First aid training at Davistown
Davistown Progress Association (DPA) has been awarded $1,000 through the Federal Government’s 2022-23 Volunteer Grants to provide nationally accredited St John’s Ambulance First Aid training for its members and teach…
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Council to revisit proposed changes to off-leash dog areas
Central Coast Council will revise and simplify its draft Dogs in Open Spaces Action Plan following community backlash over some of its recommendations, with CEO David Farmer giving an assurance…
Help budding Coast soccer star get to the US
Central Coast junior soccer player Anika Francis of Davistown has been accepted into a top athletic academy in Florida but might be unable to accept the life-changing opportunity if a…
Davistown wetland acquisition funds reallocated
Money set aside more than 25 years ago by the former Gosford Council to buy ecologically significant wetlands at Davistown is to be redirected into a special conservation fund, following…
New fish cleaning shelter for Davistown
The fish cleaning station adjacent to the Davistown boat ramp is set to be enhanced with a shelter with solar sensor lighting, thanks to a $9,492 grant from the NSW…
Council adopts flood management plan for Davistown and Empire Bay
Foreshore barriers at both Davistown and Empire Bay, a review of evacuation centres and sea wall construction guidelines are among the recommendations in the Davistown and Empire Bay Floodplain Risk…
Residents give thumbs down to proposed new off-leash dog area
Davistown residents have given the thumbs down to a site off Pine Ave suggested by Central Coast Council as an alternate off-leash dog area as it plans to close the…
Community concerned over Davistown Wharf safety
A petition has been created by concerned community members asking for the Lintern Street Wharf in Davistown to be restored. Created by a resident, Pamela Israel, the petition has garnered…
Fight to retain Pippi Point off-leash dog area
Residents in the Davistown area are incensed at a Central Coast Council plan to relocate the popular Pippi Point off-leash dog area in Illoura Reserve to a new area further…
Games day to celebrate Davistown hall centenary
The Davistown community will come together on June 19 at a huge outdoor games day to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Davistown hall. A continuation of the community’s 100 Year…
Davistown residents want pothole repair schedule stepped up
Davistown Progress Association is asking how roads funding for flood affected areas has been prioritised by Central Coast Council, with major works needed in the suburb not scheduled for attention…
Playgrounds and walkways deserve praise
Forum – Recently there has been a lot of criticism in Forum letters of local Council work – or lack thereof. I agree with much that has been written but…
Lakes Festival returns
The Central Coast Lakes Festival returns this year in a new format, following its cancellation last year due to COVID-19 restrictions. The 2021 program includes a mix of online and…
Kincumber High School students clean up half a tonne of rubbish from waterways
A group of students from Kincumber High school joined Clean4Shore in a massive cleanup on June 18, with 480kg of rubbish collected for disposal at the tip. The student group…
Richard Love, Medal of the Order of Australia
A problem with alcohol in the 1960s and a subsequent 50+ years of involvement with self-help groups dealing with addiction has given Richard Love of Davistown an “immense spiritual gift”,…
Hopes arise for a deal on Davistown Wetlands
Davistown Progress Association has welcomed an announcement by Central Coast Council Administrator, Dick Persson, that there is still hope for a positive outcome on the purchase of the Davistown Wetlands….
Paddles to the fore
Avid paddlers have the chance to race out on the open Brisbane Water on April 17, part of race four of the 2021 Paddle NSW Marathon Series. The race, starting…
Portaloos at the ready
Portaloos made a reappearance at Davistown following torrential rain from March 18-23 as the area’s drainage and sewerage systems once again failed to cope. The emergency measure was a repeat…
Davistown’s missing link to be completed
Ten months after Coast News published Davistown Progress Association’s impassioned plea for completion of a shared pathway/cycleway at Davistown, Central Coast Council is to complete a 320m section of the…
Who’s mowing the path from Davistown to Kincumber?
Forum – I have written numerous emails to Central Coast Council regarding the sudden stoppage of mowing the grass on the water side of the pathway that stretches from Davistown…