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Forget staring at another screen. A new exhibition at Manly Art Gallery & Museum is inviting visitors to discover just how extraordinary colour can be when there's not a single pixel involved. Tony Curran, Thinking in layers, 2026. We're surrounded by glowing screens these days. From the moment we reach for our phones in the morning to that final scroll before bed, so much of the colour and light we experience comes courtesy of technology. But what happens when you take the electronics away...

We might think we know our beautiful Northern Beaches coastline pretty well, but as these extraordinary photographs reveal, there's an entirely different world just beneath the surface. From curious little fish and graceful sea turtles to creatures that look like something from another planet, the winners of this year's Northern Beaches Underwater Photography Competition are giving us a fascinating glimpse into the marine life we're lucky enough to have on our doorstep. Thomas Bryant, A Ray...

We've all got that one thing we keep putting off. Getting fit, writing a book, changing careers or simply finding a little time for ourselves. But what if the secret to finally getting started wasn't finding more time, but giving yourself just two minutes? Northern Beaches author and motivational speaker Lizzie Williamson thinks it might be. I'll start on Monday. I'll do it when work settles down. When the kids are older. When I've got more energy. When life isn't quite so ridiculously busy....