Program to provide information about eating well
Woy Woy Public School will host a Go4Fun program for aboriginal children this term. Go4Fun is a free program for NSW children aged seven to 13 who are above a…
Articles by Lucillia Eljuga
Skate park work ‘unlikely’ before July
The redevelopment of Umina Skate Park is unlikely to start before the new financial year in July. Council recreation manager Mr Brett Sherar said Council was awaiting the funding agreement…
Transport staff went the extra mile
A special thank you to the Wheelchair Taxi Wyong-Newcastle Interchange staff, the light rail and Stockton Ferry staff. You made our 60th wedding trip a great success.You all went the…
Landcare groups will share almost $35,000
Three northern Landcare groups will share almost $35,000 between them in grants from the Shortland Communities Environment Program. Budgewoi Island Landcare received $4,968 for removal of weeds such as asparagus…
Real estate agent wins three franchise awards
A Umina real estate agent has won three major awards in its real estate franchise competition. Wiseberry Peninsula was nominated for several major awards and took out three of them…
Public complacent about regional plans
[Forum] The audacity and ignorance of Central Coast Council to lay it upon the residents to submit their concern to a plethora of plans and policies, continually amazes me. It…
The Smashed Project to visit Wyong High and Lakes Anglican Grammar Schools
The Smashed Project will return to high schools across the former Wyong Shire in February. A theatre-in-education program dedicated to breaking the culture of underage drinking and reducing alcohol related…
Independent consultant to audit key decisions regarding airport development
Central Coast Council has engaged an independent consultant to undertake an audit of the key decisions made regarding the development of Central Coast Airport. This review is separate to the…
Former Bateau Bay resident linked to Oatlands tragedy
The 29-year-old man who allegedly killed four children and injured three others whilst high range drink driving in the Sydney suburb of Oatlands, has been identified as former Bateau Bay…
Brawl among “friends” has serious consequences
Gorokan man, Rowan Ritchens, has avoided jail time for his role in a drunken fight that left his housemate with traumatic brain injuries. Ritchens fronted Gosford District Court on Monday,…
Power and Pollution Summit to be held
About 200 community representatives will converge at Gwandalan for a Power and Pollution Summit on February 8 and 9. The two-day national summit is being organised by the Hunter Community…
Anti airport group accused of scare tactics and fake news
[Forum] The latest fiction rant from the Laurie Eyes anti-airport mob (WRC Forum 22/01/20) conjures up a heap of alternate facts and fake news. It is pointless to pick the…
New wharf welcomed as community recovers from bush fire threat
Spencer residents are hoping that the recent official opening of their new wharf on January 18 will put the waterfront township “back on the tourism map”. Resident spokesperson, Robyn Downham,…
Girls’ lemonade stand raises $152 for Wires
Each Australia Day, Ms Jenny Doak’s daughters ask if they can make a lemonade stand at their Pop’s house in Woy Woy. “This year was different though because they wanted…
Southern Spirit T20 team await outcome of hearing
As reported last week, The Peninsula’s Southern Spirit Cricket Club has reportedly received what is possibly the largest fine to ever be issued in the history of the Central Coast…
Work starts on five-storey apartment block
Construction work has started on a controversial Umina Beach five-storey residential development, which is expected to be ready for occupancy by March next year. ORA Apartments, on the corner of…
What could be fairer than the WAR Act 1996?
The Central Coast Airport Resistance Group has recently formed in the lead up to the latest review of the Warnervale Airport Restrictions Act (WAR) 1996. Group President, Laurie Eyes, said…
Greens accuse government of ignoring bush fire warnings
As debate continues to rage around factors contributing to the bush fires which posed a huge threat to the Central Coast in the months leading up to Christmas, The Greens…
Schools to share $ 200000 Local Schools Community Fund
[Tuggerah] Fourteen schools across the Dobell electorate will receive a share of $200,000 under the Local Schools Community Fund. Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, announced the funding on January…
Warnervale Airport is not an airport but an Aeroplane Landing Area
[Forum] I write in reference to the article ‘Public forum to be held on Central Coast Airport’ (Chronicle, January 22). It may come as a surprise to Adam Crouch (Parliamentary…