Meet the Team: Bar Manager, Jordy
Bar manager Jordan Taylor is a man of many words and even more talent. He’s smart, creative and a wee bit scientific — an ideal combination for the person heading up beverages at Harbord Hotel. This season, Jordy put his skills to good use from the comfort of his rave cave — the name we’ve […]
Simon Anderson: The Unassuming Champion
Don’t be surprised if you never hear Narrabeen native Simon Anderson spin a lengthy yarn about his success surfing the waves at home and abroad. “My throat gets a bit scratchy when I talk too much. It’s a result of board making, all the dust,” he says. “I had no aspirations, no ambition so much. […]
The Shape of Beauty
Rock up to Freshwater Beach on the first Sunday morning of each month and you’ll be greeted by a spectacular wave of longboards lined up across the sand.
Aodhan
Young Indigenous singer/songwriter Aodhan is only 16 years old, and is already making his mark on the music scene in Australia. Winner of JJJ’s Unearthed High Indigenous Initiative in 2019, Aodhan draws inspiration from a range of writers, genres, and eras. Here we catch up with Aodhan for a chat about his career, life and […]
Shapers
BROOKIE SIX “The Brookvale Six” is the moniker given to six surfboard shapers — Gordon Woods, Barry Bennett, Greg McDonagh, Bill Wallace, Scott Dillon and Denny Keogh. It’s thanks to these local legends that surfing is what it is today, and we are proud to pay homage to them at Harbord Hotel. In the late 1950s, the […]
Ash Holmes
We talk to Northern Beaches local Ash Holmes about how she developed her painting practice from a vocational pursuit into a fully-fledged professional career and has become one of Sydney’s most hotly-tipped emerging artists.
