Online shopping goes into overdrive
Online shopping is becoming increasingly popular on the Central Coast, with latest figures from Australia Post showing Gosford was one of the top 10 locations nationwide for shopping by volume…
Coronavirus Central Coast Updates
Rise in surgery waiting lists confirmed
The NSW Government has announced a new $388M funding package to tackle the state’s elective surgery backlog. In announcing the package NSW Health Minister, Brad Hazzard, said it would specifically…
Business wellbeing webinar targets core regulatory issues
Central Coast business owners are encouraged to register for a free webinar to learn about COVID-19 support from the NSW Government. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for…
Council commits to online events in response to COVID-19
Central Coast Council is continuing to transition some of its most popular community events to an online format in order to keep Central Coast residents connected, inspired and entertained. The…
Schools returning to normal … slowly
Schools around the Coast have welcomed a further relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions around school based activities. On June 12, the NSW Government announced a staged resumption of school activities, including…
Healthy Harold heads back to school
Australia’s most lovable giraffe, Healthy Harold, is poised to return to schools around the Coast after the government lifted its ban on school incursions. After spending eight weeks delivering the…
Scientific approach welcomed
I was delighted to find Sue Wynn’s Forum contribution (edition 191). The article points to how science and supportive leadership is succeeding in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Problems that Australia…
Follow the sign
Seen on a sign next to the lift in a shopping centre: “Passengers must maintain a limit.” Assuming that this refers to the number on board (as opposed to, say,…
Maintaining Australia’s blood supply is still vital during COVID-19
Central Coast Council has thanked all blood donors for their efforts thus far and urged all residents who can, to consider donating blood this National Blood Donor Week (June 14-20)….
Free Council-run childcare to end July 20
Community and mobile preschools on the Central Coast will remain free for terms two and three, but State Government support for council run childcare centres will cease next month, when…
Things will soon be back to normal at schools
Schools around the Coast have welcomed a further relaxation of the COVID-19 restrictions around school based activities. On June 12, the NSW Government announced a staged resumption of school activities,…
Mariners will be ready for A-League reboot
The Central Coast Mariners say they are primed and ready for the return of the Hyundai A-League 2019/20 season, set to resume from July 16. Football Federation Australia (FFA) confirmed…
AFL competitions will start on July 18
The AFL Hunter Central Coast Board has confirmed starting dates for the 2020 senior AFL season. A 12 Round home and away season for the senior competition will kick off…
Lifting of restrictions on food courts and small gatherings welcomed
Central Coast residents have enjoyed even more freedom last weekend, after the NSW Government’s latest lot of easing of COVID-19 restrictions came into effect on June 13. The changes lifted…
Neighbourhood Centre makes a real difference
Community workers are the quiet achievers and the backbone of our society, but they rarely get the recognition that they deserve, says San Remo Neighbourhood Centre Manager, Clr Jillian Hogan….
Passion, dedication and hard work are the best medicine
[Tuggerah] For many considering a career in health the prospect of entering the workforce at this stage of the coronavirus pandemic and the winter flu season might be off-putting, but…
Lake Haven Recreation Centre has reopened
Central Coast Council has reopened Lake Haven Recreation Centre in accord with the latest easing of COVID-19 restrictions. The centre reopened on June 13 along with the Gosford Olympic Pool…
Crackdown on student sick days could have unintended consequences
[Central Coast] A sick child can make life difficult even for the most organised families. Now, thanks to COVID-19, the ordeal could be even more stressful with schools now requiring…
Council election date set
A date for the next Central Coast Council election has been set for September 4, 2021. It was announced by the Minister for Local Government, Shelley Hancock, on Friday, June…
3,046 push ups completed which raised $1,035
Senior students and staff at Warnervale’s Lakes Anglican Grammar School have raised just over $1,000 for youth mental health service provider, headspace. Students raised the funds by committing to a…