Week One November 2025 (October 27 - November 2)
Community News Emma Dieters Co-Captain of Australian Team, Han Court Chinese Restaurant Farewell, Cranzgot's NOT shutting down, $350,000 Funding Boost for local Sporting Clubs, Avalon Preservation Association (APA) Annual General Meeting: Tuesday Nov. 4, Envirolink Event: Talking Nature, Remembrance Day 2025, Free Health Checks for Local Pets, Funding to conserve war memorials announced, Palm Beach Sailing Club's Beware the Bullets Regatta 2025, Monika's Doggie Rescue Pets of the Week; Arthur and Dutch + Jordie, Bush Fire Danger Period Commences, Indigo by Moran Seniors DA at Narrabeen, Bryan Brown in conversation with Matilda Brown, Council DA Updates, James Griffin MP Launches ‘Future Manly’, Repair works for Stuart Somerville Bridge, Public toilets in Avalon, Council meetings: new rule Will End the Public Forum Address, Manly LSC DA on Exhibition, Petition: Save Australian Stories, Avalon Sailing Club's Try Sailing Day: Saturday 15th November, Veteran Community Grants Program, Warriewood Community Centre: EOI to hire space invited, 2025 NSW Interbranch Championships, 2026 NSW Surf Life Saving Championships, Church Point Public Amenities and Bus Stop Upgrade Notification, Tie-Up Changes at Church Point Waterfront to Continue, Great Southern Bioblitz 2025, Pittwater Sports, Social, Environment, Residents Associations and Groups, Pittwater Offshore News
SLSA National Awards of Excellence 2025: Youth Surf Lifesaver of the Year is Nic McGibbon, Bungan Beach SLSC
Aquatics Saltwater Veterans Sailing Project Gains an Elliott 7
Park Bench Philosophers Whale calf killed by NSW shark net reignites calls to urgently remove them
Pictures Turimetta Moods: October 2025 by Joe Mills
Some Ruskin Rowe Trick or Treaters by Joanne Seve
Byron Bay Writers Festival 2025 by Robyn McWilliam
Zali Steggall MP OAM celebrates rising Local sporting stars
SLSA welcomes New President as membership reaches historic milestone
James Griffin MP Launches ‘Future Manly’ - Putting the Community at the Centre of Decision-Making
DIY Ideas Some Lawn Care Tips To Keep Your Grass Greener This Spring-Summer
Food Asparagus: Spring Vegetable recipe ideas
Avalon Sailing Club is for those aged 8 to 88 years - Annual Try Sailing Day - runs Saturday November 15, all welcome
Council meetings: new rules Will End the Public Forum Address - Response to the council's draft closes Dec. 4 2025
Entries open for Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship: 48th Edition by Di Pearson
Council proposal to turn Boondah Reserve into a Sports Precinct: Consult feedback closes Nov. 23
Manly Life Saving Club DA Lodged: Feedback Closes November 17
Environment Proposed Wildlife Trade Operation: Commercial Harvest and Export of Wallabies from Tasmania, Introduction of Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025, Labor’s big business approval laws leave nature for dead: Greens - referred to committee for 2026 report - submissions from public open, Labor’s environmental law overhaul: a little progress and a lot of compromise, View from The Hill: pressure on embattled Ley to do a deal on EPBC reform, Stormy weather: here’s what went wrong with the Bureau of Meteorology’s website redesign, Magpies in Spring, Sydney Wildlife (Sydney Metropolitan Wildlife Services) Needs People for the Rescue Line, 2025-26 Seal Reveal underway, Envirolink Event: Talking Nature November 5 at Narrabeen, Long-range forecast overview, Thomas Stephens Reserve, Church Point - boardwalk + seawall works commenced, Great Southern Bioblitz 2025, In 2024 the climate crisis worsened in all ways. But we can still limit warming with bold action, Darwin residents are worried about toxic chemicals and gas leaks. We need laws to protect clean air, Watts' Fast approval for Western Downs battery same week Nationals dump Net Zero, Spiders inspired biologists to create artificial webs to capture airborne DNA for biodiversity monitoring, Dam disasters of the 1920s made reservoirs safer – now the climate crisis is increasing risk again, Plastic packaging could be a greater sin than food waste, Engineering crops to photosynthesise better just got one step closer to reality, Rare reptiles are moving up mountains as the world warms. They can’t keep doing it forever, Fish stocks off icy Heard Island bounced back when illegal fishing stopped and sustainable fishing continued, NZ’s first marine reserve is turning 50 – the lessons from its recovery are invaluable, Climate change is a crisis of intergenerational justice. It’s not too late to make it right, New discovery reveals chimpanzees in Uganda use flying insects to tend their wounds, US: Coal plants emitted more pollution during the last government shutdown and while regulators were furloughed, 2 iconic coral species are now functionally extinct off Florida, Thai villagers have moved four times to escape rising sea levels – life on the climate-change frontline, Should you pour coffee down the drain? An environmental scientist explains, Just 1% of coastal waters could power a third of the world’s electricity – but can we do it in time?, Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – new study, Solar storms have influenced our history – an environmental historian explains how they could also threaten our future, Adopt your local beach program, Eco-Garden at Kimbriki: Spring 2025 Workshops, Get ready for FrogID Week; Nov. 7-16, This Tick Season: Freeze it - don't squeeze it, Notice of 1080 Poison Baiting, Weed of the Week, Solar for apartment residents: Funding, 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 on the Central Coast, Watch out - shorebirds about, Possums In Your Roof?: do the right thing, Aviaries + Possum Release Sites Needed, Bushcare in Pittwater: where + when, Friends Of Narrabeen Lagoon Catchment Activities, Community Gardens and Environment Groups and Organisations in Pittwater, Ringtail Posses, Pittwater Reserves, Environment History insights + Walks, Birds, +
