Central Coat Council says it is tracking well with its finances and capital works delivery program in the lead-up to the September local government elections. The Quarter 2 Review was...

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The Federal Government will make 500,000 vaccinations available following medical advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) to make a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine available to children aged...

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Central Coast Newspapers publishes rolling daily COVID case and mortality numbers each day. Here are the figures for February, as of the 8th of Feb, 2022. Sum of local reported...

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Go low & go slow – Many parents across Australia will be COVID testing their kids at home using rapid antigen tests (RATs), as school returns across many states next...

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Medical centres in the northern suburbs are recommending parents seek vaccination appointments out of the Central Coast for primary school children who return to school this week.

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Current COVID-19 restrictions for hospitality venues, mask wearing and QR code check-ins will remain for another month “to maintain community safety”, the NSW Government announced last week. Current settings will...

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As Central Coast children prepare to return to school next week, Central Coast Council P&C (CCCP&C) says parents are concerned at how COVID-19 risks will be managed and a later...

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Students will return to school on February 1 under “COVID-smart settings that will minimise the risk of the virus and allow teachers and pupils to return safely to the classroom,”...

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With the NSW Government’s announcement last week that people who test positive using a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) are required to register their result with Service NSW or face a...

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The spread of the Omicron variant has resulted thousands of COVID-19 cases officially recorded across the Central Coast since the start of January. The number is likely to be much...

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Forum – I’m not very surprised to see the currently unfolding mishandling of the ‘strollout’ of availability of the Rapid Antigen Tests (or RAT test tests?) for Covid 19, by...

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Carers across the Central Coast and the people they care for have been left vulnerable and exposed to COVID-19 because of the Federal Government’s failure to shore up supply of...

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Copacabana obstetric fistula surgeon Dr Andrew Browning has warned that Australia will continue to suffer catastrophic COVID case numbers unless developing nations such as Africa are offered vaccinations. Browning has...

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Central Coast residents who test positive using a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) will now be required to register their result with Service NSW. Premier Dominic Perrottet said on January 13...

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The highly anticipated F3 Derby between Central Coast Mariners and Newcastle Jets in Gosford on Saturday the 15th of January has been postponed by the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) following a...

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Recorded COVID cases on the Central Coast over the Christmas-New Year break were in the vicinity of 8-9,000 but Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) CEO, Scott McLachlan, says in...

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The push for making Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) free for all and procuring more supplies for the Central Coast has ramped up, with reporting positive results now mandatory through Service...

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EDUCATION – The Central Coast sub-branch of the Independent Education Union is calling for consultation and clarity from the NSW Government as teachers, support staff and students prepare for the...

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Central Coast residents will have noticed a lot of empty supermarket shelves in recent weeks – but this time it’s not due to panic buying. The Transport Workers Union (TWU)...

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The NSW Government must find a way to provide rapid antigen tests for free, ensure the Service NSW app is working to provide recording of positive tests and properly educate...

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