Rotary club hosts 20 exchange students for weekend
The Rotary Club of Umina Beach held its Rotary District Youth Exchange Weekend from February 22 to 23. The Rotarians welcomed 20 students on exchange from various countries to the…
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CWA branch receives donation for sock campaign
The Woy Woy branch of the Country Women’s Association has received a $600 donation from the Inner Wheel Club of Terrigal to put towards their Sock It To Me campaign….
Chair of Local Planning Panel announced
A woman who has served for the last 17 months on a panel as a Code of Conduct reviewer for Central Coast Council has been appointed chair of the Central…
Company grows from Ettalong lounge room
A company started in 2007 by Mel and Jason Stenning in their Ettalong lounge room has grown to employ 27 people and has now appointed a Umina man as their…
Discussion about Mt Ettalong reserve plan invited
Central Coast Council is asking residents to participate in the development of a masterplan for Mt Ettalong Reserve on the vegetated headland at the southern end of Umina Beach. The…
Surf club member to provide livestream coverage
Umina Surf Life Saving Club’s Mr Harold Marshall has been given the role of providing livestream coverage of Surf Life Saving NSW’s State Championships as well as hosting a highlights…
Student artworks chosen for regional exhibition
Several artworks by students from Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina campus have been chosen for the Central Vision exhibition sponsored by Central Coast Council. Students Annalilly Daniel, Lily Barkley Graham,…
Beach sculptures ‘pop up’ after storms
A series of sculptures have “popped up” along Umina and Ettalong Beaches, making use of driftwood washed ashore during the recent storms. Umina resident Ms Susie McCarthy took pictures of…
Parents reminded about cycling helmets
Ettalong Public School principal Ms Lynn Balfour reminded parents and carers to ensure children cycling to school wear helmets after a student was involved in a bike accident. “After a…
Springwood St seniors housing project to start this year
Expansion of seniors accommodation on a site in Springwood St, Umina, is expected to start this year following Council approval in December. Central Coast Council approved an application from Peninsula…
Pacific Link proposal reduces social housing
[Forum] Luke Chell (Forum, edition 487) expresses commendable sentiments. There is a real need for social housing. However, exactly what is provider Pacific Link proposing for its site near the…
Anglican parish decides to sell St Andrews church
The Anglican Parish of Woy Woy has decided to sell St Andrews church in Ocean Beach Rd, Umina, with an auction date set for March 5. The property is described…
Kariong Fire Station revamped
The newly revamped Kariong Fire Station will be officially opened in early April following a $2.75M facelift. Minister for Emergency Services, David Elliott, Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and…
My Sisters’ Keeper donate face masks to fire brigade
Avoca Beach Rural Fire Brigade (RFB) has received a donation of P3 face masks from a cancer support and awareness advocate. The Brigade received a donation of 15 masks from…
60 years of marriage celebrated
Point Clare residents, Neville and June Stewart, celebrated 60 years of marriage on February 6. Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, visited the Stewarts to present a certificate and a bottle…
Return of waste levies falls short
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, has hit back at claims by the State Opposition that the NSW Government is not giving waste levy…
Public hearing for action on climate change proposed
Residents will be invited by Central Coast Council to a public hearing for action on climate change. Deputy Mayor, Jane Smith, put forward the idea in response to a proposed…
Councillors to consider having a new Regional Impounding Facility
One super pound at Ourimbah or Lisarow has been suggested in a confidential report written for Central Coast Council. The idea of creating a single centralised pound that included all…
Terrigal man faced court on multiple charges
A man has faced Gosford Local Court on multiple charges following a police pursuit on the Central Coast. At about 3.50pm on Friday, February 21, officers attached to the Brisbane…
Fair spread of spending across all five wards will be a focus of Council budget
The fair spread of spending across all five wards will be a focus of Central Coast Council as it prepares its draft budget for the next financial year. The word…