December 12, 2022
What exactly does the WPCA do?
What exactly does the West Pittwater Community Association do? This question was asked of a Committee member and her initial…
Local Interest
November 13, 2022
Shhhhhhhh
We live in a loud, noisy world. Even offshore living is full of noise that echo’s around the Bays like…
October 10, 2022
Immerse Yourself in the Bay
The Bays and Pittwater are not only an awesome place to live, they also provide a natural “Health Spa” right…
September 14, 2022
In Defence of Baby Boomers
In the August edition of BaysNews we looked at the results of the Census and what that means to the…
September 13, 2022
Eat, Sleep, Work, Train and Repeat!
There’s no excuse for not being fit in the Bays. Andy Derijk is a fitnesss trainer who conducts Bootcamp twice…
September 13, 2022
Where there’s smoke
The Bays have a problem. Smoke. The sheltered nature of the Bays coupled with the topography means that smoke can…
August 10, 2022
The Bays are odder than you (already) knew
In 2021, most residents of the Bays completed the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Census form. Perhaps I’m alone here,…
July 13, 2022
“There go the Water Police”
It’s a familiar sight on Pittwater – the police boat hurtling through the water heading for who knows where. So…
July 10, 2022
Nat. Emergency Medal awarded to West Pittwater RFS members
On Saturday 25 June, Andrew Cutler, Greg Hurst, David Lambert, Wayne Lazarides, Justin Mills, Geoff Nimmo, and Declan Springthorpe were…
May 14, 2022
Acknowledgement of Country: the importance of getting it right
Sarah Boyne and Nicholas Cowdery explain why and how to perform a meaningful Acknowledgement of Country. It’s becoming pleasingly common…
May 14, 2022
Why an electric outboard motor?
Well, why not? Let’s look at the plus side: They’re quiet. Quiet is nice for the humans but it’s also…
April 12, 2022
The 1994 Fires
It was 8th January 1994 – over 28 years ago – but there are some people in the Bays who…
March 8, 2022
Why tiny ants have invaded your house, and what to do about it
It’s nigh on impossible to calculate with accuracy how many ants are on Earth, but estimates put the number at…
January 14, 2022
Fire management-‘business as usual’ won’t cut it
The current wet conditions delivered by La Niña may have caused widespread flooding, but they’ve also provided a reprieve from…
September 13, 2021
Snakes alive!
It is the time of year when sightings of snakes in the Pittwater area become more regular as temperatures rise….
August 14, 2021
Good riddance
It goes by quite a few names. Ground asparagus. Asparagus fern. Basket fern, Sprengeri’s fern, bush asparagus, emerald asparagus, Sprengeri…
August 14, 2021
What lies beneath
A piano. Yes. A piano. Not playable now, of course, as its demise happened quite a few years ago, but…
July 13, 2021
Popular fundraising bushwalks enter their second year
“They tick a few boxes,” says Rocky Point’s Richard Unsworth, quietly underplaying the value of the charity bushwalks he has…
July 13, 2021
Backyard bounty
Would you like some nutritious greens with your morning poached egg? Some pesto to put on pasta? To make delicious,…
June 13, 2021
Solar panels a driving force
Governments and car manufacturers are investing hundreds of billions of dollars on electric vehicles. But while the electric transport revolution…