Manly Community Forum

16/05/2026

Manly Community Forum is excited for this upgrade of the Manly Lagoon playground. Let's hope they chose well from the Playground catalogue.

Find out what's planned

23/04/2026

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A woman has reportedly been asked to leave a Manly café after making the revolting claim that the new shared Lime e-bikes “might actually be a good idea.”

The bikes arrived across Manly this week and, right on cue, the vocal-locals comment sections filled with horror from residents deeply offended by the sight of transport that doesn’t involve a luxury SUV, a parking tantrum or a 14-minute loop around the corso.

Witnesses say the woman had been enjoying a normal coffee with until she casually suggested the bikes might help people get around without clogging roads or inhaling their own rage outside pilates.

“The whole place froze,” one local said. “One minute everyone was talking property value, gains from our negative gearing, the second holiday to Europe, how Manly was better before other people existed and how bad the traffic is. Then she said the bikes looked convenient. Convenient. In Manly. You can’t just say things like that in public.”

One man reportedly removed his sunglasses indoors to assess the threat.

“There were children nearby,” he said. “First it’s Lime bikes, then it’s bike lanes, then improved public transport. Manly society can’t survive that sort of spiral.”

The woman then made matters worse by elaborating the bikes could be useful for short trips on busy weekends. Diners accused her of bringing “inner-city energy” into a suburb that has proudly built its identity on traffic, parking rage and rejecting solutions on principle.

After a brief stand-off near the counter, she was allegedly asked to leave, with patrons praising staff for defending core Manly values: impossible parking, aesthetic outrage and treating every new idea like a home invasion.

A spokesperson for the Department of Coastal Purity said locals were right to be alarmed.

“Manly has always stood for sitting in traffic in activewear and pretending there are no alternatives,” the spokesperson said. “Public support for shared e-bikes was reckless.”

At the time of publication, grief counselling had been offered to affected diners, while several locals were still repeating that Lime bikes are “not really Manly” and “won’t last anyway” — the suburb’s preferred response to anything remotely practical.

At the time of publication, the woman remained in exile, while Manly locals returned to their core values of sitting in traffic and insisting there is no other way.

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22/04/2026

Ok here is something original and innovative to solve the litter problem we have on the Northern Beaches. Anyone got any better ideas about how to keep the litter out of the harbour and off the beaches,parks and reserves. This from the $500,000 grant to The NB Council from the EPA.
Up to $10 million in funding is available in 3 streams from 2022 to 2027. The NSW Government has opened the Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041 (WASM) Litter Prevention Grants Program for councils, community groups and other key stakeholders to deliver litter prevention projects and develop strategic plans to address litter in their local environments

An eye-catching new awareness campaign featuring some of Australia’s most recognisable wildlife is confronting the harsh reality of litter in New South Wales.

20/04/2026

Lime bikes are here along with a lime bike team who will riding around Manly literally picking up after the naysayers who will push them over, relocating the bikes in a more pedestrian friendly or accessible location, changing the batteries (the bikes batteries have a 150km range). If you ride them into the harbour or bush, or dump it in front of the ferry wharf for people to trip over Lime will know, the data doesn’t lie. Let’s embrace this new way to and from wherever. Manly Observer Manly Living
Northern Beaches Council now has to step up and replace all the crappy not fit for purpose bike infrastructure at Manly Wharf and elsewhere. Council could also clear the area of broken an abandoned bikes.

04/04/2026

Locals and Government Have Their Say

Locals, meanwhile, have overwhelmingly welcomed the initiative. “Finally,” said longtime resident and part-time life coach, Indigo from Newport. “I’m sick of people arriving without understanding our customs — like not acknowledging anyone outside your immediate Pilates circle.”

The government has confirmed plans to expand the program to road infrastructure with concept plans under review for Spit Bridge, Forest Way and Warringah Road. Wakehurst Parkway was excluded at inception because it would involve fixing the flooding and leaving politicians with nothing to promise in future elections. The Minister for Asphalt and Excuse, Pam from Avalon, announced “This isn’t about isolation, it’s about standards” she said, “we’re not discriminating, we’re excluding.”

As ferry horns echoed across the harbour and continued to dock under the watchful eye of border guards, Minister Davo from Seaforth summed up the republics mood: “We’re not saying we’re better than everyone else and it’s not about keeping people out,” he said “It’s about formalising what we always thought and keeping things the same forever.”

