Train disruptions becoming more frequent
[Forum]Once again, on February 10, we experienced a disrupted chaotic journey to the city from Woy Woy: People left queuing with buses coming every 30 minutes during peak hour on…
Articles by Lucillia Eljuga
TAFE is an important alternative pathway
Over the past decade or so, the emphasis in public discourse has been disproportionately on university as the route to a successful career, while TAFE as a pathway, has been…
Hang glider rescued from cliff
A hang glider was rescued from a cliff off Bateau Bay’s Crackneck Lookout after crashing his glider. Emergency services were called to the lookout, located in Wyrrabalong National Park, at…
Local rugby league players make NRL Rookies’ list
Two former Peninsula residents who got their start in rugby league playing at their local club, have been named in the National Rugby Leagues Rookies’ to Watch list for 2020….
Climate action rejected for 40 years
Climate change action has been rejected by the three levels of government since at least the 1980s. The ramifications of this apathy have reached crisis level years in advance of…
Heated debate over what to do about The Entrance Channel
Central Coast Council quashed any chance of a breakwall at The Entrance Channel when it voted against the idea put up by three councillors who tried to get money into…
Have your say on the way people living with disability are treated and supported
The Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) is encouraging Central Coast residents to have their say on the way people living with disability are treated and supported under The Disability…
NSW Premier invited to visit the Central Coast to see the devastation
NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, will be invited to visit the coast to see for herself the devastation that the rain has caused. Central Coast Council will also ask the Premier…
Our future is being decided by faceless bureaucrats
[Forum]I was one of about 50 residents who attended Central Coast Council’s Deputy Mayor, Jane Smith’s, meeting on planning for the Coast on January 16, and I think those active…
What about the forgotten north? – Hogan
Budgewoi Ward Councillor, Jillian Hogan, is appalled at the response from the State Government to the recent bush fires and now the floods. She said the north of the region…
Angry Kangy Angy residents say “I told you so”
[Forum] Minister Andrew Constance said he is a changed man after his experience fighting the bushfires around his home. Although no one would wish such trauma on anyone, the residents…
Debbie Ritchie nominated for State association award
Brisbane Water Secondary College Parents and Citizens Association treasurer Ms Debbie Ritchie of Umina is a state finalist in the NSW Parents and Citizens Association Awards. She was the Central…
The management of the channel must change – Mehan
The Entrance MP, David Mehan, has accused Central Coast Council of mismanagement of The Entrance Channel and directly contributing to the current flooding around Tuggerah lakes. He said Council’s decision…
Mayor defends accusations of Council innaction
The State Government will provide $ 600,000 for dredging of The Entrance Channel. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the funding would be required to be matched…
Collapse in community confidence results in calls for mayor’s resignation – Notice of Motion
Central Coast Mayor, Lisa Matthews, is weathering a storm of her own with calls for her to resign. A community campaign brewing on social media to start a legal class…
Students urged to apply for performing arts program
Brisbane Water Secondary College campus principals Ms Kerrie O’Heir and Ms Rebecca Cooper have encouraged music, dance and drama students to consider auditioning for the Youth In Performing Arts 2020…
Stall provides information about guide dogs
A fundraising stall will be run by the Central Coast Volunteer Support Group for the NSW-ACT Guide Dogs Association in Woy Woy on March 19. Organiser Ms Lynne Lillico, of…
Hazardous chemical disposal
A program to safely dispose of hazardous household chemicals will be held by Central Coast Council at Event Park, Kariong, on Saturday and Sunday, February 22 and 23. Previously held…
Events held in lead-up to International Women’s Day
Three events will be held on the Peninsula as part of the Central Coast Women’s Festival in the lead-up to International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8. They will include…
Council grants $ 7500 to Peninsula projects
Three Peninsula projects have received a total of $ 7559 in the latest round of the Central Coast Council community grants. Mingaletta Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation at Umina…