2023 in review – November

More than 20,000 people turned out for the Brisbane Water Oyster Festival

November is in the spotlight as we continue our series on the major news stories on the Central Coast in 2023.

It was announced the Woy Woy waterfront would undergo an upgrade with a new public swimming pool to be constructed and residents continued to agitate for the return of stairs removed at Bateau Bay.

Central Coast Leagues Club unveiled its new look following a major revamp and Central Coast residents and businesses suffered when there was a huge national outage on the Optus network.

Remembrance Day services were held all over the Central Coast on November 11 and controversy continued over off leash dog areas in the region.

Council announced it would apply for funding under the Crown Land Improvement Fund to replace stairs removed at Bateau Bay and the community battery at Narara was switched on.

Gosford waterfront was abuzz with activity from November 9-19 with competitors from around the world taking part in the IWWF 2023 World Water Ski Racing Championships on Brisbane Water, with a $5M boost to the region’s economy estimated.

There were calls for an urgent fix on the dangerous Glenrock Pde, Tascott, and more than 20,000 people turned out for the Brisbane Water Oyster Festival.

Residents called for an urgent fix on Glenrock Pde at Tascott

The Central Coast picked up three golds at the NSW Tourism Awards, with the Australia Reptile Park, Crowne Plaza, Terrigal, and Central Coast Council among category winners.

Norah head Lighthouse turned 120 and the Federal Government announced it would cut its funding commitment to improved commuter car parking at Woy Woy and a faster rail upgrade between Tuggerah and Wyong.

The proposed housing development on Woy Woy Road at Kariong was back in the spotlight as a re-zoning of land in preparation for the proposed development went out for public comment and it was announced rates would rise by 4.8 per cent next year.

Umina Urgent Care Clinic officially opened and Regional Development Australia Central Coast called for urgent action to progress the Warnervale urban centre precinct.

Somersby-based company ARC Ento Tech was named the state business of the year at the Business NSW Awards and Dylan Littlehales was named sportsperson of the year at the Central Coast Sports Awards.