COVID placing immense pressure on local aged care providers
Local aged care centres are feeling immense pressure due to the latest COVID-19 outbreak with dozens of staff forced into isolation and centres required to source their own supplies to…
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Re-arranging RATS and deck chairs
Forum – I’m not very surprised to see the currently unfolding mishandling of the ‘strollout’ of availability of the Rapid Antigen Tests (or RAT test tests?) for Covid 19, by…
Carers missing out on tests and essential supplies says McBride
Carers across the Central Coast and the people they care for have been left vulnerable and exposed to COVID-19 because of the Federal Government’s failure to shore up supply of…
Photo opportunity
Forum – I look forward to seeing the usual beaming photos of our local member Adam Crouch or Federal member Lucy Wicks as they pose beside a line of cars…
Local battles for Rapid Antigen Tests
Locals across the Central Coast have been engaged in what can best be described as a competitive battle for the coveted Rapid Antigen Tests. Locals queue at Bensville Pharmacy waiting…
Local woman dies as case numbers surge
NSW Health is today reporting the death of a woman in her 70s from the Central Coast who died at Wyong Hospital. She was a resident of the Hakea Grove…
A very testing Boxing Day queue in Gosford
Being a close household contact of someone with COVID-19 over Christmas has come with many challenges but I didn’t think the biggest would be getting tested. My daughter started to…
In favour of vaccine passports
Forum – I would like to make a comment on the vaccines. A few weeks ago, as I sat on my balcony watching the anti-vaxxers protest it made me think…
Not vulnerable enough for early booster
Forum – Today I took my disabled 79-year-old partner to Wyong Hospital to obtain an early booster COVID 19 vaccine. He had his second AstraZeneca in August. We went to…
New health chief says expect a COVID case spike
Central Coast residents should be vigilant with COVID-19 numbers in the region likely to spike in coming weeks. That’s the message from Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) CEO, Scott…
Carols return to Kibble Park on Christmas Eve
Families have been coming to sing Carols in Kibble Park on Christmas Eve since 1961 and while last year’s event was cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions, the carols are back…
Bookings available for children’s vaccines from December 15
The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) welcomes the provisional approval of the Pfizer vaccine for Australian children. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has provisionally approved Pfizer’s COMIRNATY vaccine for children…
Feeling unsafe
Forum – I would say the vast majority of people I see on the Central Coast are either not wearing a mask and seemingly daring anybody to ask them why…
School rules align with community settings
All schools in NSW have moved to Level Three settings for dealing with COVID-19 in line with updated guidelines for community settings. New changes to guidelines include all students being…
Omicron will not stop further easing of restrictions
Central Coast residents are looking forward to a further relaxation of COVID-19 health orders on December 15 when NSW is expected to have reached the 95 per cent double vaccination…
Compensation change won’t help businesses or workers says Harris
Member for Wyong and Shadow Minister for Central Coast, David Harris, has labelled a Bill just passed by the Legislative Assembly which will see COVID-19 victims having to prove they…
One local Omicron case and five contact sites – NSW Health
Five locations in Wyong, North Wyong, Wadalba and Toukley have been listed by NSW Health as having been visited by a resident who has been confirmed as having the new…
Not-for-profit introduces vaccine policy
Not-for-profit organisation Social Futures, with offices in Gosford and Wyong, has introduced a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for all staff in NSW. Social Futures delivers more than 20 community support programs…
Tilting freedom
Forum – Free, fresh and friendly; this is how I’ve always looked at Australia and I have lived here for more than 40 great years. Australia is still fresh with…
Asking vaxed questions
Forum – Following 18 months of our new normal you’d think the message would have gotten out to all and sundry. No, it appears. You can’t imagine how disappointed and…