2023 Voice referendum explainer: When, how and where can I vote? Your questions answered.
Lower north shore voters will head to the polls for the Voice to Parliament referendum on Saturday 14 October.
Lower North Shore locals warned of major traffic chaos during 2023 Sydney Marathon.
Lower north shore residents are being urged to prepare for major road closures this weekend, as 40,000 runners hit the city for the 2023 Sydney Marathon.
Local Latest: Dinner under the stars, Hunter Park playground upgrade, Footbridge rebuild.
Work is underway to replace the Harnett Park footbridge which was partially destroyed in a storm in December last year.
Lest We Forget: Mosman mourns war hero Jack Harold Skipper MC, aged 93.
Friends, family and veterans gathered quietly this week to farewell on of Australia’s most decorated war heroes, Major Jack Harold Skipper MC.
“Outrageous”: $100 million Aboriginal Land Claim made on prime Balmoral Beach reserve.
Mosman Council has voted to fight against an Aboriginal Land Claim at Balmoral worth up to $100 million.
Motoring: What the EV is going on in Mosman?
Like most of Australia, Mosman is experiencing an EV boom. There are now over one thousand Full Electric or Hybrid Electric vehicles registered in Mosman.
Supermarket Shuffle: Coles to turf out Woolworths in $170 million Neutral Bay development.
Neutral Bay's busiest supermarket will be demolished and replaced by a "mixed-use village" in a $170 million project just lodged with North Sydney Council.
Celebrate Dad: Make his Father’s Day 2023 special and support local business at the same time!
Want to become Dad’s favourite child this year? Then, it’s time to get cracking with some Father’s Day goodies to celebrate the numero uno man in your life!
The Voice Australia: Mosman High student Elsa Marilyn thrills superstar coaches with “perfect audition”.
A Year 12 student from Mosman High School has floored all four coaches on reality show The Voice Australia with a dazzling cover of Joni Mitchell’s “Big Yellow Taxi”.
Book Worms: Sign up to the Shorelink Libraries network for your chance to win a $100 gift card!
The Shorelink Libraries network, which includes Stanton Library and Mosman Library, has started its new Join Up, Join In membership campaign.
Council Roundup: Soft Plastics, Mobility Parking, HSC Lock-in and celebrating 2023 History Week.
Mosman residents can now help prevent soft plastics from going to waste by signing up to a new free recycling program.
“The Esky’s are staying”: Pickled Possum set for $15.6 million development including a high-rise boarding house.
Late night revellers at Neutral Bay’s Pickled Possum will be able to sleep off their hangovers upstairs, if a plan to redevelop the famous address into a high-rise boarding house is approved.
Weird thing Chatswood man did after winning $2.6 million Saturday Lotto: “It’s mind blowing!”
A Chatswood man has admitted to wandering the streets of Chatswood in a daze after his trip to get the morning newspaper revealed his $2.6 million Saturday Lotto win.
Epidemiologist and Mosman resident Professor Mary-Louise McLaws dies at age 70.
Mary-Louise McLaws, Mosman resident and epidemiologist who helped guide Australians through the Covid-19 pandemic, has died aged 70 due to a long-term sickness.
A posture expert has revealed the worst sleeping position that is a “car crash” for your body.
A posture expert with more than 648,000 TikTok followers has revealed the worst possible way to catch some Z’s, and it’s not good news for stomach sleepers.
For the Diary: Here’s all the upcoming local events you need to know about.
We’re aiming to provide our readers with a quick, easy to read weekly wrap up of important dates for your diary that you don’t want to forget.
Paul Dracakis: Sydney businessman and Founder of long-standing Mosman jewellery store dies aged 83.
Paul Dracakis, the leading Sydney jeweller with a long-standing business on Military Rd, has died aged 83.
Do you have the best garden in North Sydney LGA? Enter Council’s annual green-thumb competition and WIN!
Grab those secateurs and power up the lawn mower! Entries are about to close for the North Sydney Council Garden Competition 2023.
Community Choir: Local shower singers needed for Christmas Carols at the Rotunda – no experience needed!
Hark – it’s not just the Angels who will be singing at Balmoral Rotunda this Christmas! The call is out for local resident’s keen to form a Community Choir.
Bumper Weekend: Mosman Market is back with a FREE sausage sizzle, plant giveaway and live music!
