Libraries reopen
Central Coast Council Library branches at Tuggerah, Bateau Bay, Erina and Umina Beach have reopened to the public. The branches opened their doors on June 1 offering limited services to…
COVID-19
Police to ensure compliance with COVID-19 conditions at licensed venues
Tuggerah Lakes Police District officers will be out and about across the former Wyong Shire in June ensuring compliance with COVID-19 safety measures as the Coast embraces eased lockdown restrictions….
Stimulus package receives a mixed reception
Central Coast Council looks set to receive a share of a $395M local government stimulus package from the NSW Government, aimed at reducing the impact of COVID-19. Parliamentary Secretary for…
All residents with cold and flu symptoms should be tested for COVID-19
The Central Coast might officially be COVID-19 free but residents are being warned not to take this hard-earned result for granted. With restrictions easing across the Coast on everything from…
NSW Rugby gives green light for rugby training to restart
Kate Thomson from Central Coast Rugby Union this week advised players that NSW Rugby had conditionally granted approval for a recommencement of club rugby training. The notice from NSW Rugby…
Greenaway girls get Coasties moving
Keeping active in lockdown has emerged as one of the great challenges of navigating the dos and don’ts of COVID-19, but one family from Erina is showing the rest of…
Play spaces, outdoor fitness equipment and skate parks have reopened
The Central Coast’s play spaces, outdoor fitness equipment and skate parks have reopened as of May 15, in line with the most recent State Government announcement easing restrictions in the…
Win-win for Coast Shelter and local café owners
COVID-19 might be impacting its regular services, but Coast Shelter is alive and well and still doing its utmost for the disadvantaged in the region. CEO Rachel Willis said a…
Wyong Roos pull the pin on 2020 competition
The coronavirus has claimed its first victim on the Coast’s sport scene, with the Wyong Roos confirming that they won’t be competing in any senior competitions in 2020. The Wyong…
$205M aged care package announced
More than a dozen Federally funded residential aged care providers on the Central Coast will benefit from an additional COVID-19 specific support package, totalling $205M, which was announced on May…
New Pop-Up Test Clinic in Erina
A new COVID-19 Respiratory Clinic opened at Erina on May 1, providing Central Coast residents with a third Government clinic where they can be tested for the coronavirus. Clinics at…
Residents encouraged to download coronavirus tracing app
Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, is encouraging all Central Coast residents to download the Federal Government’s new coronavirus tracing app, which it hopes will be a key measure in containing…
Cancer patients more vulnerable to COVID-19
Central Coast cancer patients have added their voices to a local doctor’s campaign supporting the NSW Government’s and NSW Health’s calls for communities to do right by their most vulnerable…
Could golf be the last sport standing?
Residents of the former Wyong Shire itching to escape their homes and get active in the age of COVID-19 are advised that most golf courses around the area are open….
Central Coast appears to have reached its COVID-19 peak
As an LGA, the Central Coast appears to have reached its COVID-19 peak, but Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, is calling on all residents to remain vigilant….
Coast Community Connections’ services now more important than ever
Coast Community Connections’ (CCCL) vital community service has not been halted by COVID-19, with the local not-for-profit keeping key services open to the public despite the viral epidemic. CCCL offers…
Virus ‘oddities’ raising concern
[Editorial] While the development of an effective COVID-19 vaccine are being fast-tracked by medical research groups around the world, several academic studies of the virus’s RNA genome are highlighting some…
Online resource to help adults talk to children about COVID-19
The Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) has released a new online resource to help adults talk to children about COVID-19. The new resource, entitled ‘The Virus and My Family’,…
Help us to help you
Members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) have issued a simple message to the Central Coast community: help us to help you. NSWNMA General Secretary, Brett Holmes, said…
Weekly Video News 5@5
Central Coast weekly video news: Man overboard, Woy Woy Leagues Club closes doors, local Covid-19 update, a call for more testing, business facing difficulties, big local racing win and musicians…