Lockdown library service appreciated
[Forum]This is to express my thanks to Central Coast Council’s Woy Woy library for services provided during the lockdown. I am sure many staff were performing duties outside of their…
Coronavirus Central Coast Updates
Council forges ahead despite division on Regional Library
Plans are forging ahead for a Regional Library and Innovation Hub in Donnison St, Gosford, but not all councillors are on board. Lead consultants for the project, Lahznimmo Architects, were…
Bays bushcare group resumes
The Bays Bush Care Group resumed on Sunday, July 12, after a break due to coronavirus restrictions. The group is currently working on the bushland reserve on Phegans Bay Rd…
MMAD reopens in Gosford
Musicians Making a Difference (MMAD) are reopening their Gosford studios for aspiring young dancers, musicians and creatives to utilise these school holidays. From July 15, MMAD will host three days…
NSW Health alert to locals who have visited Casula or Picton
If you visited the Crossroads Hotel in Casula between 3 and 10 July or the Picton Hotel on 4, 9 or 10 July get tested immediately, even if you have…
JobKeeper ‘cliff’ looming
Central Coast businesses are becoming increasingly worried about their future as the end date for the JobKeeper supplement looms.
Lights, camera, action!
It’s been a week since cinemas across the Coast were given the green light to reopen and, while many are taking time to adapt to COVID restrictions and uncertainty plaguing…
Blood runners – motorcycle volunteers deliver life support
Volunteer motorcyclists’ medical courier service, Blood Bikes Australia, has started up on the Central Coast, and is actively looking for healthcare providers and volunteers to join the organisation. The primary…
Roads identified in round one of State-funded road fix
Close to $1M is to be spent on road projects at Kincumber, Holgate and on the Peninsula in round one funding of a Central Coast local roads package designed to…
Green Point COVID scare
The Coast has endured its first COVID scare in more than a month after NSW Health cleared the possible case being investigated at a local Green Point high school. On…
Grant McBride Baths at The Entrance have re-opened
It still might be too cool for a dip but the sparkling clean waters are enticing after Grant McBride Baths at The Entrance have had a spruce-up during the enforced…
Toowoon Bay Ocean Swim 2020 cancelled
This year’s Toowoon Bay Ocean Swim (TBOS) has been cancelled. The popular ocean swim usually attracts hundreds of swimmers from across the Coast and further afield, and has been held…
Community urged to be COVID-smart during winter school holidays
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is urging Central Coast families to help stop the spread of COVID-19 these school holiday by following expert medical advice and acting…
Mariners take on Perth Glory at CC Stadium on July 18
Football Federation Australia (FFA) has released the schedule of matches for the remainder of the Hyundai A-League 2019/20 season. The revised regular season schedule will feature 27 matches to be…
More funding for Gosford Showground
The State Government is set to spend $58,850 on a new driveway entrance for Gosford Showground as part of a COVID-19 stimulus package. The move follows an announcement in June…
Bring on the crowds
Central Coast Stadium will reopen its gates this weekend to allow patrons back to the stands for the first time since COVID-19 restrictions were put in place. Ticket holders will…
Time for Australia to become self-sufficient
[Forum] COVID-19 continues to affect major parts of the world, albeit with few cases in Australia (fortunately). It is time to plan for our future. How will Australia handle an…
Central Coast businesses are faring better than the NSW average
Central Coast businesses are faring better than the NSW average, giving rise to some business optimism that the region will recover more quickly than others, according to data released in…
Bowling greens re-open for normal use this week
Everglades Country Club in Woy Woy will re-open its bowling greens for normal use this week, after almost two months of reduced hours. Organiser Mr John Orme said: “After a…
Soap is the best hand cleaner, student experiment finds
Students at Woy Woy Public School have conducted a hand-cleaning experiment which shows that “soap was the best cleaner”. Science teacher Mr David Owens said the students carried out a…