Locals can look forward to the re-launch of Mosman’s popular monthly markets this Saturday, with a free sausage sizzle, plant giveaway and a record number of stalls.
“Terrible News”: Neutral Bay Post Office announces shock closure after 52 years on Military Rd.
It’s the end of an era in Neutral Bay, with the local post office operating for over half a century set to shut its doors on August 12.
Popular North Sydney brothel on the market – and it could be a happy ending for local vendor!
A North Sydney property operating as a popular Brothel is on the market, offering lower north shore buyers bang for their buck and potential for the ultimate in happy endings.
Mosman Community Grants: $70,000 allocated to local organisations. See the list.
Almost $70,000 has been allocated to 21 local organisations through Mosman Council’s 2023/24 Community Grants Program.
Mosman Insider: Local athletes dream big as countdown begins to Paris 2024.
In just under a year, the Games of the 33rd Olympiad in Paris will be underway, with the Opening Ceremony taking place on 26 July.
Good News! Harnett Park footbridge bordering Mosman and Cremorne will be replaced in August.
Work is expected to begin in late August to replace the Harnett Park footbridge which was partially destroyed when a tree fell in a storm in December.
Smash Hit: “Barbenheimer” destroys box office as record crowds fill Cremorne’s Orpheum cinema.
Barbie and Oppenheimer took the lower north shore by storm this week – and officially blew up the local box office.
Finally! Mosman Market returns to the village green this August and we’re here for it!
Get excited people! Mosman’s much loved monthly market returns on Saturday 5 August with a free sausage sizzle to celebrate the official opening of the newly refurbished Mosman Square and Village Green.
Cammeraygal High School teacher sentenced for secretly filming school girls in his class.
Eric Wong, 29, appeared at Hornsby Local Court after pleading guilty to two counts of filming a person’s private parts without consent.
Hundreds of baby seahorses released into Chowder Bay and this is the cutest thing you’ll see all week!
Marine scientists have successfully completed the world’s biggest release of seahorses into Chowder Bay.
Ferry commuters left furious after sudden closure of Kurraba Point Wharf for urgent works.
Kurraba Point ferry passengers have been left in the lurch after authorities closed the wharf without warning.
Mosman High re-opens its doors to welcome students and teachers after major transformation. See inside!
Students and teachers at Mosman High have embraced the start of Term 3, with a new multi-purpose hall, theatre, library, canteen and 16 new classrooms finally unveiled as part of the school’s major transformation.
Archibald Prize winner, acclaimed Australian artist Fiona Lowry to judge 2023 Mosman Art Prize.
Mosman Art Gallery has appointed eminent artist, Fiona Lowry, as the expert entrusted with judging this year’s Mosman Art Prize.
Beauty business – not a beer garden – given the green light at Mosman’s Boronia House.
Locals keen to dine in the opulent grounds of Boronia House can instead indulge in Botox – not beer – with news that a five-star beauty salon is set to open in the landmark building.
Council Roundup: Mosman Square and Village Green set to reopen, foreshore parking permits due.
Mosman Square has been reopened to the public and the Village Green is set to reopen at the end of July.
New builders for Mosman’s controversial Allan Border Oval project – and we can reveal the completion date!
Building work on Allan Border Oval’s new pavilion has finally resumed, after lengthy delays caused by the financial collapse of the project’s original contractor.
Mosman Council Roundup: Library set for comfy new lounge area, more space to relax with a book!
Barry O’Keefe Library is undergoing some updates with two new lounge areas set for completion by the end of July to provide additional spaces to read and relax.
Lower north shore motorists warned to prepare for long term Military Rd lane changes starting June 16.
Local commuters face delays and traffic confusion when major road changes get underway this week as part of the Warringah Freeway upgrade project.
Mega Wealth: Mosman residents top national list of home buyers paying IN CASH with no mortgage!
Mortgage stress has reached its highest level since 2008, with nearly 30 per cent of borrowers being rated “at risk” after 12 consecutive interest rate hikes since May last year.
Mosman model and podcaster Harrison Kennedy launches fashion brand, and local kids can’t get enough!
It’s been a busy twelve months for international model and Mosman local Harrison Kennedy.
Sydney Harbour Bridge will close for soccer fans celebrating Fifa Women’s World Cup 2023
Get ready sports fans! One of soccer's biggest events is heading Down Under for a month of fierce global competition this winter, and the Harbour Bridge will be part of the action!
