Growing pains see need for local collaboration and leadership
The Central Coast, a region celebrated for its natural beauty and vibrant community, is currently grappling with a series of growing pains that challenge our cherished way of life. A…
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Coast beaches accessible to all
A range of accessibility infrastructure improvements at Central Coast beaches is making it easier for locals and visitors with disability to take advantage of the region’s beachside hotspots over the…
Stay safe around our waterways
Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch is urging residents and visitors taking advantage of the Coast’s myriad beaches, waterways and estuaries this Summer to put water safety first. She said each…
Take care on those busy roads
Central Coast holidaymakers heading north to Hexham, out west to Wagga or down the south coast are being reminded to plan ahead, to avoid peak travel times and to use…
Coast takes U16 female country cricket championship
The Central Coast U16 Female Representative cricket side created history on December 21, claiming the McDonalds Country Cricket NSW U16 Female Country Championship title for the first time. The win…
New CEO for Coastlink
Leading Central Coast aged care and disability services provider Coastlink has appointed Lynne Graham as its new CEO. Previously CEO of Mai-Wel Group, Graham brings a wealth of experience in…
Keep young minds active over the holidays
Central Coast students are being encouraged to have fun with maths and literacy this Summer through Department of Education hubs. Holidays are for relaxing but can also include fun activities…
Pro Surf series to return to Central Coast
The NSW Pro Surf Series will return to the Central in 2024, when the region hosts the second of two World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS) events in March….
Anti-mould campaigner’s silent health challenge
After years of experiencing intermittent sickness, Central Coast resident Camilla Thompson discovered her symptoms turned out to be related to a mould infestation in her rental house. This year, she…
Search on for twins
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a brother and sister missing from the Central Coast. Twins Matthew and Mackenzie McLeod, aged 15, were last seen at Killarney Vale…
Stay safe on Coast waterways
Marine Rescue NSW is asking those planning to hit waterways in the Hunter Central Coast region this holiday season to boat or paddle like their life depends on it. Marine…
Roux signs on for two more years
Storm Roux has signed a two-year contract extension and will stay with the Mariners until the end of the 2025/26 Isuzu UTE A-League season. The right back is now into…
Watch your children around our roads
The Central Coast has not fared well in a recently released report on national road fatalities involving children from 2001-2019. The report, commissioned by the Little Blue Dinosaur Foundation and…
Give the gift of blood this Christmas
As the festive season fast approaches, Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch is urging potential blood donors across the Central Coast to roll up their sleeves and give blood to help…
Meals on Wheels powers on
Meals on Wheels Central Coast is going from strength to strength, distributing almost 18,000 meals in November alone across the region. Deeply rooted in the community for more than 56…
Shop local for Christmas: Business NSW
Business NSW Central Coast is urging Coasties to support their local businesses as they shop for Christmas following a forecast 13 per cent average drop in Christmas trade across regional…
Fee-free TAFE places open to Central Coast students
Central Coast TAFE students are set to benefit with the Federal and State Government’s announcement of a further 147,400 Fee-Free TAFE places across NSW, funding skills for future jobs in…
Road standard statistics alarming
Latest figures from the Australian Roads Assessment Program (AusRAP) have revealed that only 0.5 per cent of the 1,317km of roads across the Hunter and Central Coast regions which were…
Four Santas joined the fun
Everyone loves to see Santa at a Christmas lunch – but the women of the Roving Rubies social club scored three of them when they gathered on the back deck…
Wifedom – book review
by Anna Funder About two weeks ago I was fortunate enough to attend an author event with Anna Funder, who has written three novels and a novella – a thoughtful…