Visitors not welcome this weekend
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch is urging local residents to report to Crime Stoppers any individuals or businesses breaking the rules this weekend….
Coronavirus Central Coast Updates
Central Coast lockdown questions
Central Coast residents are calling for clarity around the region’s inclusion in the Greater Sydney lockdown. Many happy to follow the stay at home rules – but feel the state…
5 lands walk to run in spring
The 5 Lands Walk, postponed from its original June date due to COVID-19 restrictions, has been rescheduled for September 25, corresponding with the Spring Equinox and the southerly whale migration…
Lockdown continues into term 3
COVID UPDATE: As announced earlier the New South Wales Government has extended the Greater Sydney lockdown for another week as the state records 27 new cases. The lockdown includes the…
Two positive Covid cases in postcode area 2261
After more than six months of zero COVID-19 cases on the Central Coast, two residents in the 2261 postcode area have been diagnosed with the coronavirus. Suburbs in the 2261…
Local protesters dispersed by police
Police have responded in numbers to a protest against mandatory vaccinations for aged care workers in Erina this morning. A 27-year-old man has been taken into custody as the Central Coast…
Two Coasties test positive to COVID
Sat, July 3, 2021. Central Coast Local Health District is providing care and support to two Central Coast residents who have been diagnosed with COVID-19. They are currently in self-isolation…
Vaccine in short supply
There’s at least a month’s wait for the Pfizer COVID vaccine on the Central Coast for younger residents, with one of the main local clinics booked out until August. COVID…
State government support for COVID-affected businesses
The Central Coast’s hospitality and tourism sector will be targeted in the NSW Government’s financial rescue package, with hundreds of millions of dollars committed to help businesses through the two-week…
$500 COVID support payment on offer
The Australian Government Chief Medical Officer has now declared the Central Coast a COVID-19 hotspot for the purposes of Commonwealth support. As a result a $500 COVID disaster payment is…
Crouch tells Sydneysiders to ‘stay away’
With school holidays now underway, Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch MP, is calling on Sydneysiders to stay away and not visit the Central Coast region. “The school…
Central Coast lock down
Today Saturday June 26, 2021 stay-at-home orders will apply to all people in Greater Sydney including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong from 6pm today until 11.59pm Friday July…
Coast Commuters ordered to stay at home
Central Coast residents whose usual places of work are in the local government area (LGA) of Woolahra, Waverley, Randwick or City of Sydney have been ordered to stay at home…
Mask up Coasties
COVID UPDATE: From 4pm today Wednesday June 23, 2021 masks will once again be mandatory at indoor venues on the Central Coast together with a series of new restrictions. A…
Vaccine rollout on the Coast ramps up
More Central Coast residents are now eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccination, following an expansion of the criteria announced on June 4 by Prime Minister, Scott Morrison. The latest groups…
Serious breaches of Covid compliance found
The hospitality industry is being put on notice following two serious breaches of Covid compliance during a recent blitz on the Central Coast. The breaches were detected earlier in May…
Genene Norris died after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine
A Central Coast woman, Genene Norris, has died after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine. NSW Health confirmed that the 48-year-old woman died after developing rare blood clots following a Covid…
The Weekly 5@5
Coast Video News 5@5 – April 16. The ‘must know’ local stories from across the Central Coast in a easy A/V format. Coming up this week: Administrator releases final reportTerrigal…
Domino’s feeds the knead in the wake of COVID
The newly opened Domino’s store at Lisarow is dedicated to helping those in need by providing safe, hot meals to locals who are doing it tough due to COVID-19. As…
AstraZeneca Vaccine rollout temporarily paused
NSW Health has temporarily paused administering the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine across the Central Coast and NSW.