Happy Birthday: Former World War Two bomber pilot and Mosman resident Bill Purdy hits a century!
If you caught the Anzac Day fly-past over Sydney Harbour in 2014, then you witnessed Flight Lieutenant Bill Purdy’s skill in the lead aircraft. Behind him, 40 Tiger Moth aircraft flew in formation. He’d just turned 91.
Huge crowd in attendance for lecture on iconic Mosman artists Margaret Preston, Hilda Rix-Nicholas and Ethel Carrick-Fox.
More than 200 art-lovers came to Mosman Art Gallery on 19 May to hear from Art Gallery of NSW experts, Claire Eggleston and Denise Mimmocchi, talk about the triumphs, trials and tribulations of pre and post-war local women artists.
John Ward, respected photographer who captured Sydney’s public transport system for five decades, dies aged 80.
Transport buffs are mourning the death of John “Bottle” Ward, a respected historian who dedicated much of his life to documenting Sydney buses, trains, ferries and trams.
Historic Boronia House defaced in shocking attack. Windows smashed, anti-Police graffiti.
Vandals have attacked historic Boronia House overnight, smashing several windows and spraying anti-Police vitriol across the building in blue and red paint.
Council Roundup: Mosman Art Prize, Community Champions, Car Seat Checks.
As part of our commitment to provide FREE local news with no paywall, Mosman Collective brings you a weekly roundup from local Council.
Historic Deal: North Sydney Bears to become feeder club for Melbourne Storm.
After signing a historic partnership with the Victorian heavyweights, the mighty North Sydney Bears will become a feeder club for Craig Bellamy’s Melbourne Storm in 2024.
Confirmed: St George Bank in Mosman set to move in with Westpac on Military Rd.
Mosman's Westpac Bank will welcome St George customers into its branch from August. By ANNA [...]
Mosman Council Roundup: Celebrating volunteers – Youth Art Prize – Balmoral Oval update.
Mosman Collective brings you the latest info from Council each week, as part of its commitment to local news.
Attention Shoppers! Aldi Australia brings back mammoth ski gear sale after a two-year hiatus.
The question on every thrifty Australian skier’s (and boarder’s) mind before the start of the ski season is finally answered: The ALDI Snow Gear Sale is back for 2023!
The Commodore in North Sydney quietly changes hands for $29 million. So, who’s the new owner?
The Commodore Hotel has been offloaded by John Azar’s Good Beer Company to businessman Glenn Piper for $29 million.
Cammeraygal Science teacher “brazen and predatory” to secretly film female students in classroom.
A high school teacher found with "upskirt" videos of female students in his classroom has been labelled by police as brazen and predatory.
Court Decides: North Sydney’s iconic MLC Building saved from demolition.
North Sydney’s historic MLC Building – the north shore’s first high-rise – has been saved from demolition after a NSW court rejected a developer’s plan to knock it down for a cutting edge new tower.
Reservoir Park Ambush: Mosman teen brutally attacked with knife and a brick by masked men.
Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a 16-year-old boy was brutally attacked in Mosman last Thursday.
Mosman Fire Station: Locals invited to go behind the scenes and meet a Fire Fighter at special Open Day.
Lower north shore boys and girls will have the chance to meet a Fire Fighter and get behind the wheel of a fire engine this month.
Mosman woman charged with multiple drink driving offences sentenced in Manly Court.
A Mosman woman caught drink driving three times in four months was sentenced in Manly Court on Friday.
Head ‘Em Up: Where to play Two-Up on the Lower North Shore this Anzac Day.
Two-up is a traditional Australian game played legally only on ANZAC Day in pubs and clubs.
Council Roundup: Are you ready, kids? Mosman Youth Art Prize submissions due Friday 28 April.
Budding artists have until Friday, 28 April, to register and submit their drawings, paintings, photographs, videos, prints, sculptures or ceramics to try their hand at winning the prestigious Mosman Youth Art Prize.
North Sydney Pool re-opening delayed until 2024, costs explode to $89 million.
The cost of North Sydney’s Olympic Pool rebuild has exploded to at least $89 million - $31 million more than the original estimate, according to an independent review commissioned by Council.
Mosman mourns the loss of local boxing legend Keith Dudley, dead at 89.
