Student wellbeing performance at Green Point
Brainstorm Productions will present their student wellbeing performance, The Flipside, to Year 8 students at Green Point Christian College on March 11. The Flipside is a live theatre experience that…
Articles by Lucillia Eljuga
Teenager dies after house fire
Family and friends of Abby Hodge are in mourning following confirmation of the 13 year old girl’s tragic death as a result of a house fire in Kincumber. At about…
Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements
Disaster assistance has been made available to help people and businesses heavily impacted by recent storms and flooding across the Central Coast, through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding…
Quiet Australians seek action on climate change
A quiet protest to be held outside the West Gosford office of Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, on February 22, will seek support from the Federal MP for action on…
Call for Mayor to resign
As the clean-up continues following the devastating storms earlier this month, Central Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews, is weathering a storm of her own. A motion going before Council at its…
Power restoration delays due to job cuts – ETU
Power has finally been restored to most suburbs on the Central Coast following the huge storm event in February, according to the Ausgrid website on February 20. The Electrical Trades…
Successful breeding season for threatened species
It has been a successful breeding season for Little Terns at North Entrance this year, despite a disastrous start with a vandal attack on their colony at Karagi Reserve in…
Portaloos bring relief
Davistown Progress Association will approach Central Coast Council to provide a “big fix” to ongoing sewerage problems, after the township’s sewer service experienced major flooding following the storm event on…
Chalk the Walk street art festival returns on February 22
The Entrance is poised to become one giant canvas when Central Coast Council’s Chalk the Walk street art festival returns on February 22. Walkways, footpaths and paved open spaces are…
Wicks denies sports clubs’ unfair grants allocation claims
Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, has denied a claim by Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, that many sports clubs in the region “never had a fair chance” of receiving grants…
Open captioned screening of newly released movie
Better Hearing Australia Central Coast (BHACC) is hosting an open captioned screening of the newly released movie, ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood’, at Avoca Beach Picture Theatre on February…
Tahlia to compete in Para World Swimming Cup
Woy Woy para-athlete Tahlia Blanshard will compete at the Para World Swimming Cup this month. Over the past two years, Tahlia has emerged as targeted athlete for this year’s Tokyo…
Surgeons complete breast operation
Two surgeons have successfully completed a major breast operation at a local hospital. Breast and general surgeon Dr Mary Ling, and plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgeon Dr Mihaela Lefter, recently…
Extra projects in capital works program
Council’s capital works program has increased by $1.07M for 2019/20, to accommodate an additional 21 projects across the region. They include: $23,625 for playground fencing at The Entrance Town Centre;…
Storm has a wide ranging effect
A state of natural disaster on the Central Coast was declared on February 12, after a week of rain and wind caused widespread flooding across the Coast. The rain started…
Emergency relief and -financial counselling funding cuts affect those most in need
Neighbourhood Centres at Wyong and San Remo are feeling the squeeze since the Federal Government cut funding by $9M a year from emergency relief and financial counselling. Federal Member for…
Two schools join Plastic Police Program
Budgewoi Public School students aim to turn lunchbox waste into new roads. Plastic Police’s Lexi Crouch and Samantha Cross Photo: James Miller Films The school has joined Council’s Plastic Police…
Minister’s response was misleading
[Forum] In response to Paul Fletcher’s letter (Coast Community News Feb 7 p 14): Mr Fletcher, Federal Minister for Communications, stated: “Our safety standards in Australia are based on the…
Healthcare workers experience high rates of mental illness and depression
Visitors to Wyong and Gosford Hospitals on Friday, February 7, would have noticed an unusual amount of fairy floss around the grounds, as staff across the Central Coast Local Health…
Industrial development proposal is an “environmental disaster waiting to happen” – CEA
Coast Environmental Alliance (CEA) says an industrial development proposal at Wallarah is an “environmental disaster waiting to happen”. The proposal by Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council is to rezone 42ha…