We continue our series of month-by-month reviews of the major regional news of 2024 as reported in Coast Community News.
November
It was revealed that tunnels under Brisbane Water and the Hawkesbury River could form part of a proposed 30 minute high-speed rail link between the Central Coast and Sydney.
Tragedy struck when a young boy was swept into the sea from The Entrance channel with his body located several days later.
Residents called for the urgent reopening of the locked car park at Fagan Park Point Clare and hundreds of people throughout their region celebrated Remembrance Day.
New Central Coast councillor Trent McWaide labelled the report on the past four years of Council under administration as vague, troubling, outdated and underwhelming.
Gosford Origami Folding Light and Sound Festival took top honours in the Visitor Economy category at the 2024 Business NSW awards, beating major contenders including Sydney’s Luna Park.
Murray Braund from Avoca Beach Surf Life Saving Club was inducted into the NSW Hall of Champions at the NSW Champions of Sport ceremony with the Central Coast Mariners named team of the year
Residents at the El Lago Waters Tourist Park at The Entrance were given 90 days to vacate their premises ahead of the proposed development of the site and the Central Coast Activists group called for a rethink on the proposed demolition of the Gosford library building.
The first sod was turned on a $75M health hub directly adjacent to Gosford Hospital and the Central Coast scooped the pool at the Australian Surf Life Saving awards with Umina and Terrigal surf clubs taking out major awards.
There were calls for the new $10M dredge being built for Lake Macquarie Council to be used around Tuggerah Lakes.
With a federal election due next year, the Lliberal Party announced that former Member for Robertson Lucy Wicks would contest the seat again.
Wicks lost the seat in 2022 to Labor Member for Robertson Dr Gordon Reid.
The Central Coast Greens ramped up calls for the closure of the greyhound racing industry after multiple injuries in one Gosford race meet.
Nurses and midwives held a second 24 hours strike causing surgery delays and longer wait times in emergency departments in the continuing battle for a pay rise and Member of Gosford Liesl Tesch was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame for her achievements as a paralympian.
Central Coast Council ordered a review into the pros and cons of demolishing the Gosford library building and a paddle craft only area was introduced at Ettalong Beach.
Families were still looking for answers on the sudden closure of the long day care centre at Woy Woy and there was a push to unlock industrial land near Warnervale.
Origin Energy approved the third stage of the large scale battery at Eraring power station.
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