Rental market continues to tighten
The Central Coast rental property market continued to tighten in November, according to official data compiled by Gosford based data analytics firm See Change Solutions. Rental vacancies as low as…
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Results for Central Coast Cricket Rep teams
Country Cricket Carnival Report: Monday report – Opening day Tuesday report – Second day Wednesday report – Third day Monday match reports Monday, January 4th brought with it the opening…
Masks on – new restrictions on Central Coast from midnight
The Premier has announced today that given the risk of COVID-19 transmission on the Northern Beaches and across Greater Sydney (including Wollongong, Central Coast and Blue Mountains), adjustments are being…
Little Eyes – Book Review
Author: Samanta Schweblin – Publisher: Oneworld – Kentukis are all the rage. “It’s a cell phone with legs.” Keepers buy these gadgets with their camera and speaker enclosed within a…
Fourth local COVID case prompts extra vigilance
Central Coast Local Health District has confirmed that a fourth Central Coast resident has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The person had been identified as a close contact of a case…
Third local COVID case identified in isolation
UPDATE: Central Coast Local Health District has informed today that a third local case of COVID-19 has tested positive. The household contact is related to the Avalon cluster. As this…
Darug place names and culture on Dyarubbin, the Hawkesbury River
Authors – Grace Karskens, UNSW; Erin Wilkins, Indigenous Knowledge; Jasmine Seymour, Indigenous Knowledge; Leanne Watson, Indigenous Knowledge, and Rhiannon Wright, Indigenous Knowledge In 2017, I came across an extraordinary document…
Pacific Link has a $1.4M surplus
With its latest Central Coast housing development having been completed at Canton Beach in August, social housing provider, Pacific Link (PLH), has announced a $1.4M surplus for the last financial…
Second COVID case confirmed on Central Coast
[Sunday Dec 20, 2020] A second active COVID-19 case was identified on the Central Coast today by the Central Coast Local Health District. Central Coast Local Health District is providing…
Strict COVID restrictions reintroduced for Central Coast
To ensure that COVID-19 does not continue to spread beyond the Northern Beaches, the following restrictions are coming into place immediately: Household gatherings will be limited to 10 visitors. The…
Central Coast named in Victorian travel restrictions
Central Coast residents have been specifically included in the ‘red zone’ COVID-19 travel restriction protocols in Victoria. Borders will be closed from midnight. [Updated Dec 20, 2021]. “If you’re from…
COVID UPDATE – Central Coast resident tests positive
COVID UPDATE: Central Coast Local Health District is providing care and support to a Central Coast resident who has been diagnosed with COVID-19. They are currently in self-isolation at home,…
Water bottling and extraction companies are complying with regulations
Water bottling and extraction companies on the Central Coast have received a huge tick for compliance from the Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR). The Regulator reported that water bottlers on…
Marc Sheather drafted by Sydney Swans
AFL – The Coast’s own Marc Sheather is officially a Sydney Swan. The utility allrounder from Forresters Beach signed with the club after being drafted as a Category B Rookie…
Central Coast is the dog attack capital of NSW again
As the Central Coast looks on track to record its fourth straight year as the worst LGA in the state for dog attacks, Hamlyn Terrace’s Judi Roxburgh is demanding that…
The important role of foster parents and forever families
With National Adoption Awareness Month having drawn to a close at the end of November, Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said NSW was leading the way when…
JobMaker wage subsidy to support youth employment
Eligible Central Coast employers are now able to register for the new JobMaker Hiring Credit scheme, being administered by the ATO on behalf of the Government. The JobMaker Hiring Credit…
Once Navy, always Navy
Central Coast Sub Section of the Naval Association of Australia recently celebrated the association’s 100th birthday. The association had its beginnings after a chance meeting in Melbourne in 1920 between…
Number of job seekers falling on Coast
The number of job seekers on the Central Coast decreased in October by 1,017. This leaves 18,868 people receiving the JobSeeker supplement, with those receiving Youth Allowance taking the figure…
Local students to feature in Schools Spectacular
Students from Central Coast schools will make their television debut when this year’s Schools Spectacular is broadcast nationally on December 5. Bailey Mitchell, Ryan Goldsworthy and Jada Johnston from Tuggerah…