What's Happened in Manly & Who Was There?

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Manly Fun Run- A Runaway Success!

Over 1200 people turned out on Sunday 20th May to participate in the Manly Scenic Fun Run organised by the Manly Rotary Sunrise Club. The run/walk raised over $95,000 for local and international charities and projects. Participants competed in 2km, 5km, and 10km events. The Hotel Steyne sponsored a $5 Breakfast with proceeds going to the fundraising effort. It’s great to see this fundraiser turning into a popular Manly event!

Inaugural Manly Corso Pram Race

 On Mothers’ Day morning, a curious sight awaited Manlyites out on their early perambulations (walk!). The Manly Hospital Auxiliary called on locals to push some very big babies through the Corso in the Inaugural Manly Pram Race. The race and breakfast at the Steyne Hotel raised $10,000 for the maternity ward.

Inaugural Melanoma March

More than 800 people marched against melanoma in the Inaugural Melanoma March fundraiser on Sunday 25 March. The event was a great success, raising more than $100 000! A big thanks goes out to local resident and participant James Economides for his contributions to organising the event in Manly.

International Women's Day Breakfast

Hundreds of women, and some wonderful men, braved the wet weather to attend the Annual Manly International Women's Day Breakfast on Thursday 8 March, held this year at Manly Golf Club to support the Manly Women's Shelter. Hosted by Mayor Jean Hay and Manly Council.

Clean Up Australia Day

Locals gathered on Sunday 4th March to support Clean up Australia Day at Little Manly Beach and East Esplanade. 75 kilos of rubbish was collected including 20 kilos out of the water thanks to four members of Eco Divers.  It was concerning that 183 cigarette butts were collected around just one bench seat alone in the park. One of the most unusual things found was a pregnancy test kit.

A petition was also arranged urging the NSW Government to introduce legislation for the purpose of putting a ban on single-use lightweight plastic bags at retail points-of-sale in NSW by the end of 2012.

Manly Women's Shelter Annual Fundraising Dinner

At a full capacity event at the International College of Management on Saturday 25th February, around $103,000 was raised - an awesome outcome.
Guests were entertained by the Australian String Quartet; tenor Mark Vincint and the full hospitality of the College at St Patricks.
Congratulations to President of the Shelter, Ellie Hunt, and her hardworking committee on an outstanding evening.

Manly Icon Bruce Paterson Celebrates 83rd Birthday

Known  locally as 'the man in the wetsuit' Bruce is a well-known and popular icon on Manly beach most mornings.  But it wasn't until the community organised a birthday celebration on 12 February that we learnt about this amazing man.  He has done things like cycle solo  from Perth to Sydney across the Nullarbor, and ran, yes ran, up Mount Kosciusko as part of an endurance event. Happy Birthday Bruce!

Australia Day 2012 in Manly

It started with the now traditional Bold & Beautiful ocean swim,  attracting hundreds of swimmers including a human lamington; fairy bread; pavlova and vegemite sandwich!  Then the official Citizenship Ceremony  and Citizens of the Year Awards were held at the Manly Council Chambers.  The Australia Day Ambassador Address was delivered by Ozzie Icon, Thomas  Keneally. 

This year's Awards went to Ellie Hunt, President of the Manly Women's Shelter; Young Citizen Lisa Stueckradt and Manly Sportsperson of the Year, Julie Isbill founder of the Bold and Beautiful community ocean swim group. 

Although a cloudy day, Australian flags were spotted in all sorts of places and on all sorts of faces!

Santa Claus' 30th Annual Harbour Cruise

For the 30th and last time, Santa Claus boarded the 8am ferry on the last business day before Christmas to lead the singing of carols. Many locals joined in the fun by wearing Christmas attire and sang enthusiastically! Let's hope that the tradition will continue with a new Santa taking on the role.

Manly Council's Christmas Choral Concert

Rain did not dampen the spirits of hundreds of families who turned out at the Annual Christmas Concert on Manly Oval on 8th December.  The event featured the Northern Beaches Orchestra, Sydney Vocal Arts Centre , Out of the Blue Children's Choir, Manly Community Christmas Choir and, of course, Santa.

LifeLine Northern Beaches Christmas Event

Volunteers worked to put on a special Christmas lunch on Monday 5th December for the volunteers of LifeLine who work throughout the year supporting those in need in our community.

Sportsman's Lunch with Cricket Legend Doug Walters

Rotary Club of Manly Sunrise ran another successful fundraising event on Friday 2nd December 11.  Generously sponsored by the Steyne Hotel, around 120 guests enjoyed  great stories from cricket legend, Doug Walters. The luncheon raised $8,000 for local charity projects.

Inflatables Race - Manly Beach

An unusual mist hovered hovered over the beach adding an eerie atmosphere; a huge swell beckoned, but a hearty group refused to be  deterred as they adjusted their fancy-dress costumes, checked their inflatables for any last minute adjustments and then headed courageously through the huge waves in their attempt to become the champions of the Annual Inflatables Race at Manly Beach on Sunday, 20th November 2011.  Lost wigs, deflated craft and alot of fun!

Melbourne Cup Luncheon

This year there were a number of Melbourne Cup events in Manly - a number of them raising funds to support local charities.  The event at The Steyne Hotel, which was fully sponsored by the Hotel, was packed and raised $30,000 for the Manly Women's Shelter.  

(The new) Manly Markets

Market Lane has taken on a new look with the addition of produce for sale on Saturday mornings as part of the new offering by  Manly Markets, which are now run by the Chamber of Commerce.

Halloween in Manly

Lots of witches, ghosts and scary little people - plus the occasional princess, roamed the streets of Manly trick or treating on Halloween.

Bold & Beautiful Trivia Night

Manly's Bold & Beautiful community swim group had a fun night at South Steyne Hotel on 26th October.   Themed table teams added to the fun of the night.
B & B swim everyday at 7am  from Manly Surf Club to Shelly and back and the 'at your own risk' daily ritual is open to all swimmers.

Little Manly Precinct has raised $6,900 for the Manly Women's Shelter

Selling raffle tickets in the Corso, organising a team in the Manly Scenic Fun-Run, a generous donation from a precinct member and  a Paella Community Dinner held on the  Sunday 21 August has resulted in close to $7,000 being raised to support the Manly Women's Shelter. 

The Protest Rally against  proposed additions to Manly Wharf
held on Sunday 7th August 2011

An estimated 200 people rallied, during  inclement weather, to show their concerns about the development application lodged by TMG to add  an extra level on the eastern side of Manly Wharf.  This will result in a further four licensed restaurants and an additional 1,000 patrons on the site.
(Photos courtesy of David Jenkins of Nomad Photography)

Dogs Day Out - Sunday 7th August at Clontarf Reserve

Another successful event arranged by Manly Council.  Special thanks to Steve Middendorf who sent these photos.
A new group has been formed in Manly called RDogs - Responsible Dog Owners Group.  Their website is: http://www.rdogs.com.au