Matthew’s our Citizen of the Year
At the age of just 18, Matthew Blakemore has been named the region’s Citizen of the Year for 2024 at Central Coast Council’s annual Australia Day Awards. A sports lover,…
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Time running out to nominate for Australia Day award
Time is running out for residents to nominate an outstanding individual or community group for a Central Coast Council Australia Day Award. Award categories include: Community Group – recognises the…
Nominations open for Coast Australia Day Awards
Nominations for Central Coast Council’s 2024 Australia Day Awards are now open, providing an opportunity to recognise local individuals and groups who make an outstanding contribution to the region. Council…
The Weekly News 5@5
Central Coast Newspaper’s Weekly Video News podcast 5@5 for the fourth week of January 2023. In the bulletin, this week: Australia Day eventsCouncil’s Citizenship awardsAustralia Day honoursMariners trip up in…
Australia Day Awards nominations open
Central Coast Council is calling for nominations for its Australia Day Awards 2023, providing an opportunity for residents to recognise individuals and groups who have made outstanding contributions to the…
Eleven Coasties recognised in Australia Day Honours List
Eleven Central Coast residents have been recognised in the 2022 Australia Day Honours list, for contributions in a range of fields from health to business and the performing arts. Two…
The Weekly News 5@5
Central Coast Newspapers’ Weekly News 5@5, January 21, 2021. Local stories from the region’s largest newsroom. Stories this week: The Mariners are on the way to the FFA Grand Final…
MacKillop students nominated for Australia Day Awards
Five students from Warnervale’s MacKillop Catholic College have been recognised for their generosity and community spirit. Jackson Lantry, Caleb Pantos, Ember-Rose Rutherford, Samuel Wolscher and Trinity Young were all recognised…
Locals honoured with Australia Day Awards
Blue Bay’s Paula Hardwick has been crowned the Central Coast Citizen of the Year. Paula Hardwick The long-serving Meals on Wheels volunteer picked up the honour at the Coast’s 2021…
Posthumous OAM for the late Geoffrey Melville
The late Geoffrey Melville, formerly of Empire Bay, has been awarded a posthumous OAM for service to the community through a range of roles. Melville was involved with the Rotary…
Paula Hardwick is Central Coast 2021 Citizen of the Year
Meals on Wheels volunteer Paula Hardwick was named Central Coast Citizen of the Year at Council’s Australia Day awards ceremony on January 20. A volunteer with the organisation for the…
Nominations for Australia Day Awards now open
Nominations for Central Coast Council’s Australia Day 2021 Awards are now open, providing an opportunity to recognise local individuals and groups who make an outstanding contribution to the region. Central…
God does work in mysterious ways
[Forum] The Liberal Party is a broad church, so it is said, hence the Queens Honours list was led by a Bishop and an Abbott. Now I am awaiting the…
Honour for service to animal conservation
Umina’s Dr Dedee Woodside has been named a Member of the Order of Australia in this year’s Australia Day Honours List. Dr Woodside received her AM for significant service to…
Central Coast Council’s 2020 citizens of the year announced
Eleven community members have been recognised in Central Coast Council’s 2020 Australia Day honours, including Olympic silver medallist Moguls skiier Matthew Graham, who was named Citizen of the Year. Mayor,…
Nominations for Australia Day Awards now open
Recognising the achievements of individuals and groups for their outstanding contribution to the local community, Central Coast Council is now open for nominations for 2019 Central Coast Australia Day Awards….
Central Coast Australia Day Award winners announced
A dedicated volunteer who developed a surf program for children with additional needs has been named the 2018 Central Coast Citizen of the Year. Ms Kate Broadhurst, of Toowoon Bay,…
Nominations for Australia Day Awards now open
Nominations for the annual Central Coast Council 2018 Australia Day Awards are now open. The awards are open to anyone from across the Central Coast and span seven categories, designed…