Profile of the Week Profiles of the Year: 2025Although there is only one 'Profile of the Week' page there are reports that run each week which get added into the permanent Profiles section or run in the end of year 'wrap' page featuring the Profiles of the Year because that's where such events, awards, adventures, wins, individuals and volunteer community groups and milestones belong, among all that is celebrated, honoured, remembered.
Some of what's been happening and has happened in 2025 runs this Issue.
Park Bench Philosophers Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2025: Winners - Highly Commended - Australian Finalists
Inbox News If social media for kids is so bad should we be allowed to post kids’ photos online?, The social media ban is just the start of Australia’s forthcoming restrictions – and teens have legitimate concerns, How important is the ATAR? 30% of Year 12s who go to uni don’t use it, Caregiver smartphone use can affect a baby’s development. New parents should get more guidance, Study finds PFAS in pregnant women’s drinking water puts their babies at higher risk, It’s so hard to resist overspending at Christmas – here’s how to reinforce your willpower, Space debris: will it take a catastrophe for nations to take the issue seriously?, Why OpenAI is a prime example of the ethical limits of capitalism, New study finds Social media, not gaming, tied to rising attention problems in teens, Illegal tobacco is messing up economic data. That won’t stop until it’s managed like alcohol, Most people with disabling mental health conditions can’t access the NDIS. Here’s a better way to provide support, Hospitals in crisis: why state and federal governments are fighting about funding, If parents designed the new ‘Thriving Kids’ program it’d look like this, The ‘hobbits’ mysteriously disappeared 50,000 years ago. Our new study reveals what happened to their home, Putting away your winter clothes? Science explains how to keep them safe over summer, Construction begins on NSW’s first Hydrogen Centre of Excellence at Glenwood, NSW Government acts on Drake Inquiry report to reform governance of greyhound industry, View from The Hill: in awkward timing, government ends energy rebate as it defends Wells’ spendathon
Food Christmas Sweet Treats You Can Make As Gifts + Hogmanay (New Years) Dinner Australian Style + Summer Picnic Ideas
Events Christmas - New Years, Summer Sailing for youngsters, Regattas, Art Exhibitions, Music, Markets, Social Groups + Heaps more on!
Community News Scruby Says Drone Expansion Good Start but will Continue Push for Full Metro Coverage in Next NSW Budget, North Narrabeen SLSC shark bit kits, New Wheelchair Accessible Hop Skip Jump Buses Commence Service, Christmas- New Years Closure Dates, Monika's Doggie Rescue: In need of Good People with Great homes for Pets - Foster Carers, Dick Smith Makes One Million Dollar Donation to NSW Policy Legacy, Church Point Ferry Service: Christmas Day times 2025, Council supports bushfire readiness for offshore residents, McCarrs Creek road landslip, The Joyful Season, Manly Pathway of Olympians-Paralympians, Cooking Up a Storm, Pittwater Peninsula Netball Club: 2026 Season open, NSW Government joins South Australia in seeking to be heard on High Court challenge to National Social Media Age Ban, Term dates for NSW public schools: 2026, Experienced barristers appointed to Supreme Court of NSW, Ancillary Consumable Products Available to Charities and Not-For-Profits, Capacity of District Court of NSW bolstered with two new appointments, Avalon Beach Roadworks, NSW Netball Privacy Policy: Ask Permission, Oppose the Planning Reforms: Petition, Monika's Doggie Rescue Pets of the Week: Dobby + Huntrix, Have your say: 2026-27 Pre-Budget submission, James Griffin MP Launches ‘Future Manly’, Petition: Stop Politicians from spamming & harvesting our data, Disability safeguards consultation: share your thoughts, Marine Rescue Broken Bay Christmas Raffle 2025, Avoid the Christmas rush with Australia Posts last-sending dates, Pittwater Residents Associations, Sports, Environment and Groups, Pittwater Offshore Newsletter
Environment The Good, Bad and Ugly: 2025, Fledging - Baby Birds coming to ground: Please try and Keep them close to Parent Birds - Please Put out shallow dishes of water in hot weather, Mona Vale Dunes bushcare group: 2026 Dates, Albanese Government Opening new areas for offshore gas exploration, Toxic pollution in Sydney’s drinking water catchment surges far beyond approved limits, NSW Coal Mining Emissions Spotlight Report, NSW koala baseline survey to drive conservation action, Stay safe around water in NSW national parks this Summer, Tasman and Corinya properties enhance conservation and culture, From trash to treasure: transforming an old tip into koala habitat, Taronga protects environmental jewel in North-West NSW, This is Saving our Species, Birdwood Park Bushcare Group Narrabeen, Council's Open Coast & Lagoons Coastal Management Program (CMP's): Scoping Study Feedback invited until December 14, Australia has new laws to protect nature. Do they signal an end to native forest logging?, Primed to burn: what’s behind the intense, sudden fires burning across New South Wales and Tasmania, We watched these coral colonies succumb to black band disease. 