Huw Bradshaw

Huw Bradshaw is a writer and journalist based in St Leonards, Sydney. He is interested in Sidney Nolan, short soup, Coopers Green, Argentinian movies and Argentinian books.

Fireworks, bracelets, Woolworths chicken: what did Chatswood Police nab in their shoplifting crackdown?

The operation saw 10 individuals charged.

Willoughby

New Ku-ring-gai mayor Kim Wheatley refuses to let residents speak before crucial council meeting

The usual public forum will not take place.

Ku-ring-gai

WATCH: The North Shore, through the lens of Dupain

The exhibition is free and runs until July 2027.

Culture

Newsletter: All roads lead to Chatswood

Plus: Gearing up for bushfire season and more local bakeries

Seven more banging bakeries on the North Shore

For those seeking out the sweetest of treats and the sourest of doughs.

Food & Drink

After Sydney’s warmest winter, firefighter brigades prepare for the worst

“I think it will be in most people's minds, having seen what has happened in the USA, in France, in many European countries”.

Hornsby

Kim Wheatley elected as Mayor of Ku-ring-gai, Devlin named deputy

The role will see Wheatley net a tidy $81,000 pay rise.

Ku-ring-gai

What is that Romanesque house on Mowbray Road?

Standing out amongst Federation cottages and California Bungalows, this Chatswood house looked to Rome for its inspiration.

Local History

Newsletter: Roseville cinema up for sale

Plus: the Naremburn tennis racket explained and a new mayor for Ku-ring-gai

Who wants to be the Mayor of Ku-ring-gai?

Indu Balachandran and Kim Wheatley are rumoured to standing, however insiders say the race is changing by the hour.

After all the racket, tennis survives in Naremburn

The refurbished venue plans to have pickleball courts, a new cafe, restaurant and bar, ice baths and a sauna.

Why Bradfield MP Nicolette Boele wants an official definition of "affordable housing"

The proposal would ensure rent sits at 30 percent of pre-tax income or lower.

CCTV to monitor Balmoral Beach, as Port Jackson figs attacked again

A North Shore council will spend $125,000.

Environment

The Stoned Crow to shut doors after decades of boozing

The owner said the landlord had chosen not to renew their lease.

Crows Nest

Newsletter: A damn fine banh mi

Plus: panels, pickleball and "poor-doors"

Mosman moves to ban “poor-doors” and scrap 15 year limit on affordable housing

The new policy will seek to prioritise quality over quantity.

Housing

What will Cammeray Park look like when the Harbour Tunnel is done?

The recreation area will feature a five-a-side synthetic football pitch.

North Sydney

WATCH: A contender for best North Shore banh mi?

We spoke to Irvin, the owner of S'Bread House in Lane Cove

Food & Drink

Could North Shore apartments get balcony solar like Germany or the UK?

While there are multiple hurdles to legalisation, experts say the technology could take off in Australia with the right framework.

Energy

Newsletter: Where is the "Flat Rock"?

Plus: Another heritage report for Ryde, hope for Kelly's Place and a ferry strike.

Closures on Kissing Point Road after truck takes out power pole

Ausgrid expects to finish up work at 7:30 tonight.

Ku-ring-gai

Sydney ferry workers to strike over wage increase

Services will pause from 9am to 2pm.

WATCH: The history of the "Flat Rock"

Flat Rock Creek runs through the suburbs of Artarmon, Willoughby and Cammeray. Where is its namesake?

Will the state government save Kelly’s Place?

Planning Minister Paul Scully said the state would propose a design retaining a childcare centre.

Crows Nest

Ryde Mayor delays TG Millner Field development with yet another attempt at heritage listing

A report ordered by council in 2019 found the field held “little historical significance”.

Ryde

Huw Bradshaw

Fireworks, bracelets, Woolworths chicken: what did Chatswood Police nab in their shoplifting crackdown?

New Ku-ring-gai mayor Kim Wheatley refuses to let residents speak before crucial council meeting

WATCH: The North Shore, through the lens of Dupain

Newsletter: All roads lead to Chatswood

Seven more banging bakeries on the North Shore

After Sydney’s warmest winter, firefighter brigades prepare for the worst

Kim Wheatley elected as Mayor of Ku-ring-gai, Devlin named deputy

What is that Romanesque house on Mowbray Road?

Newsletter: Roseville cinema up for sale

Who wants to be the Mayor of Ku-ring-gai?

After all the racket, tennis survives in Naremburn

Why Bradfield MP Nicolette Boele wants an official definition of "affordable housing"

CCTV to monitor Balmoral Beach, as Port Jackson figs attacked again

The Stoned Crow to shut doors after decades of boozing

Newsletter: A damn fine banh mi

Mosman moves to ban “poor-doors” and scrap 15 year limit on affordable housing

What will Cammeray Park look like when the Harbour Tunnel is done?

WATCH: A contender for best North Shore banh mi?

Could North Shore apartments get balcony solar like Germany or the UK?

Newsletter: Where is the "Flat Rock"?

Closures on Kissing Point Road after truck takes out power pole

Sydney ferry workers to strike over wage increase

WATCH: The history of the "Flat Rock"

Will the state government save Kelly’s Place?

Ryde Mayor delays TG Millner Field development with yet another attempt at heritage listing

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