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LOCAL GUIDE: 193 THINGS TO DO
‘DEVELOPMENT ONSLAUGHT’ FEARS / BEACHES ACHIEVERS
HOLIDAY CROSSWORD + PUZZLES / BARRENJOEY BOATSHED
THE WAY WE WERE / HOT PROPERTY / SEEN... HEARD... ABSURD...
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INSIDE: Read community feedback about local matters (p8);
The State Government is handing power to Council to make
road decisions without referring to local Traffic Committees
(p9); What do the NSW Goverment’s new laws on mediumdensity
housing mean for Pittwater’s villages (p12)?; Meet
Claire Morris, who we can thank for reigniting the local live
music scene (p17); We look at how the Barrenjoey Boatshed
at Palm Beach became a hub for seaplanes (p28); And don’t
miss our 2024 Local Guide (p38). Happy New Year all!
COVER: ‘Merging’ / Sally Mayman – turtlepictures.com.au
also this month
Editorial 3
Pittwater Local News & Features 6-25
The Way We Were 18
Seen... Heard... Absurd... 20
Community News 22-25
Life Story: Carmel Walton & Barrenjoey Boatshed 28-32
Art 34-35
Hot Property 36
Summer Guide To Pittwater 38-49
Health & Wellbeing; Hair & Beauty 52-57
Money 58-59
Holiday Crossword & Puzzles 64-65
Food 66-69
Gardening 70-73
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