Car boot sale put on hold until next year
Woy Woy Peninsula Lions Club has cancelled its monthly car boot sale and barbecue for the rest of the year. Club president Mr Ian Taylor said the event which was…
Articles by Lucillia Eljuga
Seating will only make thin lane thinner
Forum I write in reference to the article in Peninsula News 501 on August 24 about the laneway between Umina Beach surf club and Ocean Beach surf club being “upgraded”….
Paperbarks slashed yet again
Forum My journey into Woy Woy has become incredibly stressful. The tree hackers have been at it again and the melaleuca quinquernervias, or broad leaved paper-barks, in South Woy Woy,…
Racquet Roadshow visits Copacabana and Woodport schools
The coast could soon be awash with a new generation of Sam Stosurs and Lleyton Hewitts thanks to the ANZ Tennis Hot Shots Racquet Roadshow. Back for its fourth installment…
Palmdale assailant sought
Tuggerah Lakes Police are reopening an investigation of an assault that occurred at Palmdale in 2018. At about 2.15pm on Monday, July 30, 2018, a 70-year-old male was walking with…
Poor form, Mr Hazzard
Forum Disasters can bring out the best and worst in all of us but last week’s performance by the NSW Health Minister where he openly abused the NSW Opposition leader,…
Mr Crouch, what about traffic at Kariong
Forum I notice Mr Crouch says 3,000 jobs are to be created at the Kariong parklands precinct (CCN Aug 28). That would mean at least 2,000 motor vehicles entering and…
Weight of research suggests mountain-biking is harmful to the bush
Forum In reference to J. Curtis’s letter (CCN August 28): Mountain biking and trail-building destroy wildlife habitat. Mountain biking is environmentally, socially, and medically destructive. There is no good reason…
Let’s stick to the facts
Forum Mr. Findley’s notion that Australian industries have relocated overseas because of the payroll tax (“Ditch payroll tax”, CCN 257) is so outlandish that it is hard to know how…
Free online healthy lifestyle program for people over 59
A free online healthy lifestyle program is now available for people aged 60 or above living on the Central Coast. Healthy and Active for Life aims to support older people…
Replace Warnervale railway crossing now, not later when its too busy
Forum As we all know the Warnervale area is growing. In the next 10 to 20 years, according to various articles, there will be up to 25 new streets, an…
Police investigate Tuggerah shopping centre brawl
Tuggerah Lakes Police are investigating a brawl at Tuggerah. Police have been told that at about 2.35pm on Tuesday, September 1, a group of about a dozen teenage boys was…
Cake ingredients wanted
The Umina branch of the Country Women’s Association is asking Peninsula residents to donate ingredients for cakes for the annual Mary Mac’s Christmas lunch in December. The branch is responding…
Covid testing shows no increase with local clinic opening
The opening of the Covid testing clinic at Woy Woy Hospital on August 28 does not appear to have increased the number of tests undertaken by residents from either the…
Council proposes alcohol-free zones
Central Coast Council is seeking comment about its plans to re-establish alcohol-free zones at seven locations across the Peninsula for four years. The council has produced maps showing the extent…
What is council spending supposed to achieve?
Forum Central Coast Council is going to spend $300,000 on works in the Woy Woy Town Centre (Peninsula News 501), without any indication of what the purpose of these works…
Panel approves boarding house ‘in the public interest’
The Central Coast Local Planning Panel has approved an 11-room boarding house and caretaker’s residence at Umina Beach saying it provided for housing choice and was of public benefit and…
Academy launches junior water polo program
In a boost for the diversity of sporting pathways on the coast, the Central Coast Academy of Sport is set to partner with three other Regional Academies and Water Polo…
Stand-in mum says rock wallaby is on the mend
Australian Reptile Park zookeeper, Brooke Barton, has nursed back to health a sick yellow-footed rock wallaby baby, becoming a full-time parent of a different kind. After finding the four-month-old baby…
Woy Woy Road upgrades a step closer
Upgrades to four traffic choke points in Woy Woy and Blackwall are a step closer with the release on September 4 of the Community Consultation Summary Report. Parliamentary Secretary for…