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If you don’t bend, you break: Sydney to receive 50 new ‘bendy’ buses

If you don’t bend, you break: Sydney to receive 50 new ‘bendy’ buses

This addition to Sydney's bus fleet will help address capacity shortages along North Shore and Northern Beaches routes.

Huw Bradshaw
Real EstateReal Estate
Who’s standing against Gladesville’s $400m city centre?

Who’s standing against Gladesville’s $400m city centre?

Despite appearing to be a promising revitalisation of Gladesville, critics of the major Gladesville redevelopment are concerned about its feasibility.

Huw Bradshaw
LifestyleLifestyle
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30,000 loans a year: Why Stanton Library’s DVD collection is thriving in the age of streaming

30,000 loans a year: Why Stanton Library’s DVD collection is thriving in the age of streaming

In a cost of living and mental health crisis, the DVD collection at Stanton library has been a salve for me - and I’m not alone.

Melissa Mantle
Living large without breaking the bank: Here are 10 fine dining restaurants in the North Shore you can eat at for under $50.

Living large without breaking the bank: Here are 10 fine dining restaurants in the North Shore you can eat at for under $50.

Treating yourself? Date night? Looking to impress someone? We’ve got you covered.

Huw Bradshaw
CultureCulture
I’m in love with my bus: Meet the die-hard 144 fans who fostered a community out of a bus route

I’m in love with my bus: Meet the die-hard 144 fans who fostered a community out of a bus route

Some people fall in love with their car. These two fell in love with a bus.

Huw Bradshaw
CultureCulture
75 years ago this Wahroonga house stunned the North Shore. Now it’s re-opened to visitors

75 years ago this Wahroonga house stunned the North Shore. Now it’s re-opened to visitors

It has been described as “one of the finest and purest examples of mid-century modern domestic architecture in Australia”.

Huw Bradshaw

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“Retooling our economy”: Nicolette Boele on AUKUS, environmental law, and the future of Australia

“Retooling our economy”: Nicolette Boele on AUKUS, environmental law, and the future of Australia

We sat down and had a chat with the first independent member for Bradfield, Nicolette Boele, about what she has in plan for her first term of parliament.

Huw Bradshaw
If you don’t bend, you break: Sydney to receive 50 new ‘bendy’ buses

If you don’t bend, you break: Sydney to receive 50 new ‘bendy’ buses

This addition to Sydney's bus fleet will help address capacity shortages along North Shore and Northern Beaches routes.

Huw Bradshaw
Real EstateReal Estate
Who’s standing against Gladesville’s $400m city centre?

Who’s standing against Gladesville’s $400m city centre?

Despite appearing to be a promising revitalisation of Gladesville, critics of the major Gladesville redevelopment are concerned about its feasibility.

Huw Bradshaw
LifestyleLifestyle
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30,000 loans a year: Why Stanton Library’s DVD collection is thriving in the age of streaming

30,000 loans a year: Why Stanton Library’s DVD collection is thriving in the age of streaming

In a cost of living and mental health crisis, the DVD collection at Stanton library has been a salve for me - and I’m not alone.

Melissa Mantle
CultureCulture
Hornsby “Remagine” Art Prize winners announced

Hornsby “Remagine” Art Prize winners announced

Sydney based artist and curator Glenn Barkley took home the $5,000 first place prize for his work Digbabydig (2).

Huw Bradshaw
Real EstateReal Estate
Hunters Hill council seeking massive redevelopment of Gladesville Shopping Village

Hunters Hill council seeking massive redevelopment of Gladesville Shopping Village

In the proposed plans, the overhaul is stated to cost at least $400 million.

Huw Bradshaw
Living large without breaking the bank: Here are 10 fine dining restaurants in the North Shore you can eat at for under $50.

Living large without breaking the bank: Here are 10 fine dining restaurants in the North Shore you can eat at for under $50.

Treating yourself? Date night? Looking to impress someone? We’ve got you covered.

Huw Bradshaw
HornsbyHornsby
“Footpaths are not shiny and sexy”: Hornsby Shire Council proposes to double budget for footpath construction

“Footpaths are not shiny and sexy”: Hornsby Shire Council proposes to double budget for footpath construction

Despite their evident lack of sexiness, the construction of new footpaths will be prioritised in Hornsby, with council looking to tackle a vast backlog of locations lacking adequate infrastructure.

Huw Bradshaw
PoliticsPolitics
What is AUKUS, and why is everybody talking about it?

What is AUKUS, and why is everybody talking about it?

The nuclear submarine agreement between Australia, the UK and the US is under fresh scrutiny: this time from Washington.

Huw Bradshaw
CultureCulture
75 years ago this Wahroonga house stunned the North Shore. Now it’s re-opened to visitors

75 years ago this Wahroonga house stunned the North Shore. Now it’s re-opened to visitors

It has been described as “one of the finest and purest examples of mid-century modern domestic architecture in Australia”.

Huw Bradshaw
CultureCulture
I’m in love with my bus: Meet the die-hard 144 fans who fostered a community out of a bus route

I’m in love with my bus: Meet the die-hard 144 fans who fostered a community out of a bus route

Some people fall in love with their car. These two fell in love with a bus.

Huw Bradshaw
Local NewsLocal News
Willoughby only North Shore Council to be spared waste fee spike

Willoughby only North Shore Council to be spared waste fee spike

Lane Cove LGA residents will be hit with a 13.6 percent increase.

Huw Bradshaw
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