Keith died in the early hours of the 6th of April after a quiet fight with cancer.
Sydney Harbour Bridge and Cahill Expressway lane closures over Easter long weekend.
Local motorists can expect heavy traffic in and out of the city on Thursday, with Good Friday traffic expected to cause delays on major arterial roads from 10am on April 7.
Mosman resident Betty Gemmell turns 106: “I feel lucky to have lived this long.”
Elizabeth “Betty” Gemmell has lived through two world wars, the Great Depression, a moon landing and Covid.
Rent crisis claims another lower north shore business as popular Mosman Paws shopfront closes.
A devastated local retailer forced out of business due to financial pressure has accused greedy landlords of “killing the high street”.
Construction halts on Mosman’s Allan Border Oval project as building giant Lloyds Group goes into administration.
Mosman’s Allan Border Oval pavilion project has suffered another setback, with its builder collapsing into voluntary administration on Frida
Council Roundup: More than 100 Mosman locals attend special Dementia Forum hosted by Ita Buttrose.
Mosman Collective brings you the latest info from Council each week, as part of its commitment to local news.
Each week Mosman Collective brings you the latest news from local Council.
Mosman Collective brings you the latest info from Council each week, as part of its commitment to local news.
Mosman co-owners on cloud nine after Shinzo storms home to win $5 million Golden Slipper.
Kerry and Jennifer Pooley celebrate Shinzo's Golden Slipper victory. Image: Mosman Collective. By ANNA USHER [...]
Shut Down: Westpac to close FIVE more branches across Australia – including Neutral Bay.
Westpac has been slammed for its “savage” closure program with more sites set to be shuttered across the country.
Prestige agent Michael Coombs joins forces with Antony Catalano to take on Byron Bay.
A luxury hang-out in Australia’s most easterly town will provide a new playground for multi-millionaire VIPs when it throws open its designer doors in 2024.
Medical Emergency: Woman bitten by deadly Blue-Ringed Octopus in Mosman.
A woman in her 30’s has suffered multiple bites from a deadly Blue-Ringed octopus while swimming in Mosman on Thursday.
NSW State Election: Snag a democracy sausage and support your lower north shore school.
With the State election fast approaching, volunteers are working hard behind the scenes to ensure our local schools are ready to play their part on the big day.
Mosman Council Roundup: Festival of Mosman, new teen mental health program – and we have a “Tover Table”!
Mosman Collective brings you the latest info from Council each week, as part of its commitment to local news.
Vivid Sydney 2023: Huge festival program released including special light show at Taronga Zoo.
Vivid is back for 2023 (can you believe it?!) and we’re being promised the biggest show in its 13-year history, with the massive festival of lights heading our way from May 26.
Growing number of lower north shore renters reach “breaking point”. Have you been hit hard? Tell us.
Tenants in Sydney are paying up to $350 more rent per week than this time last year, as the nation’s housing crisis reaches breaking point.
Middle Head set for major revamp with new walking track, food options, sports events and festivals.
Middle Head is set to be transformed with a new walking track, food and beverage facilities, and music events in a bold plan to create an iconic Sydney destination.
Ask the Doctor: This week, our resident medico “Justa GP” covers the topic of Alternative medicine.
Mine is the only branch of science where is an "alternative". Who wants to fly in a plane built by "alternative aeronautical engineers"?
Worst roads in NSW revealed – and no surprises for guessing Military Rd makes the list.
Military Rd has been declared one of the state’s worst roads for traffic congestion according to NRMA survey results released this week.
Balmoral’s “Wishing Well” is hungry and needs community coins to survive. Can you help?
How long is it since you’ve thrown a coin into the Wishing Well at Balmoral?
After an international man hunt, Sydney TV reporter finds Jean-Claude Perrottet in Mosman.
After a month-long international search, a Sydney television crew has found Jean-Claude Perrottet, the brother of the NSW Premier, hiding out in Mosman.
New 12-month Interim Heritage Order issued to protect Federation homes on Holt Ave, Cremorne.
Three Federation homes in Cremorne have been saved from demolition for another twelve months after the extension of an Interim Heritage Order.
Climbing new heights at North Sydney’s revamped “St Leonard’s Park” kids’ playground.
A huge eagles’ nest climbing frame is just one of the exciting new features in the recently expanded St Leonards Park playground.
