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.

🔵 Have you tried turning it off and on again?

Plus: A win for Bradfield Park and all the best North Shore events in October

Bradfield Park South to be restored, as NSW Government buckles to community pressure

Transport for NSW will be ordered to clean up the site and reduce its occupation.

Politics

Lane Cove residents tell senators they are being shut out of data centre planning

When the hard questions arrived for the developer, technical difficulties seemed to become their best friend.

Energy

Newsletter: Lane Cove's day in the spotlight

Plus: Chaos in Ku-ring-gai and Dupain's North Shore photography

What’s happening on the North Shore this October?

Spooky screenings, beer and wine sampling and the return of Crows Nest Festival.

Guides

“I will actually have you removed”: Chaos in Ku-ring-gai as council presses on with synthetic turf

After over a year of the oval sitting vacant, fake grass will now be laid.

Ku-ring-gai

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

Huw Bradshaw

🔵 Have you tried turning it off and on again?

Bradfield Park South to be restored, as NSW Government buckles to community pressure

Lane Cove residents tell senators they are being shut out of data centre planning

Newsletter: Lane Cove's day in the spotlight

What’s happening on the North Shore this October?

“I will actually have you removed”: Chaos in Ku-ring-gai as council presses on with synthetic turf

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?

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