Coast kids encouraged to ride to school
Schools and families on the Central Coast are being encouraged to take part in Australia’s biggest celebration of active travel on Friday, March 22. National Ride2School Day aims to help…
Schools and families on the Central Coast are being encouraged to take part in Australia’s biggest celebration of active travel on Friday, March 22. National Ride2School Day aims to help…
Melanoma of the skin, prostate cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer and bowel cancer are projected to be the five most common cancers diagnosed this year in the Central Coast Local…
Older Central Coast adults can now learn about healthy eating, getting active and falls prevention from the comfort of their own home thanks to a free new online learning platform….
The Shirley Shuttle Cancer Patient Transport Service could face withdrawing one of its four vehicles from service or increasing client costs with vital funding possibly to be withdrawn. Financial support…
The Central Coast has been experiencing an unprecedented surge in mosquito populations this summer, with some residents describing it as the “worst year ever,” particularly around Tuggerah Lakes and Brisbane…
With World COPD Day falling on November 15, Central Coast Local Health District is raising awareness of the symptoms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Respiratory Clinical Nurse Consultant Darren…
Central Coast workers are being encouraged to get on their bikes and join in Australia’s biggest celebration of commuter riding on Wednesday, October 18. National Ride2Work Day is organised by…
Gosford Hospital Auxiliary has donated a handheld doppler for the Hospital in the Home Service (HiTH). HiTH Clinical Nurse Educator Marte Viljoen, said the doppler, which is worth $5,500, will…
CancerCare Australia has funded a Mammography/Tomosynthesis (MT) machine which is the first of its kind to Central Coast Local Health District. CancerCare Australia, a project of the Rotary Club of…
With someone having a stroke every 19 minutes in Australia, Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) is encouraging people to learn the FAST signs of stroke and the best ways…
Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) Donation Specialist Coordinator Yoni Hope-Hodgetts will ride more than 500km during Donate Life Week (July 23-30) to emphasise the importance of becoming an organ…
Health authorities are ramping up appeals to parents to have their children aged 5-16 vaccinated against the flu following the death at the weekend of a Central Coast high school…
The Central Coast NAIDOC Community Day returns this year following three years of cancellations due to COVID-19 lockdowns and bad weather. Central Coast Local Health District’s (CCLHD) Aboriginal Health Unit…
Emergency departments at Gosford and Wyong hospitals have come in for quite a bit of criticism in recent years, but latest Bureau of Health Information (BHI) survey results show a…
School children on the Central Coast will be putting on their walking shoes on Friday, May 19, to participate in National Walk Safely to School Day. The annual event encourages…
Central Coast Local Health District will host a special local event to celebrate Human Experience Week, May 1-7, in partnership with NSW Health. The Central Coast Connections Expo will be…
A free after-school program to help children get active and eat healthier will return at three locations across the Central Coast next term. Go4Fun will run for 10 weeks at…
As winter approaches, Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) is encouraging residents to stay up to date with recommended flu and COVID-19 vaccinations to protect themselves, their family and the…
Each year, the month of April marks April Falls, a campaign aiming to raise awareness of falls prevention and help those at risk of falling to stay on their feet….
Member for The Entrance, David Mehan, is pushing for a commitment from the NSW Government about the future of Long Jetty Health Care Centre to provide the services the community…