6 months later, 75% were dead, Big batteries are now outcompeting gas in the grid – and gas-rich Western Australia is at the forefront, Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes detected at the crumbling end of Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier, Millions of hectares are still being cut down every year. How can we protect global forests?, Can smart greenhouses bring back food production in cities?, Government reveals taxpayer-funded deal to keep Australia’s largest aluminium smelter open. How long will we pay?, Travel influencers ‘do crazy things’ to entertain us – and downplay the risks, How European colonisation has created more animal hybrids, Songbirds swap colorful plumage genes across species lines among their evolutionary neighbors, Reptiles are neglected and mistreated. Here’s how we can take better care of them, Australia’s supercomputers are falling behind – and it’s hurting our ability to adapt to climate change, What do stingrays actually eat? New study reveals some only prefer a single type of prawn, A 2,000-year-old building site reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete, Australia wants to be a critical minerals superpower – but processing is messy and dangerous, How eating oysters could help restore South Australia’s algal-bloom ravaged coast, Australia’s $2.3 billion green energy program is funding oversized batteries and blowing out in cost, Magpies in Spring, 2025-26 Seal Reveal underway, Adopt your local beach program, This Tick Season: Freeze it - don't squeeze it, Notice of 1080 Poison Baiting, Weed of the Week, Volunteers for Barrenjoey Lighthouse Tours needed, Johnson Brothers Mitre 10 Recycling Batteries: at Mona Vale + Avalon Beach, Reporting Dogs Offleash - Dog Attacks to Council, Plastic Bread Ties For Wheelchairs, Stay Safe From Mosquitoes, Mountain Bike Incidents On Public Land, Report fox sightings, Marine Wildlife Rescue group, Watch out - shorebirds about, Possums In Your Roof?: do the right thing, Possum Release Sites Needed, Bushcare in Pittwater: where + when, Friends Of Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment, Community Gardens and Environment Groups and Organisations, Ringtail Posses, Pittwater Reserves, Environment History insights + Walks, Birds +
Aquatics 2025 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship
Children Sunday cartoons and animations -this Issue: Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas, Fab Four arrive at Taronga Zoo Sydney!, The year’s best meteor shower is about to start – here’s how to see it, Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2025: Winners - Highly Commended - Australian Finalists, Woy Woy The Venice Of Australia in the 1930's, Tilly Rose Cooper's Debut Children's Book Set to Inspire a New Generation of Nippers, Pittwater Peninsula Netball Club, Final Christmas Adverts (and songs and mini-movies) 2025, Santa Tracker 2025, Curious Kids: how do currents form under water? + how does our brain know to make immediate decisions? + what makes the wind? + why can’t we tickle ourselves? + why can’t I wiggle my toes one at a time, like my fingers?, Stories this Issue: Sneezy the Snowman + 'Ricky, the Rock That Couldn't Roll' read by Marissa Bode,
Youth Summer Break, 2025 ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, Pittwater High School student wows BTS at School Spectacular, Hottest 100 of 2025, Fab Four arrive at Taronga Zoo Sydney!, The year’s best meteor shower is about to start – here’s how to see it, Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards 2025: Winners - Highly Commended - Australian Finalists, Woy Woy The Venice Of Australia in the 1930's, Term dates for NSW public schools: 2026, Opportunities: Pittwater Peninsula Netball Club + New cadet traineeship program launched to encourage young people to join the NSW Police Force + Applications Now Open for 2026 NSW Youth Parliament + Avalon Bulldogs Announcement: Female Tackle Teams Kicking Off in 2026! + History in the Making: Female Tackle Coming to the Sharks in 2026! + Newport Pool to Peak Kicks Off Pittwater Ocean Swim Series 2026 + Street League Skateboarding in Sydney, Financial help for young people, School Leavers Support, Word Of The Week: Party, I’m heading overseas. Do I really need travel vaccines?, Year 12 results are being released. What if you don’t want to share your ATAR with friends and family?, 8 ways to drink less during the silly season, Family time: how to survive – and even thrive – over the holidays, We are hardwired to sing − and it’s good for us too, An expert’s pick of the best board games to play (and gift) this summer, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard quit Spotify in protest, only for an AI doppelgänger to step in, Everything from air fryers to TVs suck up our personal data – here’s how to give gadgets that respect privacy this Xmas, Friday essay: experts are predicting a stock market crash – what does 1929 have to teach us?, Nnena Kalu has won the 2025 Turner prize – working with her has inspired my work and academic research, A 2,000-year-old building site reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete, How self-taught, self-made mavericks Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo redefined punk, services for you
Seniors Cooking Up a Storm, Uptown Downstairs Abbey (Downton Abbey Parody) | Comic Relief, Woy Woy The Venice Of Australia in the 1930's, Greens chair Aged Care inquiries - cost of care + future of system: Submissions invited, What cost of living crisis?: National Seniors, New Resources Empower Advance Care Planning for Older Adults with Mental Illness, As the population ages, the RBA’s interest rate policy is no longer fit for purpose, We are hardwired to sing − and it’s good for us too, Best books of 2025: our experts share their picks, Rage bait: the psychology behind social media’s angriest posts, The year’s best meteor shower is about to start – here’s how to see it, Loosely Woven's Final Concert for 2025 in Avalon, Local groups, clubs, events and services for you
Pictures Pictures of the Year 2025
DIY Ideas Christmas-New Years 2025-26 Checklists: Preparing The Garden & Home - Entertaining - Gift Ideas For Every Budget