19-558: Manly Beach is a beach situated among the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia, in Manly, New South Wales . From north to south, the three main sections are Queenscliff, North Steyne, and South Steyne. The beach was named by Capt. Arthur Phillip for the indigenous people living there. He wrote, "Their confidence and manly behaviour made me give the name of Manly Cove to this place". Within walking distance of Manly Beach along
38-457: Is a suburb in northern Sydney , New South Wales , Australia 25 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district , in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council . North Narrabeen is part of the Northern Beaches region. North Narrabeen lies on the northern shores of Narrabeen lagoon, bounded by Warriewood to the north, Elanora Heights to the west and extends east to
57-607: The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (rugby league), North Harbour Rays , Manly RUFC , Warringah Rugby Club (rugby union), Manly Warringah District Cricket Club (cricket) and Manly United FC (soccer). The Sea Eagles play in the National Rugby League , and play their home games at Brookvale Oval . 33°36′32″S 151°19′41″E / 33.609°S 151.328°E / -33.609; 151.328 North Narrabeen North Narrabeen
76-483: The oceanway is Fairy Bower and Shelly Beach . There are shops, restaurants, night clubs, and bars in town. Northern Beaches Council lifeguards operate a year-round service at South Steyne, and operate from October to April at North Steyne and Queenscliff. Volunteer Life Savers also patrol on weekends and public holidays between October and May. Travelling to Manly from Sydney's main ferry terminal, Circular Quay , takes 22 to 30 minutes by public ferry, depending on
95-612: The 1960s when development accelerated because of improved roads and a general increase in living standards in the regions. In 1906, the Warringah Shire council was formed the NSW Government Gazette, along with 132 other new Shires within New South Wales. It ran roughly from Broken Bay in the north to Manly Lagoon to the south, and by Middle Harbour Creek and Cowan Creek in the west. Pittwater
114-530: The CBD. B-Line buses travel from Mona Vale to Wynyard , stopping at Warriewood, Narrabeen, Collaroy, Dee Why, Brookvale, Manly Vale, Spit Junction and Neutral Bay . Manly ferry services operated by Sydney Ferries run from Manly to Circular Quay . The privately operated Manly Fast Ferry also runs to Circular Quay. Palm Beach Water Airport is located in Palm Beach. Notable sports teams include
133-697: The Northern Beaches: Primary High K–12 International Schools Closed schools Public transport in the Northern Beaches is primarily provided by buses. Major bus interchanges are at Pittwater Road at Brookvale, Dee Why, Mona Vale and Manly Wharf . Buses connect to Gordon , Chatswood and North Sydney stations on the North Shore line , served by Sydney Trains North Shore & Western and Northern services, as well as stations in
152-920: The camp was used to collect intelligence, but a post-War Defence Department investigation failed to find any evidence of espionage activity. It was also rumoured that sailors expressing anti-Nazi sentiments were taken to the camp to be flogged. Several rocks in the area are engraved with swastikas, eagles and the names of German ships, presumably made by the German visitors. In the 2021 Census, there were 6,016 people in North Narrabeen. 75.7% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 6.8% and New Zealand 1.8%. 86.8% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion in North Narrabeen were No Religion 45.8%, Catholic 21.4% and Anglican 15.1%. North Narrabeen
171-540: The ferry, as the formerly private "fast ferry" is now part of the Opal network. The Corso , a pedestrian plaza and one of Manly's main streets for shopping and dining, runs from the ferry wharf and harbour beach, across the peninsula to Manly Beach, where it marks the boundary between North Steyne and South Steyne. Northern Beaches (Sydney) The Northern Beaches is a region within Northern Sydney , in
190-620: The northern end of the region ( North Narrabeen to Palm Beach ). In 2016, the Local Government (Council Amalgamations) Proclamation 2016 insisted that the Northern Beaches region councils of Manly, Warringah and Pittwater become the Northern Beaches Council . This was effective from 12 May 2016. Today, the Northern Beaches is very well part of the Sydney metropolis, however maintains an isolated environment from
209-519: The ocean at Narrabeen Head. Narrabeen is opposite on the southern shore of the lagoon. The northern section of Narrabeen Beach is known as North Narrabeen Beach. This ocean beach, together with the North Narrabeen Surf Lifesaving Club, are to the south of the lagoon in the suburb of Narrabeen . The first land grants were made to John Lees (40 acres), Philip Schaffer, (50 acres), and James Wheeler, (80 acres), along
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#1732783601943228-477: The other regions of Sydney including the neighbouring North Shore region. The " Forest District " became an unofficial district within the Northern Beaches region to describe the suburbs between Ingleside and the Upper North Shore . The suburbs of the Northern Beaches district are: The localities of the Northern Beaches district are: The following primary, high and K–12 schools are located on
247-430: The residents of A Riding was taken over the question of a possible secession. This resulted in a 73.5% vote in favour of secession, however only 48.18% of residents took part in this vote. This vote was, however, 600 short of the total majority required. Over time, the Northern Beaches was often divided by the "Lower Northern Beaches", referring to the southern end of the region, and the "Upper Northern Beaches", referring to
266-513: The south bank of Mullet Creek. Alex Macdonald was granted 80 acres (320,000 m ) at the beach in 1815 and west of this land JT Collins had 93.5 acres (378,000 m ) by 1857. During the nineteenth century travellers had to ford the lake until the 1880s when the first bridge opened. A second bridge at the mouth of the lagoon in Ocean Street was built in 1925. The extension of tram services to Narrabeen in 1913 provided easier transport, and
285-530: The state of New South Wales , Australia , near the Pacific coast. This area extends south to the entrance of Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour), 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. The Northern Beaches district is governed on a local level by the Northern Beaches Council , which
304-694: The whole area around the lake became popular for holidays and camping. A large camping ground became established on the north shore of the lagoon. In 1946 the Wakehurst Parkway was opened to North Narrabeen connecting the whole Pittwater area directly to Frenchs Forest and Seaforth . Prior to World War II , the German Labour Front operated a cottage at Deep Creek to host Nazi Party meetings, as well as more relaxed events for German sailors, officers and other passing Germany dignitaries such as Felix von Luckner . There were rumours that
323-533: Was explored early on in the settlement of Sydney, only a few weeks after the arrival of the First Fleet . However, it remained a rural area for most of the 19th and early 20th centuries, with only small settlements in the valleys between headlands. While it was geographically close to the city centre, to reach the area over land from Sydney via Mona Vale Road was a trip of more than 100 kilometres (62 mi). Since those days, urban growth proceeded slowly until
342-775: Was formed in May 2016 from Warringah Council (est. 1906), Manly Council (est. 1877), and Pittwater Council (est. 1992). The traditional Aboriginal inhabitants of the land now known as the Northern Beaches were the Garigal people of the Eora nation. Within a few years of European settlement, the Garigal had mostly disappeared from this area mainly due to an outbreak of smallpox in 1789. Much evidence of their habitation remains especially their rock etchings in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park which borders northern beaches's north-western side. The northern beaches region
361-481: Was incorporated as the "A Riding" of Warringah Shire, however for many years there existed a sentiment held by some in A Riding, the northern Riding and the largest in Warringah, taking up more than 40% of Warringah's land area, that they were being increasingly ignored and subject to what they considered inappropriate development and policies for their area. This culminated in 1991 when a non-compulsory postal poll of
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