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COVID-19
Struggling to stay afloat
Some local businesses are still struggling to stay afloat even though the NSW Government has extended financial support for those affected by lockdown restriction The government announced an additional $3.9…
Deadline set for teachers to be vaccinated
All Department of Education Staff will be required to be fully vaccinated by November 8 to return to face-to-face schooling. A NSW Department of Education spokesperson said they were encouraging…
Exposure sites in every local postcode
The number of COVID-19 cases in the past week has more than doubled and the virus is now present in every postcode area of the Central Coast. Between September 7…
COVID cases more than double in a week
The coronavirus pandemic took a tragic turn last Thursday when the Central Coast recorded its first COVID-19 death during the current outbreak, with the passing of a woman in her…
Young workers feel left out
Less than 50 per cent of residents have received both doses of their COVID vaccine as we approach Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s September 13 promise of more freedoms for the fully…
Jazz, food and wine events pushed to new year
The Pearl Beach Progress Association has postponed a number of events due to the extension of the COVID lockdown. Pearl Beach Jazz in the Arboretum – a joint venture from…
University of Newcastle offering ATAR adjustment in recognition of COVID hardship
The University of Newcastle is providing increased support for HSC students this year, including five ATAR adjustment points, in recognition of the extraordinary challenges they have faced in education since…
Coast lockdown to be extended following surge in COVID cases
The Central Coast will not come out of lockdown on September 11 amid continuing concern over escalating COVID-19 case numbers in the region. While announcing easing of restrictions in much…
Coastal Twist blasts into 2022
Organisers of the Coastal Twist Festival have plotted their path out of the pandemic and have a new plan to host the annual festival. The festival, which was originally scheduled…
Every day is a chance to check in
Scott Tipping, a local advocate for R U Ok? Day on Thursday, September 9, said it was a day to remind everyone to connect with each other and have a…
Landlords and tenants urged to make agreements in good faith
Security for residential tenants impacted by COVID-19 has been boosted by an increase in the NSW Government’s Residential Tenancy Support Package and extension of the eviction moratorium. The support package…
More vaccine is coming says Wicks
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is to be bolstered on the Central Coast with additional vaccines headed to the region and 40 more GPs coming on board with Pfizer in September….
Latest exposure sites
Health authorities are urging anyone who has been to new exposure sites announced in the past week to get tested immediately and self-isolate until receiving a negative test result. These…
Residents in 29 suburbs urged to get tested
There is mounting evidence of community transmission of COVID-19 in and surrounding the Lake Munmorah, Charmhaven, Bateau Bay and Toukley communities and people who live or work there are urged…
Lockdown takes its toll on dental health
Central Coast residents are being urged to protect their oral health during the extended lockdown, with new figures revealing thousands of local patients are waiting for affordable dental care and…
Staggered school return ‘stressful and confusing’
Local schools will see a staggered return to face-to-face learning from October according to a newly released plan from the NSW Government. The plan, which was released on August 27,…
Freedom in sight but lawyer concerned about overreach
People who have received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine will be allowed more freedoms this month, according to the NSW Government. Though the NSW Council for Civil Liberties is…
Gradual return to classroom learning in late October
There will be a staggered return to face-to-face learning from October, HSC exams be delayed until November and vaccinations for school staff will be mandatory based on the return to…
Many pathways to university for current Year 12
The University of Newcastle (UoN) has announced support for Coast students who undertake the HSC and plan on studying at their Ourimbah, Callaghan or Newcastle campus. UoN Vice Chancellor, Professor…