Minister for Health Ryan Park is set to make history — the Northern Beaches Hospital will return to public hands.
This $190 million deal delivers on the promise to end one of NSW’s worst privatisation experiments, protecting taxpayers and putting patients first.

#nswpol #health #publichealth #northernbeaches #privitisation

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/21/northern-beaches-private-hospital-sydney-nsw-government-buy-back#:~:text=The%20government%20said%20on%20Tuesday,to%20the%20NSW%20health%20department.

NSW to buy back private Northern Beaches hospital for $190m

Minns government announces in-principle deal that will see the entire hospital integrate into the public system

The Guardian
Closeup of this grevillea flower looks like little monsters singing!
#bloomscrollng #northernbeaches
A Day Trip to the Northern Beaches

A day trip to the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia. We visited Narrabeen, Mona Vale and Palm Beach.

Sathyajith Bhat

Anzac Day was spent with a nice drive to the Northern Beaches - Narrabean, Mondale Headland Reserve and Palm Beach.

#australia #beach #nsw #northernbeaches

Curl Curl + Whale and Whale...that special time of year along the east coast of Australia when the whales migrate back south to the antarctic. Mother Southern Right Whale and calf via drone...

#whales #whalewatching #rightwhales #wildlifephotography #wildlife #ocean #dronephotography #australia #sydney #northernbeaches

Sydney Beach balls: Cooking oils and human faeces?

"A UNSW scientist has criticised the NSW environmental watchdog for dropping its investigation into the cause of hundreds of tar balls appearing along Sydney's beaches."

"One possible explanation for the balls could be the illegal dumping of large vats of cooking oil into the sewerage system, where it has mixed with human waste to form fatty balls. If companies are seeing this as a cheap option to pump oil through the sewage system, that's a real concern."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-15/epa-criticised-for-dropping-probe-into-balls-on-beaches/104817182
#Pollution #dumping #waste #Sydney #NSW #beaches #NorthernBeaches #Manly #faeces

Scientist criticises EPA for dropping probe into tar balls on NSW beaches

Investigations into more mysteriously shaped balls found at nine Sydney beaches are underway, as a prominent scientist hits out at the Environmental Protection Authority for dropping an investigation into similar debris.

ABC News