The Leader

12/12/2025

Leader Flashback: Along the shores of Bate Bay waves roll in on a sunny day in 1969 in this view looking south from around the surf club at Wanda Beach. In the distance popular landmark buildings from the past can be seen including Joe’s Milk Bar at North Cronulla and the Cecil Ballroom at Cronulla Beach. The Cronulla Surf Life Saving Club building and what would become in 1975 the Cronulla Pavilion Sports Complex can also be seen. Image and info courtesy of the Local History Collection, Sutherland Shire Libraries. For more historical images visit: localhistory.sutherlandshire.nsw.gov.au

12/12/2025

The Senior State Championships will start tomorrow at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, while the open water races will be held at the Penrith International Regatta Centre on Sunday and Monday

A strong contingent of swimmers from SLC Aquadot have qualified for the NSW Senior State Championships and NSW...

12/12/2025

Kevin Schreiber retired from the shire council in 2016 after 21 years service and moved to the Blue Mountains, but local government was in his blood, and he served a further two terms on that council

Former long-time Sutherland Shire councillor, and mayor for five terms, Kevin Schreiber, has died at 82.

11/12/2025

A police statement said the man had immediately been prohibited from working in the early learning sector anywhere in Australia

A 50-year-old man, who has been working as a child educator, has been refused bail in Sutherland Local...

11/12/2025

News and events around the shire

What's happening in Sutherland Shire

11/12/2025

A reminder that Caringbah Baptist Church's popular Christmas concert is on tomorrow and Sunday

Caringbah Baptist Church's popular Christmas concert will be held for the 50th year on Saturday and Sunday December...

11/12/2025

Dr Chan and his wife Grace purchased a modest house in Bangor in 1979, turning one of the three bedrooms into a consulting room and putting in a wall to divide the loungeroom to form a waiting room and family room

Dr Augustine Chan, the Menai area's first GP, will retire on Christmas Eve after 46 years of service...

11/12/2025

Ken Marslew founded Enough is Enough after his 18-year-old son, Michael, was shot dead when four men attempted to rob Jannali Pizza Hut in 1994

Anti-violence crusader Ken Marslew has died at 81.

11/12/2025

Two Sutherland Shire teachers have been recognised for achieving a monumental milestone: a minimum of 50 years of service in NSW public education.

'A remarkable contribution': Sutherland Shire teachers' 50-year careers

11/12/2025

Westbourne College, an Indigenous-owned, Sutherland Shire registered training organisation has won a gold medal for innovation in vocational education and training at the 2025 Australian Training Awards.

College provider win gold for innovation at National Training Awards

11/12/2025

"I'm like the cyborg in The Terminator... I will always get back up again and keep going." 🦾

Georges River Councillor Kathryn Landsberry has been honoured for an incredible 20 years of service in local government! At the recent LGNSW Annual Conference, Cr Landsberry was recognised for a career defined by resilience, integrity, and a commitment to doing "not always what's popular, but what's right."

Councillor Kathryn Landsberry has been honoured for 20 years of service in local government.

10/12/2025

The extension of the Esplanade from Bass and Flinders Point to Hungry Point is still expected to open before Christmas, the council says

The extension of the Esplanade from Bass and Flinders Point to Hungry Point is still expected to open...