Flynn loves numbers
A home-schooled year six student has been awarded the prize of being the Coast’s top performing student in this year’s Newcastle Permanent Primary School maths competition. Flynn Coventry-Searle, from Tuggerah,…
Competition
Deck the Groves
Each year staff at Hakea Grove compete to have the most festive wing at the centre and this year the competition has been fierce. CEO of Hakea Grove Aged Care…
Coast riders fought hard in regional qualifier
SURFING – The Australian Boardriders Battle Central NSW regional qualifier was well performed by North Shelly and Avoca boardriding clubs, the former making it as far as the Semi-Finals. In…
Young talent on display at Concerto Competition
Symphony Central Coast will continue to recognise and support emerging talent when it holds its Concerto Competition on Sunday, November 28, at Laycock St Theatre. The competition is held every…
Cricket competition starts October 30
CRICKET – Cricket is back on the Central Coast, with the new season starting over the weekend of October 30 and 31 much to the excitement of all clubs and…
Summer beach volleyball comes to Avoca
VOLLYBALL – Volleyball NSW’s annual Beach Volleyball Tour (BVT) for the summer of 2021/22 will open at Avoca Beach on October 29-31 with a weekend full of action for spectators…
Coast shines on global eco-tourism stage
Local stories showcasing the Central Coast as an eco-tourism destination have captured international attention and a winning spot in the 2021 Top 100 Destination Sustainability Stories competition. The Central Coast…
Writers’ group invites entries in Haiku competition
The Central Coast Independent Writers Group wants the community to get creative in isolation by writing a Haiku for their Capturing a Moment Writing Competition. This competition is the second…
Great Australian Peel-Off
Are you a huge fan of prawns? If so, the good news is that the seafood staple has its very own national day. Saturday, March 20, was the first National…
McAlpine hopes to win bodyboarding video contest
BODYBOARDING – One chance, one wave, one filthy big pay cheque. That’s the gist of Short Circuit, the world’s largest cash prize bodyboarding video contest, and The Entrance’s Alex McAlpine…
Jemma Smith to compete with Newport
Umina Beach Surf Life Saving Club’s medal-winning surfer Jemma Smith has decided to move to the Newport club to pursue her competition career. Umina club president Mr Stephen Scahill said…
Stiff competition for rental properties
The Central Coast rental market is currently booming, as many flock to the region to escape the city or downgrade their current rental property as a result of COVID-19, reports…
Roosters secure minor premiership
Rugby League – The Central Coast Roosters have claimed the minor premiership following their win over the North Sydney Bears in Round 7 of the 2020 Harvey Norman NSW Women’s…
Carol’s quilting selected for Australasian finals
Ettalong patchwork tutor Ms Carol Leitch has reached the finals of the Australasian Quilt Convention’s quilt-making competition. Her wall-hanging, entitled And then the Fires Came, was entered for this year’s…
Poetry Writing Competition winners selected
Central Coast Council has announced the winners of its Library Service’s first Poetry Writing Competition. The competition is one of the many ways Council is delivering on the Community Strategic…
WIN TICKETS – Women Like Us
Central Coast Newspapers would like to offer three lucky readers the chance to win a double pass to the Women Like Us stand up comedy show when it visits Davistown…
Fish and chip entries wanted
Fish and chip lovers have been urged by the Member for Robertson to vote for the best fi sh and chips in Australia. Ms Lucy Wicks said she was looking…
Local Authors give you a chance to win
The Coast Community News and Monkey Business would like to give six readers the chance to win a copy of Monkey Business, a novel by two local authors, Flavia Ursino…
Close water polo matches played
Both the boys’ and girls’ junior water polo teams from Henry Kendall High School played in the knockout competition at the Peninsula Leisure Centre on October 19 and 20. The…