Council Roundup: Car seat checks, soft plastic recycling and entries open for Youth Literature Awards.
Mosman Collective brings you the latest info from Council each week, as part of its commitment to local news.
“This is the time to fight”: North Sydney Councillors divided over new Harbour Bridge cycle ramp.
A fiery meeting at North Sydney Council has resulted in a vote to support controversial plans for a new ramp onto the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Sydney World Pride: Here’s what you need to know ahead of Harbour Bridge closure on March 5.
The WorldPride 2023 festival will come to a climax this Sunday, when 50,000 people march for equality over the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
New ambulance station promised for Cremorne in boost to local frontline emergency care.
Residents will have access to emergency care with a new Ambulance Station to be built in Cremorne if the NSW Government is re-elected in March.
Get your gear off for charity in the 2023 Sydney Skinny nude swimming race at Cobblers Beach!
Mosman swimmers will ditch their cozzies in an attempt to break a world skinny dipping record at Cobblers Beach next month.
Council Roundup: Storm clean up, re-homing household goods – and enter the 2023 Design Awards.
Mosman Collective brings you the latest info from Council each week, as part of its commitment to local news.
Mystery local buyer splashes out mega-millions for landmark “The Oaks” hotel in Neutral Bay.
Landmark local hotel The Oaks in Neutral Bay has changed hands in a hush-hush deal negotiated by John Musca from JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group.
Major Rebrand: St Clement’s Anglican Church enters a new era after 135 years in Mosman.
St Clement’s Anglican church has announced a name change as part of a major re-brand designed to encourage local worshippers back to the Raglan St parish.
Local Roundup: Here’s the latest news from Mosman Council. Week ending February 16.
Council encourages responsible pet ownership in Mosman. Dog walkers and owners are reminded to be responsible as they and their companions exercise outdoors during the warm weather.
My Mosman: Author Paul Ashford Harris on the release of new book Love, Oil and the Fortunes of War.
Local author Paul Ashford Harris has just published his latest book, to be launched by Zali Steggall on Tuesday 21 February at Mosman Art Gallery.
The Balmoral Swim is back with a splash in 2023 – and it’s almost time to get your togs and goggles on!
The Balmoral Swim is back with a splash for its 31st year in April with a fund-raising target of $200,000 set for 2023.
Wild scenes in North Sydney as thousands gather to greet YouTube stars Logan Paul and KSI.
North Sydney was thrown into chaos this morning when more than one thousand screaming fans flocked to Denison St to catch a glimpse of YouTube superstars Logan Paul and KSI.
Member for North Shore Felicity Wilson promises “high line” for lower north shore.
The lower north shore could have its own celebrated “high line” to rival New York and Paris if the NSW Liberals are re-elected on March 25.
Residents vow to fight demolition of two neighbouring historic homes on Yeo St, Neutral Bay.
A pair of historic homes built more than 100 years ago will be demolished to make way for eleven “boutique” apartments in Cremorne, according to a new Development Application lodged with North Sydney Council.
Cops stop traffic to help rescue injured Magpie in Neutral Bay.
Neutral Bay and Crows Nest Fire & Rescue, Mosman Police, WIRES and Taronga Wildlife Hospital all rallied to save a fledgling magpie on Sunday morning - even closing a major thoroughfare to rescue the poor animal.
Mosman Council Roundup: Seniors Festival, getting active – and the first E-waste drop off for 2023.
Mosman Collective brings you the latest info from Council each week, as part of its commitment to local news.
Local shops display Australian art works for unique Mosman High School fundraiser.
Local shops will display the works of 40 acclaimed Australian artists this month, for the third annual Mosman Art Walk, taking place on Military Rd.
Local outrage: Fifty-year-old ornamental palm tree to be destroyed for new Milsons Point cycleway ramp.
The destruction of a landmark local tree to make way for a new cycleway ramp has sparked outrage among residents who are calling for government authorities to reconsider their decision.
Ryan Gosling to shut down Sydney Harbour Bridge while filming “The Fall Guy” this weekend.
Motorists, cyclists and walkers will be banned from using the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday as major scenes are filmed for a new movie starring Ryan Gosling.
Lower north shore residents reminded Lifeline services available during the Christmas break.
As Lifeline prepares for its busiest time of year, Australians are being encouraged to take time out to plan how they will cope with challenges over the coming weeks
