Funding eligibility claims refuted by Auditor-General
[Forum] It takes some chutzpah for Lucy Wicks to reiterate Scott Morrison’s lie, that every project funded by the CSI program was eligible for funding (edition 183), when the Auditor-General…
Articles by Lucillia Eljuga
Interactive virtual tour of Mardi Water Treatment Plant launched
Every day, Central Coast Council delivers about 100 million litres of treated drinking water to the community. To coincide with World Water Day on March 22, council launched an interactive…
Health fund premiums may be waived
Private Healthcare Australia (PHA) Chief Executive, Dr Rachel David, said Central Coast residents who are health fund members that are experiencing financial distress as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Hockey Association to take advantage of season delay
It’s uncertain times ahead at Wyong’s Central Coast Hockey Association (CCHA), with hockey joining the long list of winter sports on the Coast that have announced that their season’s been…
Stimulus packages will be a boon to the Coast
In its latest stimulus package, the Federal Government will put $130B into an historic wage subsidy to keep about six million workers on the job. The JobKeeper payment will provide…
Police to ensure that mandatory quarantine direction is adhered to
State Emergency Operations Controller and NSW Police Force Commissioner, Mick Fuller, is urging community compliance with mandatory quarantine measures now in effect. Anyone entering Australia is subject to a ministerial…
Origin Energy fined $15,000 over dust emissions from Eraring Power Station
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined Origin Energy $15,000 over dust emissions from Eraring Power Station on Lake Macquarie. EPA Regional Director, Metro Operations North, Adam Gilligan, said the…
Public playspaces closed
Central Coast public playspaces, outdoor fitness equipment and skate parks have been closed in line with the latest direction from the Australian Government to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Central…
Learning from home website attracting international interest
Gorokan Public School is leading the charge when it comes to distance education, with the school’s comprehensive learning from home website proving to be such a hit that it’s attracting…
Olympic postponement means another year of training
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have been postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After weeks’ of speculation, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed the postponement…
Donation rejection applauded
[FORUM] It is typical of the arrogance of Wyong Coal that it thinks it can bribe its way to respectability and acceptance by the community with a paltry $100,000 donation…
Heavy rain highlights more road improvement projects
[FORUM] Firstly, it is reassuring that this publication has stayed balanced and fact based and has not become a biased anti-everything load of preaching such as the Community Grapevine. With…
Police investigate assault at The Entrance
[FORUM] Police are appealing for public assistance as they continue to investigate an assault at The Entrance. At about 5:45pm on Wednesday, March 11, a 43-year-old man was walking along…
Facilities Leasing and Licencing Policy on public exhibition
Community groups and residents who use community facilities are urged to check out a new draft Facilities Leasing and Licencing Policy which is on public exhibition until May 14. The…
Two’s company, three’s a fine
The National Cabinet has moved to adopt stricter social distancing guidelines, taking the limit on gatherings down from 10 people to just two. Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced the drastic…
School attendance drops to 15 per cent
Woy Woy Public School principals Ms Ona Buckley and Mr Dan Betts have said the school was complying with directives from the NSW Government as well as NSW Health and…
Theatre group reschedules plays to next year
The Woy Woy Little Theatre group has rescheduled two of its upcoming plays at the Peninsula Theatre to take place in a year’s time. President Ms Christine Vale said the…
Soccer players wait for news about season’s future
Soccer players of all ages with Southern and Ettalong United, Umina United and Woy Woy FC will have to wait until at least April 14 to hear of the future…
Offers to share toilet paper
[Forum] Today (Friday, March 13), I was shopping in my local supermarket at Umina and stopped to talk with a friend. We had both walked past an empty toilet paper…
Private hospital offers surgery to ‘relieve load’
While the public health system is suspending elective surgery to expand its intensive care capacity to meet the challenge of the coronavirus, a local private hospital is continuing to offer…