Celebrate the 2026 Australian Heritage Festival theme, Change, with Local Heroes of the Northern Beaches, an exhibition and talk highlighting these unsung local heroes.

Through acts of service these six remarkable residents stepped forward to help support and build their local community, making a lasting impact still felt today.

View historical photographs and join our Local History team for an in-depth talk about these six extraordinary neighbours that changed our communities.

Local Heroes of the Northern Beaches Exhibition

Friday 8 May - Wednesday 3 June at Mona Vale Library

Free, drop-in during Mona Vale Library's opening hours

Local Heroes of the Northern Beaches Talk

Monday 18 May, 2 - 3pm at Mona Vale Library

Free, bookings essential

Enquiries: 02 8495 5027 or localhistory@northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au

The Australian Heritage Festival is the nation’s largest community-driven celebration of culture and history. Celebrated across cities and regions nationwide for more than 45 years, the Festival invites communities to connect with Australia's diverse stories, offering immersive experiences that bring heritage to life for thousands of people each year. This year's theme Change invites all Australians to uncover the ways history continues to shape us - and how we are shaping history in return.