Belle of the Ball project helping local girls get formal ready
COVID-19 may have slowed them down, but nothing can stop Northlakes High School’s Leo Club from serving their community. The youth driven leg of the Lions Clubs Australia movement, Leo…
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Cuddle Cots and Butterfly Boxes help bereaved families
For Charmhaven’s Monique and Dustin van Damme, the loss of their daughter, Avaline, will always be raw, but the couple are giving purpose to their pain to ensure that little…
Students run amok for charity
Year 12 students from Warnervale’s MacKillop Catholic College have run amuck in the best way possible. While muck up days are a rite of passage for Year 12, at MacKillop…
Charity bowls raises $1200
A charity bowls event held at Ettalong Bowling Club on September 27 attracted 60 bowlers and raised $1200. Charity bowls coordinator Mr Ken Dixon said more than $20,000 had been…
New op shop opens in Woy Woy
A new opportunity shop has opened in Woy Woy in time for National Op Shop Week, September 28 to October 4. Kitch ‘N’ Sink takes over the premises previously used…
Freemasons recognised for ongoing support
Freemasons on the Central Coast has received a Community Ambassador award from the charity, Central Coast Kids in Need (CCKIN), for its ongoing support. CCKIN representative, Steve Sullivan, presented the…
Ride For Sick Kids has a Central Coast leg
Ronald McDonald House Charities’ Ride For Sick Kids is to return for its 16th instalment in September, and while the trademark red and white socks are still the same, this…
Voluntary non-profit business donates to charity
A new antiques and collectables shop has been established in Woy Woy as a voluntary non-profit business. The business is run solely by volunteers and donates a percentage of sales…
Shopping Centre raised $44,000
Lake Haven Shopping Centre have thanked their customers and retailers who helped raise $44,000 for Beacon Foundation, as part of their first ever Light the Way campaign. “We launched Light…
Black Tie Ball raises nearly $5,000 for geriatric rehabilitation
The Freemasons of Lodge Wyong Tuggerah Lakes, held a Roaring 20’s Black Tie Ball at Soldiers Beach Surf Lifesaving Club. The night was well supported, both by local businesses in…
‘Jammin’ 4 The Homeless’
St Luke’s Anglican Church, Toukley, will host ‘Jammin’ 4 The Homeless’ on July 29. ‘Jammin’ 4 The Homeless’ is a charitable evening of modern and Christian music and singing that…
Fifteen years of hair growth donated to charity
After staying away from the hair salon for almost 15 years, Ms Ferran Thornycroft, of Point Clare, has decided to ceremoniously cut it all off for her 18th birthday this…
Pink Ribbon Day Greyhound Race Meeting a success
The Pink Ribbon Day Greyhound Race Meeting organised by Central Coast trainer Ms Raelee Shearer, on October 4, was a successful event, and raised $4,818 from online donations from people…
Christmas is not always good for everyone
The Red Cross is reminding the community to spare a thought, and possibly a gift, to support the work of the Red Cross this Christmas. “One more gift can be…
Lantern club wins The Lantern
Members of the Avoca Beach Lantern Club were awarded the Sheila Ames Commemorative Trophy (The Lantern) at the Combined Lantern Clubs Annual Luncheon meeting in September 2015. The trophy has…
Coast Shelter provided 49,000 overnight beds and 50,000 meals
President of Coast Shelter, Gavin Shepherd has thanked the staff and volunteers who have contributed to providing more than 50,000 meals and 49,000 overnight beds to 693 homeless men, woman…
10-year-old raised $2,050 from cupcakes
Kincumber Public School student, 10-year-old, Milla Scarlett, raised $2,050 for the RSPCA by baking and selling cupcakes at her school for the RSPCA’s annual Cupcake Day. As part of their…
Epic ride from Coolangatta to Cronulla
Central Coast grandmother Genny Murphy was bursting with pride on Friday, November 13 when her granddaughter Maggie Mills arrived at West Gosford on her bicycle as part of an epic…
Walk to raise funds for diabetes cure
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) One Walk, which raises funds to help find a cure for type 1 diabetes, will be back on the Central Coast on November 8,…
Greyhound race community generosity raises over $11,000
The Pink Ribbon Day Greyhound Race Meeting, organised by Central Coast trainer, Ms Raelee Shearer, raised $11,740 at Gosford Greyhound Race Club on September 22. Winner of the feature event…