital.
- by Jessica McSweeney
Sydney’s undercover wartime lookout post reopens after ‘labour of love’
An abandoned, empty and crumbling military base will be opened to the public after a two-year restoration project.
- by Tim Barlass
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