Satirical Escapism From The Real World

04/04/2026

Easter CANCELLED? Union Backed Bunny Walks Off Job Over ‘Santa Level Perks’ For Deliveries
NORTHERN BEACHES, PRNB — In a pre-Easter bombshell, the Easter Bunny the Easter Bunny has confirmed he is seriously considering industrial action, citing what he angrily describes as “centuries of blatant workplace inequality compared to that red-suited show-off in December.”
Speaking from a negatively geared burrow believed to be somewhere between Dee Why and burnout, the visibly fed-up Bunny unloaded on his long-running grievance with Santa around what insiders are calling a long simmering festive feud.
“Let me get this straight,” he said, adjusting a union-issued hi-vis vest. “Santa gets a magic sleigh, flying reindeer, an entire elf-run manufacturing empire… and I get hamstrings. Just hamstrings. They’re not a viable long term solution, just ask Tom Trbojevic.”
“I’m out here with Easter operating on a rotating moon algorithm like a part-time wizard. One year I’m in March, next year I’m in April. I need a spreadsheet, an astrologer and a therapist just to plan logistics. Try coordinating chocolate supply chains, sunrise timing, and backyard egg drops when your deadline moves around like a council project completion date.”
The strike comes alongside a list of demands aimed squarely at closing the “festive benefits gap” with Santa:

A magic sleigh - I’m done doing 400,000 hop-steps before sunrise.
A large workforce of elves - Call it a ‘highly motivated seasonal workforce’ and share the workforce, not whatever this solo madness is.
Magic dust entry privileges - Santa gets to break in professionally, I’m basically freelancing trespassing with open windows and luck.
Snacks left out - Santa gets cookies, milk, brand deals… I get NOTHING. Not even a baby carrot. Disgraceful.
A discretionary Naughty List - Some households know what they did.
The Bunny didn’t hold back when asked about Santa directly. “That fat tub of grub does one night a year with full air support. I’m out here solo free-range, hopping fences, dodging dogs, and doing silent night logistics. And don’t get me started on branding. He’s got movies, songs, merch. I’ve got… pastel eggs and zero respect.”
Santa’s camp declined to comment beyond a short statement - “We operate on a fixed date system. Can’t relate.”
Locals are divided. Some support the Bunny’s stance, while others have raised concerns about “supply chain disruptions” and the possibility of children waking up on Easter Sunday to nothing but existential dread and a strongly worded union notice.
The Bunny remains firm - “No sleigh. No schedule stability. No service. I’m not risking breaking into another house just so Santa can cruise in December with his little deer entourage.” With negotiations stalled, contingency plans reportedly include outsourcing deliveries to Uber drivers, or that one overachieving neighbour who already decorates for Easter like it’s a competitive sport.
Easter Sunday is now officially on watch.https://prnb.au/easter-bunny-strike?fbclid=IwY2xjawQ9hTpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFHUjJ3UmNXNHBFb0JwVXRvc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHkAY7as03Ib0q6Ef00GSrKmkbyrtfx8LGgKGxkt6716qVbmANFkS4gT9E8jq_aem_BXUlNfnDageZZSBdvytOkw

Satirical Escapism From The Real World

28/03/2026

Sydney Water will be taking two weeks to replace one of the two pumps that pumps the sewage from the East Esp to the main NSOOS in Darley Rd. This sewage pipe services the properties along East Esplanade from Belgrave St.

28/03/2026

Manly Lagoon looking a bit yucky this morning. on a big tide

24/03/2026

Transport for NSW is spending over $40million on the The Vibrant Streets Package. This investment intends to inject vibrancy into our streets and create thriving local spaces that support businesses, creative sectors, and the community, now and into the future.

The Package complements the NSW Government’s commitment to restoring vibrancy across NSW, supported by a significant regulatory reform agenda, the Vibrancy Reforms.

Northern Beaches Council received a $173,760 grant to establish a Special Entertainment Precinct (SEP) in Manly.

But not everyone agrees with the Sound Framework that the Council is proposing with all existing control and conditions overridden by the SEP. And any required acoustic attenuation will be at the home owners expense.

The Vibrant Streets Package is an over $40 million investment to reimagine and re-energise our streets, transforming them into vibrant public spaces for people.