Manly news headlines

A member of the public alerted lifeguards that a shark was swimming near the shore before the shark alarm was activated, forcing everyone out of the water.

A "larger than life" father of four who ran a popular burger shop in Sydney's north has suddenly died, just six years after his wife passed away.

Multiple people have been rescued from the ocean on Sydney's northern beaches.

Brett Stewart has been charged with possession of an illegal drug after police allegedly caught him with cocaine in Manly last month.

The family of a student who fell off a cliff in Sydney are set to fly out after police called off the search for him.

Swimmers were cleared from Manly and Shelly Beach about 8am after a dolphin was mauled by a shark.

The now-retired politician, 51, denies criminal charges alleging he assaulted freelance camera operator Matt Costello and damaged his equipment outside a Manly bar in July.

The wharf is home to about 20 tenancies including restaurants such as the Bavarian Cafe, Queen Chow, El Camino, Sake, The Wharf Bar and Hugo's.

Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro will be back in court after denying allegations he assaulted a cameraman outside a Sydney bar.

A dozen people, mostly children, were injured in an explosion caused by a science experiment gone wrong.

Former NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro will contest charges he assaulted a news camera operator and damaged equipment, a court has been told.

Former Test cricketer and commentator Michael Slater has been charged with assaulting and trying to intimidate a man in a Sydney hospital, continuing his court troubles.

Manly Sea Eagles hooker Manase Fainu has told a jury he ran away scared from a brawl outside a Sydney church dance and still has no idea who stabbed a youth leader.

The NSW Treasurer has weighed into the controversy surrounding NRL side the Manly Sea Eagles after seven players boycotted this week's match to avoid wearing a rainbow-decorated pride jersey.

More than 4000 homes and businesses in Manly, on Sydney's Northern Beaches, were without power most of Sunday since the early hours of the morning.

A teenager has been rescued from Sydney Harbour after falling overboard from a ferry.

'Severe' bleaching in Great Barrier Reef; Claims of bullying in Labor party; NSW records more than 20,000 new COVID-19 cases.

More people added to flood payments list after anger; Mass casualty fears after Ukraine shelter bombed; Australia's unemployment rate falls to lowest level in over 13 years

Russia takes 500 people hostage in Ukraine; Murder charges laid over Sydney boarding house fire; New Zealand to reopen borders

Cruise ship ban to end; Police treating Sydney boarding house fire which killed three as murder; Assange denied appeal over extradition.

WA Health Minister says COVID-19 case numbers will 'peak soon'; COVID-19 cases fall in NSW; Flights to Bali resume; NSW flood crisis response in the spotlight

An investigation is underway after a bus was filmed driving though deep floodwaters on the Northern Beaches last week.

Warning of storms, more rain for east coast; Health Minister flags fourth booster shot; Tributes to Kimberley Kitching

Almost 3000 homes in NSW Northern Rivers uninhabitable; Major expansion of defence force; South Australia drops many COVID-19 rules

Prime Minister visits flood-hit Lismore, NSW; Disaster relief payments expanded for people in worst-hit areas; 'Scary' storms on way for already devastated regions

A historic former Manly ferry has sunk in Sydney Harbour after almost two decades of attempts to refurbish the vessel.

NSW Police arrested 51-year-old Slater on West Promenade in Manly this morning.

Former Australian test cricketer Michael Slater has been charged after an alleged domestic violence incident.

The Queenscliff Manly ferry, one of four large vessels being retired, has taken its final journey across Sydney Harbour.

Resident and guests at the Manly Waves Studios and Apartments, on the corner of Pacific and Malvern Avenue, have been told to isolate and get tested.

Locals were forced to clean up dozens of empty beer bottles and other garbage that was left behind.

Sydneysiders are taking advantage of the changed rules on meeting people outside by gathering at beaches this evening.

As temperatures push 30 degrees, people across Sydney have flocked to the state's beaches in droves.

Positive traces of COVID-19 have been detected in sewerage around the Allambie Heights area in Sydney's north.

Around than 250 surfers gathered for a paddle out on Sydney's Northern Beaches today in protest of a proposed oil and gas project on the NSW coast.

The child, believed to be about 13, was struck at a slow speed on Pittwater Road in Manly, just after 3.40pm.

A man has been taken to hospital after collapsing on the shore of a beach in Sydney's north.

Police have been told he left a restaurant on Sydney's northern beaches and tried to get into a woman's car parked outside.

Kenneth Hanes, 73, left his home, boarded a bus, train and then two ferries and has not been seen since.

Temperatures are forecast for a summery high today and Sydneysiders are out and about making the most of it, but what does this mean for social distancing?

The boat can be seen up bobbing and down on the harbour today as wild weather lashes the NSW coast.

It's widely known for its beautiful beaches, but now the northern Sydney suburb of Manly can also lay claim to being the slowest suburb in the state.

Former TV presenter Ryan Phelan has faced court for the first time charged over an alleged domestic violence incident.

Emergency services were called to North Head Sanctuary in Manly early this morning where they found a woman suffering from a serious head injury after a fall.

Four teenagers charged for allegedly assaulting and mugging a senior police officer outside a McDonald's on Sydney's northern beaches have been released on bail.

The COVID-19 death toll in NSW has risen by two, as a number of beach and coastal areas in Sydney and the state were pinpointed as troublesome coronavirus hotspots.

Manly Beach is one of several closed in Sydney today after social distancing rules were flouted by beachgoers looking to make the most of the sunny weather.

New life has been breathed into the 30-year hunt to find Scott Johnson's killers with a reward doubling to $2 million.

A Manly apartment building tenant has won her appeal against paying $120,000 in defamation damages to a fellow resident who claimed her email implied he was a "small-minded busybody".

The wife of former NRL player John Hopoate has taken the fall for a family member filmed driving with a toddler who was not properly restrained.