A place to purchase prints from our extensive Lost Manly collection
we print posters, calendars, T-shirts and more.
It's easy to feel blessed growing up on the Northern Beaches. And moving away for many born N bredders, leaves an aching longing to return; whether that is to return to it now or return to simpler, youthful times, when life on the Northern Beaches was casual and carefree. One thing's for sure:
YOU CAN TAKE THE GIRL OUT OF THE NORTHERN BEACHES, but YOU CAN'T TAKE THE NORTHERN BEACHES OUT OF THE GIRL
Born from my own longing, Lost Manly was established in 2013, far, far from 'home' (like Peter Allen, no matter how far I roam, I still call Northern Beaches home) as a sort of 'filing cabinet' for my family history research, to share online with family far and wide, and invite others to look into their own family history and share theirs also. We are now close to 30,000 members.
In October 2020 we produced the first Lost Manly calendar for 2021, featuring the plight to save the Freshwater Ferries, with stellar efforts from the Ferry crew taking stunning photos from sun rise to sunset and late in the evening. Some were distributed at the Save our Freshwater Ferries endeavours, which has been successful, but the fight's not yet over. Long may they reign. The calendars were a sell out. In 2022, we produced three calendars, celebrating the South Steyne and Queenscliff ferries, a vintage Manly calendar and a Moods of Manly sunrise series, and are now working on 2023 calendars with an exciting theme in store. You will be able to pre-order your copy here soon.
Then there's the Baragoola Preservation and the quest to Bring back the South Steyne. The Government should see the value in preserving our heritage and building on the history and character of our beautiful harbour.