šµ Took all the trees, put 'em in a tree museum
Ghostbusters, disappearing trees, gumnut babies, and Sydney's coffee culture
Huw Bradshaw
October 03, 2025
ā±ļø The 47th edition of our newsletter is a 5-minute read.
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Morning all,
Do you believe in ghosts?
Weāve stepped into October, and one of our regular reporters, Mel, is working on a Halloween themed piece, chronicling paranormal activity across the North Shore. So, if youāve heard of/experienced any ghost stories, haunted houses, cryptid sightings, or generally creepy locations across the North Shore, reply to this email to let us know.
Weāre keen to investigate.
šļø Anyway, letās get into the rest of the news.
āIt seems like thereās even more ads than before, and you see a lot of young teens in the pokies room, which is actually surprisingā
WHATāS ON THIS WEEK šļø
SATURDAY, 04/10/25 | Bravo String Quartet
SUNDAY, 05/10/25| ACE Moonlight Mid-Autumn festival
TUESDAY, 07/10/25 | Trad Sessions @ The Treehouse Hotel
WEDNESDAY, 08/10/25 | Ukrainian DNA
HEARD THIS WEEKš
š³ š ļø No shade: why the North Shore is losing its trees
The North Shore is losing its trees when it needs them most.
Local councils have reported losses to their tree canopy coverage in recent years, and despite efforts to combat this, new planning regulations imposed by the New South Wales Government may be worsening the problem, an urban planning expert claims.
So what is happening?
Read the full story here.
šŗ What's on this October
With festivals across the region, art shows, theatre and food, October is a busy month for the North Shore. Hereās all the best events going on.
Read the full guide here.
šø WATCH: Visiting May Gibbsā Nutcote in Neutral Bay
Step back in time with a walk through the historic harbourside home of Australian illustrator and author May Gibbs.
Watch the full video below.
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TASTED THIS WEEK āļø
For International Coffee Day on Wednesday, we interviewed a local barista in Cremorne, asking why they think Sydney has such a vibrant coffee culture.
Thatās all from me.
As always feel free to reach out to me at [email protected] if there's any local issues, questions, mysteries, or people you think I should be writing about.
Cheers,
Huw
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