Inbox News Major rezoning for Gosford, Microsoft in court for allegedly misleading millions of Australians over Microsoft 365 subscriptions, ACCC opposes keg pooling supplier MicroStar's proposed acquisition of Konvoy assets, Were you on Facebook 10 years ago? You may be able to claim part of this $50 million payout, ‘Wait with me until it’s over’: what teens want you to know about dissociation, Your gluten sensitivity might be something else entirely; new study, OpenAI’s Atlas browser promises ultimate convenience. But the glossy marketing masks safety risks, Women folk healers were branded as witches, but their treatments may have been medically sound, Should drug companies be allowed to run ‘awareness’ ads for conditions their drugs treat? We asked 5 experts, Most Australian government agencies aren’t transparent about how they use AI, The Art Gallery of NSW has transformed into a space to cook, play, do laundry and linger, Foreign spies are trying to steal Australian research. We should be doing more to stop them, Government to ensure Australia is prepared for future copyright challenges emerging from AI, Tai chi helped me navigate grief and loss. Its story spans ancient China to Lou Reed, Ollie - By Sadiel Gomez, 13-year-old Maiia masters HSC Advanced Maths, NSW Win 2025 AJC Team Championships: Pittwater High School Student Captains Team + Wins his division, Bungan Boardriders take out Womens Surftag Division: Congratulations to Longy(Mens) and NASA (Grommets), Youth Advisory Board helps launch Support Services Traineeship, Students across NSW upskill for an AI workforce of the future, Youth Advisory Council for 2026: Members announced, Six young leaders join boards of NSW’s oldest cultural institutions, Four young women spark change in electrotechnology trades, 8 Student-Backed Study Tips To Help You Tackle The HSC, Year 12 final exams: Here’s how to keep calm and stay positive, Photographers of Early Pittwater: William Applegate Gullick – August 1st 1881 Visit by Princes Albert and George to Pittwater on Day Barrenjoey Lighthouse commenced to light the headland, Opportunities: Greece and Crete named as destinations for 2026 Premier’s Anzac Memorial Scholarship tour + Avalon Sailing Club Try Sailing Day is Saturday 15th November + Busk at The North Narrabeen NSHS P&C Boot Sale + Narrabeen SLSC Ocean Swim 2025 + PBSC's Beware the Bullets Regatta 2025 + Battle Of The Bands: opportunity to listen to great local music at Mona Vale, Financial help for young people, School Leavers Support, Word Of The Week: fugue, The story of MTV: The downfall of music disrupter, A white poet and a Sioux doctor fell in love after Wounded Knee – racism and sexism would drive them apart, OpenAI’s Atlas browser promises ultimate convenience. But the glossy marketing masks safety risks, When you click on an ad in sales season retailers get to harvest your data, A 2,000-year history of chucking a sickie, New images reveal the Milky Way’s stunning galactic plane in more detail than ever before, Let’s celebrate nature’s spookiest and freakiest animals this Halloween, Samhain: the true, non-American origins of Halloween, 60 years ago, supermodel Jean Shrimpton’s Cup outfit shocked the nation – but few know the full story, 90 years of Monopoly: how the ‘new craze’ morphed from socialist critique to capitalist dream, Sam Fender wins Mercury prize: ‘Geordie Springsteen’ is voice of a UK ravaged by industrial decline, The medieval folklore of Britain’s endangered wildlife ‘omens’ – from hedgehogs to nightjars, New ‘miniature T rex’ rewrites the history of the world’s largest predator, Why we used to sleep in two segments – and how the modern shift changed our sense of time, New Aged Care Act starts Saturday, Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sam Rae on big changes to aged care, New Aged Care Act marks important turning point for older Australians, Minister Rae celebrates Aged Care profits while older Australians pay more: Greens, Price-gouging tactic used by private health insurers must end: AMA, 20,000 fast-tracked home care packages delivered, Aged care at home is changing. Here’s what you’ll pay for and how to plan, Silver Surfers: at Manly + Palm Beach - November dates, Grattan on Friday: Albanese government hasn’t walked its talk about accountability and integrity, 90 years of Monopoly: how the ‘new craze’ morphed from socialist critique to capitalist dream, When you click on an ad in sales season retailers get to harvest your data, People with this rare visual condition see illusory faces more often, AvPals Term 4 2025, The Chanterelle String Quartet with special guest Ben Jacks – French horn, Manly Warringah Choir: Dec. 7
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History Photographers of Early Pittwater: William Applegate Gullick – August 1st 1881 Visit by Princes Albert and George to Pittwater on Day Barrenjoey Lighthouse commenced to light the headland
