Villages offer vaccine hub for aged care workers
Umina Beach-based aged care organisation, Peninsula Villages, has made its facility available as a hub to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to Central Coast aged care workers. The vaccination hub, due to…
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Lockdown inspires crafty output
The President of the Country Women’s Association Umina Beach branch has taken up a pair of knitting needles to keep busy during this lockdown. Rikki McIntosh has created a number…
Chamber wants to stop virus at the river
The Peninsula Business Chamber continues its campaign for the Central Coast to be released from lockdown at the same time as Newcastle – which could be within the next week….
Digital shop keeps funds flowing
The team at Woy Woy Antiques & Collectables has created their own digital shop to generate funds for community groups and charities affected by COVID-19. The business has been unable…
Hall and traffic focus of Bouddi community
Community organisations have found that the current lockdown has put a stop to their activities, and the Wagstaffe to Killcare Community Association (WTKCA) is no exception. With COVID-19 disrupting their…
Virus creeps closer – sewage and supermarket exposure
Residents have been asked to be on high alert after fragments of COVID-19 were detected at the Woy Woy Sewage Treatment Plant last week and a local supermarket was listed…
Police to focus on mask rules
NSW Police will continue to reinforce the importance of complying with the requirements of the Public Health Order, with a focus on abiding by mask wearing rules. Rules for wearing…
$800M invested and more to come
The new Board of Regional Development Australia Central Coast has its sights firmly set on helping the community rebuild from the challenges of COVID-19. “With half of the Board being…
Jobs will take years to bounce back
Analysis by the Institute of Public Affairs, based on data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) weekly payroll and wages, has found that in the first three weeks of…
Samson starring from zoom to big screen
Wyong based actor, Samson Alston, is keeping busy despite the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown with a charity play reading, a role in an upcoming play, a role in a new television…
MP backs vouchers for vaccine
The Entrance MP, David Mehan, has thrown his support behind a call for extra Dine & Discover vouchers to be provided as an incentive for receiving a COVID-19 vaccination. NSW…
Health chief warns of swift Delta spread
Health authorities are extremely concerned about the spread of COVID-19 through the northern suburbs and are urging everyone to be tested, following 12 new cases in the past week and…
TWU calls for COVID test site at Mt White
The Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) is calling for a COVID testing site to be set up at the Mount White heavy vehicle inspection station, along with other weighing stations across…
50 per cent jump in COVID testing in last week of July
COVID testing figures at Gosford Hospital were almost 50 per cent higher in the week ending August 1 than in the preceding week. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam…
Man charged over inciting anti-lockdown protest
A Central Coast man was charged on July 30 with using social media to incite the “anti-lockdown” protest held in Sydney on July 24. Deputy NSW Police Commissioner Mick Willing…
HSPA extends audition deadline
Due to COVID-19 restrictions primary and high school audition applications for the Hunter School of the Performing Arts (HSPA), attended by many Central Coast students, have been extended until Sunday,…
Local artist’s Zoom performance to help raise funds for Actors Benevolent Fund
With performance artists on the Central Coast among the hardest hit by the latest COVID-19 lockdown, Copacabana actor Tom Kelly is rehearsing for a Zoom performance of Nick Enright’s classic…
Coast Shelter marks Homelessness Week during lockdown
Marking Homelessness Week (August 1-7) in the midst of a COVID-19 lockdown was always going to be a challenge, but Coast Shelter was ready for it. CEO Michael Starr said…
Wicks adds to calls for a mass vaccination clinic
Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, has thrown her support behind the establishment of a mass vaccination clinic on the Central Coast. Wicks said while mass vaccination clinics are a…
Steam Model Co-op targeted by vandals
It’s been a tough 16 months for the Central Coast Steam Model Co-Op at Narara. Unable to operate since March 2020, due to COVD-19 restrictions, the family favourite attraction in…