Opera in the Arboretum returns for 15th year
The Rotary Club of Woy Woy’s Opera in the Arboretum will return to the Pearl Beach Arboretum for its 15th year from 3pm to 5:30pm on March 28. Woy Woy…
Articles by Lucillia Eljuga
Smiles on Dials for disabled surfers
The Central Coast branch of the Disabled Surfers Association will hold a Smiles on Dials morning at Umina Beach on March 7. The Association provides an opportunity that allows those…
Killcare residents query support for phone tower
Killcare Heights residents have challenged the Wagstaffe-Killcare Community Association’s claim that there is high level support for a new telecommunications tower proposed to be built on Wards Hill Rd. Association…
Australia Day festivities attract 10,000 to Woy Woy
This year’s Australia Day festivities at Woy Woy attracted around 10,000 people, according to Central Coast Council unit manager Mr Glenn Cannard. “Woy Woy was a well-attended, family-friendly event which…
Clydesdales visit child care centre
Two Clydesdale horses have visited children at Woy Woy’s CatholicCare Out of School Hours and Vacation Child Care Centre. The horses, Wellington and Claudia, stopped at the centre for a…
Southern Spirit women’s captain out for four weeks
Southern Spirit Cricket Club’s women’s T20 team captain Ms Sally Oman has been suspended for four games following a hearing with the Central Coast Cricket Association board on February 5….
Pearl Beach residents trapped in street after storm
Residents in Cornelian Rd, Pearl Beach, were trapped in their street most of last week because of a fallen tree over power lines. Crews from Gosford State Emergency Service unit…
Students enjoy freshly painted quad
In a nod towards the wonders of what a fresh coat of paint can do, Gosford Public School students have been loving their newly painted quad. Principal, Brad Lewis, said…
Hoyts to grow further
Another two new auditoriums will be built at Hoyts Cinema at Erina Fair. Erina Fair Centre Manager, Stephen Ross, said work had already started. “On behalf of Hoyts Cinema, Lendlease…
$ 10 million maintenance work done on 31 schools
Central Coast public schools were a hive of activity over the summer holidays with almost $ 9.93 M of school maintenance work carried out. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast…
Mariners’ performance against Adelaide left unrewarded
A strong Mariners’ performance was left unrewarded on Valentine’s Day, February 14, as Adelaide United scored twice late in the piece to claim all three points in Round 17 of…
Gillett and Puata are the Coast’s Junior Lifesavers of the Year
North Avoca Surf Life Saving Club is celebrating the achievements of two of its young lifesavers after the club had a clean sweep at this year’s Newcastle Permanent Surf Life…
Councillors’ disclosures of interest documents are very revealing
Eight councillors failed to declare whether they were or were not a property developer or had or did not have a close association with a property developer in their disclosures…
“I have never seen fire behavior like I have seen this season” – Viki Campbell
As the Central Coast breathes a collective sigh of relief with the Gospers Mountain and Three Mile fires no longer posing a threat to the region, brave local Rural Fire…
Councillors’ attendance report card not so good for some
Only three councillors have attended all 51 ordinary or extraordinary council meetings since the Central Coast Council term began in September, 2017. They are Deputy Mayor Jane Smith from the…
Doggie blood donors wanted
The Gosford Animal Referral Hospital has put the call out for blood donations. A spokesperson for the hospital said that they were in urgent need of canine blood donors after…
Terms of Reference of the 2019 review of the Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Act 1996
An independent review is underway to determine how Central Coast Airport should be managed and regulated into the future. The Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Act 1996 imposes restrictions on the future…
All welcome to share Big and Bold Ideas
Central Coast Council will host a four-part series aimed at looking how innovation could improve the region and generate local solutions. The first of the four sessions, Big and Bold…
Emergency Service volunteer units stretched to the limit
Central Coast State Emergency Service (SES) units are working hard to clear the backlog, after receiving more than 1,150 calls for assistance over the weekend of February 8 and 9,…
State-of-the-art technology installed at cancer centre
Patients at Icon Cancer Centre Gosford are now accessing the latest in radiation therapy treatment and innovation, following the installation of state-of-the-art technology which provides faster and more comfortable treatment…