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Community News Spanish Moss killing critically endangered local trees, A doggy perspective on Christmas, Marine Rescue Broken Bay 2024 Christmas Raffle Winners,  Summer Break, Christmas Lights Map, Avalon Boomerang Bags: Festive Bags, Church Point Ferry Service: Christmas Day timetable + 2025 Fares, The Council is Unfit for the Future, Zonta's International Womens Day Breakfast 2025, Monika's Doggie Rescue Pets of the Week: Bobby + Micha, Avalon Beach SLSC turns 100 in 2025!, Marine Rescue Cottage Point Update, The Elephants of Avalon Beach, NSW residents urged to take care this mosquito season, North Narrabeen Surf Life Saving Club Extension: Update, No Manly to Barrenjoey WSL event in 2025, Changes to Public transport Timetables, Taylors Point Wharf: Update December 2024 - Now Open, Council Culls Manly's Hop, Skip and Jump bus service, $4.25 million In grants for community-led programs to prevent domestic violence, Homes for NSW discussion paper: submissions close December 20, Council invites EOI for Pittwater Golf Centre, Community Building Partnership grants available soon, New virtual care service launching in Sydney in December, Consumers urged to choose quality batteries this sale season after record number of fires, Marine Rescue Broken Bay: Christmas Raffle 2024, Pittwater Offshore Newsletter, Whale Beach SLSC: Members Needed, Pittwater Organisations, Sports, Social, Environment, Residents Associations and Groups

Environment The Good, Bad and Ugly: Environment 2024, Spanish Moss killing critically endangered local trees, NSW Forestry Corporation Cost NSW Taxpayers $29 Million in 2023-2024, much more in loss of Habitat and Wildlife - 'State Government can’t see the forest for the trees': Greens,  Developer-State Government Koala slaughter continuing in western Sydney, NSW Government should deliver Koala National Park by end of 2024 says New Pittwater MP Jacqui Scruby, Draft Plan of Management for Dogs offleash On South Mona Vale Beach Open for feedback: remember a PoM is not just about Our dogs, Cowal gold mine granted extension-expansion by Minns Labor Government, Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park Closed areas: Barrenjoey Access trail (weekdays) - Towlers Bay fire trail - Salvation Loop and Wallaroo trails, Garigal National Park: ‘1080 pest management’, Science To Revive Our Oceans: SIM's has a PHD Opportunity - operation Crayweed, Plastic Bread Ties For Wheelchairs, Volunteers for Barrenjoey Lighthouse Tours needed, Stay Safe From Mosquitoes, Mountain Bike Incidents On Public Land: Survey, 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, Gardens and Environment Groups and Organisations in Pittwater, Ringtail Posses, Around 9,000 species have already gone extinct in Australia and we’ll likely lose another this week – new study, Grattan on Friday: Dutton’s nuclear policy would have coal-fired power stations operating for a lot longer, ‘Unseen world’: researchers capture fascinating footage of the world’s smallest penguins in a bid to save them, As Australia’s giant trees succumb to fire or drought, we’re racing to preserve their vital genetic data, The hidden benefits of birdsong, Surging global tourism emissions are driven by just 20 countries – major new study, Ravaged jungle: just 25% of the world’s surviving tropical rainforests are in good condition, Plans to stabilise Earth’s climate rely on emerging carbon removal technology – we need to get moving, After 65,000 years caring for this land, First Nations peoples are now key to Australia’s clean energy revolution, Australians’ cars are typically larger, heavier and less efficient than in Europe – here’s why, Fully fenced dog parks alongside nature reserves could help protect wildlife, From grieving orcas to opposums playing dead: how animals respond to death – podcast, Bhopal: after 40 years, ongoing effects of world’s worst industrial disaster show environmental racism is alive and well, Unveiling the Antarctic ‘plastisphere’, a unique and potentially hazardous new ecosystem – new research, Rising desertification shows we can’t keep farming with fossil fuels, Delhi’s annual air pollution has become a human-made calamity, Polluting shipwrecks are the ticking time-bomb at the bottom of our oceans, Greenland is getting greener – helped by a mining company and a group of tree enthusiasts, Pittwater Reserves: histories + Notes + Pictorial Walks,  Pittwater's Birds, + more

Aquatics Pittwater Swim Series 2025: 5 great opportunities to dive on in - details of each beach and swim courses

Children  Sunday Cartoons This Issue: The Story of Hamlin the Birdherd by David M Bird, The Elephants of Avalon Beach, Australia boasts some of the world’s most stunning beetles; Look out for these 5 beauties this summer, Decorating your Christmas tree? Try these crafts inspired by Aussie plants and animals, Seven Victorian paper craft projects that could cut your Christmas consumption, The beach is an amazing place to teach kids about science; Here are 3 things to try this summer, What’s the difference between gelato and ice cream?; One contains more air, Airservices tracks Santa in 2024, Stories this Issue: Interrupting Chicken + So Much Slime,+ more

Youth Summer Break, School’s out for 2024 as record 70,000 students celebrate completing their HSC, Applications to join the DOVES Council are open for 2025, Hottest 100 Voting now open, Interstate Glory up for grabs, TAFE Fee-free* courses - semester 1 2025 enrol now, Word Of The Week: Summer, Santa Claus was inspired by a real figure who fought against miscarriages of justice, Hello Kitty at 50: a Japanese success story of simplicity and cuteness, Obsessing over the ‘true’ meaning of lyrics misses the point of songwriting, We’ve found an answer to the puzzle of how the largest galaxies formed, Hippos have been neglected by scientists – that’s why we’re building Africa’s first hippo database, ‘Pressure makes diamonds’: how Australian sprint sensation Gout Gout can get even faster, Human settlement of Mars isn’t as far off as you might think, Victorian Christmases were both thrifty and indulgent – try these DIY projects and yours could be too, Australia boasts some of the world’s most stunning beetles. Look out for these 5 beauties this Summer, The human right to science is 76 years old; It’s a reminder for us all to be more curious,  local services for you

Seniors Support at Home: price caps to be introduced by 1 July 2026 - COTA,  Dick van Dyke still dancing at 99, Liz Hefren-Webb appointed as Aged Care Quality and Safety Commissioner, National Seniors Australia Welcomes Kathryn Greiner AO to the NSA Board, Commonwealth Bank – over-the-counter withdrawal fees: COTA Australia, Exercise boosts memory for up to 24 hours after a workout – new research, ‘Is this all there is?’ Retirement can be a painful transition if we don’t adjust our thinking, Avalon Beach SLSC turns 100 in 2025!, Celebrating 10 years in Seniors’ Stories: Congratulations!, Intergenerational Playgroup Program, ‘A virtual seat at the family table’: why older people are among the biggest users of social media, Retiring with debt?; Experts explain downsizing, using super for your mortgage, and pension eligibility, How much do you need to retire? It’s probably a lot less than you think, The human right to science is 76 years old; It’s a reminder for us all to be more curious, Local events, services, groups for you + more

DIY Ideas Christmas-New Years Checklist: Preparing the Garden & Home For Visitors + Entertaining + Gift Ideas For Every Budget

Food Christmas Sweet Treats You Can Make As Gifts + Hogmanay (New Years) Dinner Australian Style + Summer Picnic Ideas

Do you get better food at home than you can eat elsewhere? Do you want to give something this Christmas that will be remembered and bring some sweetness – a gift worth giving? Also - it's Summer Salad Season! A few of the favourites for your picnic season

Pictures Pictures of the Year: 2024  Clareville from on high: views over Pittwater

Bayview's new walkway, current state of the Bayview public Wharf & Baths + Maybanke Cove