70th anniversary for Fay and Colin
Both born and bred in Gosford, Fay and Colin Easey of East Gosford will celebrate 70 years of marriage on December 1. Celebrating 70 years of marriage on December 1…
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Over and out from Tokyo
OLYMPICS – With the Games at an end, Australia has brought home 46 medals, 17 gold, 7 silver and 22 bronze, shared among 99 team members – including two from…
Australia’s oldest Wallaby turns 100
Australia’s oldest Wallaby and Woy Woy Peninsula local, Eric Tweedale, has turned 100… and the celebrations haven’t stopped. Since his birthday on May 5, Tweedale has been invited to a…
Locals honoured with Australia Day Awards
Blue Bay’s Paula Hardwick has been crowned the Central Coast Citizen of the Year. Paula Hardwick The long-serving Meals on Wheels volunteer picked up the honour at the Coast’s 2021…
Four people awarded Order of Australia Medal
Four northern suburbs people have been awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the Australia Day Honours List 2021 for their outstanding community service and achievements. They are: Stephen…
Internship for NAISDA graduate
NAISDA Dance College graduate, Emily Flannery, has been selected as Lucy Guerin Inc (LGI) First Nations Intern for 2021. The paid internship, created by the critically acclaimed contemporary dance company,…
2020 President’s Award goes to Josh Street
MOTORCYCLE RACING – When it comes to supporting your favourite club you’d be hard pressed to find a man more loyal than Josh Street. The Anna Bay resident, who lives…
Graham shares mogul gold in Sweden
SKIING – Mogul skier Matt Graham of Narara has finished the year in the best possible way, winning gold in the dual mogul FIS World Cup event in Idre Fjäll,…
Business gold for Peninsula
Three businesses have brought gold back to the Peninsula after securing titles at the Local Business Awards gala night on November 30. Umina family business, Dyson Logistics, clinched first place…
Marc Sheather drafted by Sydney Swans
AFL – The Coast’s own Marc Sheather is officially a Sydney Swan. The utility allrounder from Forresters Beach signed with the club after being drafted as a Category B Rookie…
Brisbane Water PD welcomes four new recruits
Brisbane Water Police District has four new probationary officers, following a special ceremony and attestation parade at the Sydney Cricket Ground on December 4. The new officers took up their…
Point Clare vet recognised for WWII service
With 12 years in the navy, a marriage ceremony in his 80s, and years of charity work under his belt, Keith Thompson-Burke (also known as Thompson-Baggs), has lived a full…
Avoca Beach artist in Canberra exhibition
Jane Gillings of Avoca Beach is one of over 30 female artists to be celebrated for their talent and work, as part of the HERE I AM: Art by Great…
Local schools win NSW NAIDOC Week Art Competition
Schools across the North have excelled in this year’s NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group’s (AECG) NAIDOC Week Art Competition. Open to all indigenous and non-indigenous students from Years 3 to…
Stella and Alexander are Academy Athletes of the Year
The Central Coast Academy of Sport has announced Stella Norris (Triathlon) and Alexander Jones (Hockey) as the female and male Athlete of the Year respectively. Stella’s first year in triathlon…
Smeethy Cup raises $10,000 to fight brain cancer
Nathan Walker and his friends have raised $10,000 for the Cure Brain Cancer Foundation, after holding their second Smeethy Cup in honour of a friend who has passed away. The…
Everglades Bushcare Group wins CEN Award
The Everglades Lagoon Wetlands Bushcare Group has been named Most Outstanding Community-based Organisation at the Community Environment Network’s (CEN) annual BAT Awards. The awards recognise individuals and groups who have…
Wyong PS had 10 students make the top 100 results
The results are in for Newcastle Permanent’s 40th annual Primary School Mathematics Competition and Central Coast students have been named among the top performers across regional NSW. The competition saw…
SoCares wins $2,000 grant
More sick and injured animals will get a second chance at life after rescue organisation, SoCares Animal Care Facility, took out October’s round of the #GreaterCentralCoast community funding round, receiving…
Paterson Builders takes out 2020 HIA-CSR Awards
An Avoca Beach company has won the major award at the 2020 HIA-CSR Hunter Housing and Kitchen and Bathroom Awards. Paterson Builders took out Home of the Year, also winning…