Book fair with a difference at wildlife sanctuary
Walkabout Wildlife Sanctuary is set to bring a new event to the Central Coast on Saturday, August 3 and is making great visitor discounts available to celebrate. The Walkabout Wildlife…
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WA brewery marks a second Coast site
Beerfarm, a company which already has a successful and environmentally sustainable brewery and paddock to plate style restaurant in Western Australia’s Margaret River region, has set its sights on a…
Premier reaffirms funds for Walkabout Wildlife Sanctuary
NSW Premier Chris Minns reaffirmed a $50,000 boost for Calga’s Walkabout Wildlife Sanctuary during a visit to the Central Coast recently. The government pledged the money prior to this year’s…
Coast “betrayed” by poor handling of bushfire relief funding
Many Central Coast businesses and residents are still struggling to recover due to the poor handling of recovery funding in the wake of the 2019-20 bushfires, say the region’s State…
Labor pledge to protect koalas
Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch says new plans announced by NSW Labor if elected in March will protect key koala habitats in the state. Labor’s plan will commit $80M to…
Warning to move native beehives
Owners of hives of native stingless bees in Calga, Somersby and Wyong have been warned that they need to move their hives to avoid exposure to a toxic pesticide. Australian…
A warning for native bee hive owners
Owners of native stingless bee hives in parts of the Central Coast have been warned to consider moving them, with a toxic pesticide set to be released to eradicate Varroa…
Beehives at Calga infected with varroa mite
The NSW Department of Primary Industries has confirmed it has identified loads of bees at Calga connected to the recent detection of the varroa mite in Newcastle Port. These Central…
M1 Crash
A serious crash on the M1 held up traffic for some time on March 22. The accident involved two trucks which had collided at in the northbound lanes 200m north…
Walkabout Wildlife Park Reopens
It’s all sytems go at the Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park at Calga, which reopened its doors to the public on June 1. Operations Manager, Tassin Barnard, said it was a…
Walkabout Wildlife Park makes extraordinary fire arrangements
Calga’s Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park remains temporarily closed to the public following the relocation in the last 12 days of most of its 300 animals. The move is a precaution…
Calga Aboriginal Cultural Landscape protected
The Calga Aboriginal Cultural Landscape will be protected forever following heritage listing of the site on October 1. One of the state’s most sacred Aboriginal site, the landscape is a…
New mobile base station switched on
Residents of Calga will benefit from improved mobile coverage because a new mobile base station, funded under the Coalition’s $220m Mobile Black Spot Program, has been switched on. Minister for…
Last remaining significant Aboriginal Women’s site in NSW
The last remaining significant Aboriginal Women’s site in NSW, as well as an immediate cultural landscape, is being considered for listing by the NSW Heritage Council. Submissions close on May…
High speed car crash in Calga
A 42-year-old man was airlifted to hospital in a stable condition after a high-speed car crash in Calga on April 7. The man’s car crashed into a truck that was…
Chinese journalism students stay at wildlife park
A group of journalism students from Shanghai have spent five days at the Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park at Calga during early February. The students were chosen by a Shanghai newspaper…
Calga win is by far the biggest outcome and achievement – LALC
Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) has acknowledged its long standing objection to the extension of the Calga Sand Quarry has been put to rest with the Land and Environment…
Greens welcome Land and Environment Court decision
The Central Coast Greens have called for owners of the Rocla sand quarry at Calga to donate the site for conservation after rehabilitation. The Central Coast Greens congratulated the community…