We continue our series of month-by-month reviews of the major regional news of 2024 as reported in Coast Community News.
August
Central Coast high jumper Nicola Olyslagers took silver medal at the Olympics and the first of three development applications for seawalls at Wamberal Beach was lodged with Council.
Central Coast animal rights activist were unimpressed with the State Government’s Shark Management Plan for the 2024-25 beach season with shark needs to return to Central Coast beaches.
Coast Shelter’s annual sleepout raises more than $200,000 and Amber Lane distillery at Yarramalong took a record number of medals at the 2024 Australian Distilled Spirits awards.
There were fears a turf war would escalate on the Peninsula following the fire-bombing of a newly open tobacco shop at Ettalong Beach and activist called for a final decision on the possible extension of PEP-11.
The new improved regional skate park and BMX track at Umina’s Peninsula Recreation and Active Lifestyle Precinct was unveiled and underwater hockey was introduced as a regular weekly fixture at the Peninsula Leisure Centre.
Four former mayors and six other former councillors were among 77 candidates set to stand in the September 14 local government election.
The Gosford Alive project mooted for the Kibbleplex site in Gosford returned to the agenda with new owners hoping to start construction in 2025.
Public sector nurses the midwife on the Central Coast ramped up calls for a 15 per cent pay increase and hopes for a rejuvenated Old Sydney Town took an upward turn when members of the community group Bring Back Old Sydney Town met with the site owners to discuss future plans.
The Terrigal Trojans took out the Premier 1 premiership along, with the minor premiership, at the Central Coast rugby union grand final.
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