The Northern Beaches is a region within Northern Sydney,in the state of New South Wales,Australia,near the Pacific coast. This area extends south to the entrance of Port Jackson,west to Middle Harbour and north to the entrance of Broken Bay. The area was formerly inhabited by the Garigal or Caregal people in a region known as Guringai country.
Pittwater Council was a local government area on the Northern Beaches of Sydney,in the state of New South Wales,Australia. It covered a region adjacent to the Tasman Sea about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the Sydney central business district. The area is named after Pittwater,the body of water adjacent to much of the area governed. First proclaimed in 1906 as the A Riding of Warringah Shire,the area was proclaimed as the Municipality of Pittwater on 1 May 1992. On 12 May 2016,the Minister for Local Government announced that Pittwater Council would be subsumed into the newly formed Northern Beaches Council. The last mayor of Pittwater Council was Councillor Jacqui Townsend,an independent politician.
Warringah Council was a local government area in the northern beaches region of Sydney,in the state of New South Wales,Australia. It was proclaimed on 7 March 1906 as the Warringah Shire Council,and became "Warringah Council" in 1993. In 1992,Pittwater Council was formed when the former A Riding of Warringah Shire voted to secede. From this point on until amalgamation,Warringah Council administered 152 square kilometres (59 sq mi) of land,including nine beaches and 14 kilometres (9 mi) of coastline. Prior to its abolition it contained 6,000 hectares of natural bushland and open space,with Narrabeen Lagoon marking Warringah's northern boundary and Manly Lagoon marking the southern boundary.
The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white,while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rugby league competition,the National Rugby League (NRL). The club debuted in the 1947 New South Wales Rugby Football League season and currently host the majority of their home games from Brookvale Oval in Brookvale,while training at the New South Wales Academy of Sport in Narrabeen.
Dee Why is a coastal suburb of northern Sydney,in the state of New South Wales,Australia,18 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district. It is the administrative centre of the local government area of Northern Beaches Council and,along with Brookvale,is considered to be the main centre of the Northern Beaches region.
The Division of Warringah is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.
Manly Council was a local government area on the northern beaches region of Sydney,New South Wales,Australia,first incorporated in 1877. On 12 May 2016,the Minister for Local Government announced that Manly Council would be subsumed into the newly formed Northern Beaches Council. The last mayor of Manly Council was Cr. Jean Hay,a member of the Liberal Party.
Curl Curl is a suburb of northern Sydney in the state of New South Wales,Australia,18 kilometres (11 mi) north-east of the Sydney central business district,in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council. It is part of the Northern Beaches region.
The Manly Dam Reserve,also known as the Manly Warringah War Memorial Park,is an urban bushland reserve located in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney,Australia. The reserve adjoins the south-eastern edge of Garigal National Park.
Alexander John McTaggart is an Australian politician who was an independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Pittwater between 2005 and 2007. At the time of his election,McTaggart was also the Mayor of Pittwater Council.
Freshwater is a suburb of northern Sydney,in the state of New South Wales,Australia. Freshwater is located 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-east of the Sydney central business district,in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region.
Thomas Stephen Webster,is a property valuer and former Labor Party local councillor and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly,representing the electorate of Wakehurst from 1978 to 1984.
Julie Sutton is a former New South Wales politician and Marriage Celebrant,elected as a Councillor of Warringah Council and was previously Mayor of Warringah from 1995 to 1996 and 2002 to 2003.
Michael John Regan is an Australian politician and public servant. He served as Mayor of Warringah Council from 13 September 2008 to May 2016 following its amalgamation into the Northern Beaches Council. In September 2017,Regan was elected as the first Mayor of Northern Beaches Council. At the March 2023 state election,Regan was elected to the NSW Legislative Assembly seat of Wakehurst,which covers a large portion of the area of Northern Beaches Council.
Paul Couvret was a Dutch–Australian military veteran,New South Wales schoolteacher and local Councillor. He was a Councillor on Warringah Council from 1973 to 1995 and was Shire President from 1979 to 1983.
The Warringah Shire Hall was an Australian municipal town hall located on Pittwater Road opposite Robert Street in Brookvale,a suburb of the Northern Beaches of Sydney,New South Wales. Initially built in 1910 as a Federation bungalow,the complex was expanded with the addition of "Shire Hall" in 1912,the final form was completed in 1923 with the addition of a second floor to a design by Trenchard Smith and Maisey. The Shire Hall was the seat of Warringah Council from 1910 to 1973,when the council moved to a new purpose-built Civic Centre on further down Pittwater Road in Dee Why. The Shire Hall survived amid uncertainty over its future but was eventually sold and demolished in 1978.
The Northern Beaches Council is a local government area located in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney,in the state of New South Wales,Australia. The council was formed on 12 May 2016 after the amalgamation of Manly,Pittwater and Warringah Councils.
Jean Frances Hay is an Australian local government politician. She served as the Mayor of Manly Council from 1999 to 2004 and was the last mayor of Manly from 8 September 2008 to 12 May 2016,following Manly's amalgamation into the new Northern Beaches Council.
Ross Case and Geoff Masters were the defending champions and second seeds,but they lost to unseeded West Germans Harald Elschenbroich and Rolf Gehring in the first round.
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