Free microchipping day
Central Coast Council will host a free microchipping day at the Erina and Charmhaven Animal Care Facilities on Saturday, April 13, in partnership with its contractor SoCares. Pet owners in…
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Better mobile coverage at Charmhaven
The Charmhaven area will soon have new and improved telecommunications coverage with the installation of a mobile tower at 210 Pacific Hwy. It will significantly improve Optus 4G and 5G…
JAX goes from strength to strength
The opening of its Charmhaven store in July last year has helped JAX Tyres & Auto buck the trend during a difficult year for the industry. Along with Charmhaven, the…
Parents urged to join in SWIMSAFER Week
Award winning swim school All Coast Swim Stars is encouraging the Central Coast to get involved in this year’s SWIMSAFER Week held from November 20-26. The aim is to help…
School site challenged to save Charmhaven bush
The location of a new $425M school at Charmhaven is being challenged by community groups because of its high-value biodiversity including an orchid found nowhere else in the world. Biodiversity…
Coasties embrace chemical cleanouts
Four big Chemical CleanOut weekends in 2023 have seen the biggest response in the event’s 20 history. Central Coast residents embraced positive waste management behaviours when it comes to disposing…
Time to get rid of unwanted chemicals
It’s time once again to get rid of those unwanted tins of paint and chemicals with Central Coast Council hosting a Chemical CleanOut event in August. This is a chance…
Free pet microchipping day
Central Coast Council will once again offer free micro-chipping for pets at its Socares-run Animal Care Facilities at Erina and Charmhaven on Saturday, April 1. As well as having their…
Have your pet microchipped for free
Have your pet microchipped for free at the Erina and Charmhaven Socares Animal Care Facilities on Saturday, November 12. The free microchip day is being provided by Central Coast Council…
Training day for emergency services
Doctors and nurses from Wyong Hospital ran a successful pre-hospital training day for Central Coast emergency services on Thursday, October 13. Members of NSW Ambulance, NSW Rural Fire Service, VRA…
St Phillips modifies plans for Charmhaven school
The St Philip’s Christian College Education Foundation has revised its plans for a new school at Charmhaven to cater for a new road connecting the school and the Pacific Highway.
15-year-old arrested for stabbing
A teenager has been charged after a man was allegedly stabbed at Charmhaven on Sunday, October 17. Emergency services and police were called to licensed premises on the Pacific Highway…
Six fined $1000 each for breaching health orders
Highway Patrol Police have fined five people from Kanwal and one from Charmhaven for breaching public health orders. Two men, one from Kanwal and the other from Charmhaven, were detected…
Permanent BreastScreen clinic at Charmhaven
A permanent BreastScreen clinic has opened at Charmhaven. For years, women have had to wait for the mobile BreastScreen van to come to Lake Haven shopping centre about every six…
Swimming lessons for New Zealand Warriors’ children
All Coast Swim Stars, a local swimming school in Charmhaven, is providing swimming lessons for the children of the New Zealand Warriors NRL team. The local, family owned swim school…
$204M school to be built at Charmhaven
A new school at Charmhaven is being planned by St Philip’s Christian College Education Foundation. St Philip’s bought the 40ha parcel of land between Arizona Rd and the Pacific Hwy…
House fire believed to be sparked by a cigarette
A discarded cigarette is believed to have sparked a housefire at Charmhaven. More than 20 firefighters responded to numerous Triple Zero calls from the community, reporting large plumes of smoke…
SoCares feels the love on Love Your Pet Day
A lifesaving incubator will soon be online at Charmhaven’s SoCares Animal Care Facility, following a highly successful community fundraiser. The council contracted impound centre and animal rescue, welfare and adoption…
More Chemical CleanOut days planned for August
The last Household Chemical CleanOut events held on the Coast attracted a record-breaking number of vehicles attending and items collected, with the next events set for Kariong on August 1-2…
Lights out for Laserblast
Laserblast, Escape Rooms Central Coast and UV Putt Putt have closed their Charmhaven premises. Owner’s Geoff and Wendy Francis say they made the difficult decision to close up shop due…