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INSIDE: A favourite son has taken the reins at Warringah
Rugby Club in 2024 (p6); Council’s new ticketless parking
fines process is ruffling feathers (p10); hear what readers
have to say about local issues (p14); Surfer Laura Enever has
become the youngest Pittwater Woman of the Year (p22);
Pittwater hospitality operators are bracing for unknown
Winter trade (p26); read what we’ve seen, heard and consider
absurd this month (p32); and we look at the proud 62-year
history of the Avalon Bulldogs (p34) .
COVER: ‘Autumn Morning’ / Sharon Green
also this month
Editorial 3
Pittwater Local News & Features 6-45
The Way We Were 30
Seen... Heard... Absurd... 32-33
Community News 40-45
Life Story: Avalon Bulldogs Rugby League Club 34-37
Hot Property 46-47
Author Q&A 48
Art 49
Health & Wellbeing; Hair & Beauty 50-57
Money 58-59
Crossword 64
Food & Tasty Morsels 66-69
Gardening 70-72
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