Let the Games begin
Whilst the Opening Ceremony is scheduled to begin tonight 9pm, the much delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics is underway with Australia already tasting both the sweet and sour in pursuit of…
athletics
Sienna strides to national success
ATHLETICS – Terrigal High School student Sienna Pitcher is making great strides in the field of athletics, with a number of medals already under her belt. The 13-year-old enjoyed a…
BWCS Umina and Woy Woy Students break 20 year drought
ATHLETICS – Students from Brisbane Water Secondary College’s Umina and Woy Woy campus have helped break a 20-year drought, taking home gold in the Zone Athletics carnival at Mingara Athletics…
Around the Grounds | April 2021
The month of April involved many sporting achievements for our local athletes and clubs in a wide variety of codes. Here is a closer look at some of the month’s…
Central Coast State Success
TRACK AND FIELD – With the 2021 Australian Track and Field Championships in full swing at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre, a number of athletes from Mingara Athletics Club have…
Nicola McDermott olympic bound
ATHLETICS – HIGH JUMP Tascott based high jumper, Nicola McDermott, has reached the Olympic qualifying mark at the Coles Summer Super Series in Canberra on February 25. In her first…
Gold a-plenty for Wyong and Mingara in Country Championships
ATHLETICS – From Friday to Sunday, February 26-28, Mingara Athletics Club hosted the 2021 NSW Country Championships. Although still awaiting word on the final point tally, the hosts scored many…
Charlie Hunter breaks two senior National track records
ATHLETICS – TRACK & FIELD – Central Coast Grammar School 2014 graduate, Charlie Hunter, is setting new heights for Australian middle distance running in the US, where over the past…
Weekly Video News 5@5
[February 19, 2021] Coming up this week: Facebook bans news, Gary Murphy strikes back, Bruce McLachlan speaks out, IPART explains proposed rate rise, Airport Restrictions lifted, a new Australian track…
Weekly News 5@5
February 5, 2021: The ‘must know’ stories from across the Central Coast: Council Administrator faces his critics, Albo at Terrigal to talk gas, Wyong’s Wallarah 2 Coal project for sale,…
Sally Hunt sets a new club record
ATHLETICS – Mingara Athletics Club member, Sally Hunt, competed in Athletics New South Wales’ 2021 Illawarra State Challenge on Saturday, January 16, coming back from injury and setting a new…
Records fall at Mingara Athletics Opening Race Night
The new year got off to a fast start at Mingara Athletics Club with 2021’s opening Race Night on the evening of Tuesday, 5 January. Amidst a streak of bad…
Local juniors invited to NSW Athletics talent program
Athletics – Two young local athletes have been asked to participate in a competitive state fitness program with specialised coaching from the NSW Athletics team. India Duguid and Luca Szymanski…
Around the grounds 27 Jan, 2020
[Central Coast] Our first Around The Grounds for 2020 features Surf Life Saving, athletics, surfing, cricket and A-league football. Surf life saving Umina Surf Club star, Jemma Smith, has again…
Katie wins Girls Under 18’s Long Jump national medal
Gosford Senior Athletics Club’s Katie Gunn and Annabelle Rodgers have returned from the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships with medals. Gunn won bronze in the Girls Under 18’s Long Jump,…
5@5 Central Coast News November 29, 2019
The ‘must know’ news stories from across the Central Coast in a short and punchy, video / audio / text / social format. Friday November 29, 2019: International anti-domestic violence…
Local Athletes named in Australian team for IAAF World Championships
Two local Central Coast athletes have been named to the Australian team that will compete in the 2019 IAAF World Championships. Tascott high jumper and Commonwealth Games medallist, Nicola McDermott,…
Funding announced for Athletics Track
Central Coast Councillor for The Entrance Ward, Jilly Pilon, Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, and Member of the Legislative Council, Taylor Martin, have announced $425,000 to upgrade and recoat Mingara…
College student sets State athletics records
A Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina campus student and has set two records and won three gold medals at the NSW Combined High School Athletics Championships. Multi class para-athlete Annabelle…
Ashley Pernecker becoming a world class runner
Young aspiring Mardi athlete, Ashley Pernecker, has been selected to compete at the 2018 Track and Field Tour, held in Canada in July. At just 13 years of age, the…