Dee Why
Lost dog rescued from 13th-floor ledge in Dee Why
It took fire and rescue teams several hours to retrieve two-year-old Jack Russell Elbie – missing for several days – from its precarious position.
- Emily Kaine
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Why these Sydney publicans are pivoting from pints to property
Almost 3000 homes are planned to be built on pub and club land in NSW as venues tap into the state’s Housing Delivery Authority.
- David Barwell and Nigel Gladstone
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- Sharks
Boy describes terrifying moment shark attacked him on Sydney’s northern beaches
The 11-year-old said he was “very lucky” to escape unharmed after being attacked at Dee Why Beach. It came a day after another child was critically mauled in Sydney’s east.
- Daniel Lo Surdo and Kayla Olaya
A shark killed Maria’s husband two months ago. This is what she says Sydney’s beaches need
Maria Psillakis says “questions need to be asked” of the state’s shark alert systems, two months after her husband Mercury was killed by a great white.
- Daniel Lo Surdo and Massilia Aili
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- City life
The ‘David and Goliath situation’ causing waves on Bondi Beach
It’s arguably Australia’s most famous beach – but only one surf school for the past 30 years has been allowed to teach students at Bondi.
- Cindy Yin
Crowds gather for paddleout tribute for shark victim Mercury Psillakis
More than 1000 surfers came together to honour popular local Mercury Psillakis.
- Lucy Macken
The Northern Beaches councillor who’s racked up $31,866 in expenses
Councillors spent more than $200,000 on expenses and $150,000 sending staff to conferences even as ratepayers faced big hikes in rates.
- Cindy Yin and Max Maddison
Surfers return to the water a week after northern beaches shark attack
Friends and family of Mercury Psillakis, 57, gathered at Dee Why beach on Saturday.
- Riley Walter
Shark net removal plans scrapped as Psillakis family thanks community
Sharks are particularly active around NSW beaches in late winter and spring, the state government’s vast sharking tracking program shows.
- Nick O'Malley
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- Tragedy
‘Hardest moment of my life’: Twin of surfer killed in shark attack posts emotional tribute
Mike Psillakis described his brother, who died at Dee Why on Saturday, as “my life, my right-hand man”.
- Kayla Olaya and Emily Kaine