Community saves 19 properties from Council sell off
A revised list of tranche three land sales by Central Coast Council was made public in the lead up to last night’s (July 27) Council meeting where it was expected…
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Coast Hands reaching out to many as lockdown drags on
Volunteers from Coast Hands are helping those in need, providing meals and grocery hampers to homeless and financially struggling Coasties during lockdown. Since July 2020, the team, comprising of 68…
Community voices reshape council land sales
Land behind the senior citizens Centre in Gosford is off Central Coast Council’s list of Tranche 3 land sales.As have many other land assets across the Central Coast. The land…
Cooking for a community
Gosford RSL Club has stepped up to the plate to help Coast Shelter while it is impacted by the COVID-19 restrictions. With the Shelter’s volunteers are in lockdown, the Club’s…
Socially based investments pay dividends
Pacific Link Housing has finished the financial year on a high with an $8.6M cash boost. The Central Coast’s only locally based Tier 1 Community Housing Provider (CHP), Pacific Link…
Valé Dr Stephen Goodwin
Former Mangrove Mountain resident and dedicated community campaigner, Dr Stephen Goodwin, passed away on July 9 in Harbison’s Care Home at Moss Vale in the Southern Highlands. He was first…
New initiative is helping to build a community of growers
Central Coast Council has partnered with Grow It Local, a new community initiative that is on a mission to get more people growing, sharing and eating locally grown food. With…
Robert Howe, Medal of the Order of Australia
Robert Howe of Avoca Beach was “absolutely delighted” to receive an OAM in the Queen’s Birthday honours list. Recognised for his service to the community through a range of roles,…
Community demands summarily dismissed
Forum – The public inquiry into Central Coast Council’s financial fiasco is under way (Public submissions to inquiry to close June 21, CCN 295). Nevertheless, as I pointed out when…
Locals turn out for Avoca Beach clean-up
More than 50 people turned up to do their bit at the Avoca Beach Community Clean Up held on Sunday, June 6, in honour of World Ocean Day. Fifty-two people,…
ARAFMI holds open day
Central Coast ARAFMI, or Association of Relatives and Friends of the Mentally ill, is hosting an open day on June 9 to show the community what services they offer and…
ARAFMI celebrates 45 years of supporting carers
Central Coast ARAFMI will celebrate 45 years of supporting carers and the community at a special function on June 9. To be held between 10am and 2pm at Lerida House,…
Tesch backs calls to take Gosford Bowling Club off the asset sales list
With submissions now having closed on Central Coast Council’s proposed Tranche 3 asset sales, Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch has joined the fight to have Gosford City Bowling Club (GCBC)…
Annual volunteering awards ceremony held
Volunteering Central Coast held their annual awards ceremony on May 26, recognising individuals on the Coast who devote their time, energy and enthusiasm as volunteers in the community. The event,…
Volunteers celebrated in National Volunteer Week
The theme for this year’s Volunteer Week is Recognise, Reconnect, Reimagine and Coast Shelter was one of many local groups doing just that at a special morning tea this week…
Meals on Wheels offers broader support services
One Direct Connect, trading as Meals on Wheels Central Coast, has established a phone support service, which clients can call to discuss an array of issues, in a move designed…
Merindah Avenue enjoys its own ANZAC service
Although many Coast residents opted to return to organised major services on ANZAC Day this year, one small community at Green Point so enjoyed last year’s intimate atmosphere under COVID-19…
Community clean-up – Ward’s Hill to Wagstaffe
Wagstaffe to Killcare Community Association members rolled up their sleeves and got their hands dirty for Clean-up Australia Day, collecting two tonnes of rubbish on March 6. Coordinator Mike Chitty…
Community Defib Project to be launched
A team of paramedics will launch the Community Defib Project at the surf lifesaving club at Catherine Hill Bay on Saturday, April 10. The event will demonstrate the importance of…
Neighbourhood Centre moved to new premises
Toukley Neigbourhood Centre has recently moved premises to 2/48 Canton Beach Rd, Toukley. It used to be in Heador St. The Neighbourhood Centre is a community outreach organisation aiming to…