Bulk billing rates on the rise in Dobell
More patients in Dobell are being bulk billed as a direct result of the tripling of the bulk billing incentive by the Albanese Government, with more than two million additional…
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More people eligible for free bowel cancer screening
More Australians will be able to access life-saving bowel cancer screening thanks to a $38.8M commitment in the Federal Budget. The pledge will see funding for bowel cancer screening continue…
Liberals endorse Small as candidate for Dobell
Central Coast businessman Brendan Small has been endorsed as the Liberal candidate for the Federal seat of Dobell. Small, the managing director of a local manufacturing business, has raised his…
More savings on prescription medications
Central Coast residents have saved more than $3.47M on prescription medicines since January 2023, with savings set to grow following an expansion of the number of medicines eligible for a…
Major boost for community groups
Twenty-nine community groups in the Dobell electorate will share in $66,225 in funding through the Australian Government’s Volunteer Grants. Administered through the Department of Social Services, Volunteer Grants are part…
Upgrades for 15 Coast schools
Fifteen schools on the Central Coast are set to benefit from a share of $32M in Federal Government grants to upgrade school infrastructure and equipment. The funding is part of…
Bilateral forum on regional health
Addressing health care inequities faced by regional, rural and remote communities was a key focus of the Australian-NSW Government Bilateral Regional Health Forum held in Tamworth recently. The meeting was…
McBride sworn in as Assistant Minister
Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, has been sworn in as Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention and for Rural and Regional Health in the new Federal Ministry. Prime…
The Weekly News 5@5
Central Coast Newspapers’ Weekly News 5@5, May 20, 2022. Coming up this week: 1. The political landscape has changed with Dr Gordon Reid elected MP for Robertson 2. Emma McBride…
Big swing to Labor on the Coast as the nation votes for change
Australia has voted for change in the 2022 Federal Election, most vividly reflected in a swing of over 6 per cent against the Scott Morrison led LNP Coalition government and…
One Nation candidate says community has had enough
Martin Stevenson has one key aim in the upcoming federal election for the marginal seat of Dobell – to provide an alternative to voters who have given up on the…
McBride commits to Medicare-funded MRI licence for Wyong Hospital
Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, says that if the Labor Government is elected on May 21, it will help people on the Central Coast access lifesaving medical scans by…
Robertson and Dobell key election battlegrounds
Central Coast voters will head to the polls in five weeks after Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, called the federal election for Saturday, May 21. Morrison flew to Canberra on Sunday,…
Free Climate Action Now signs for locals
The Nature Conservation Council, plus other Coast organisations including Future Sooner, are making available ‘Climate Action Now’ posters and bin stickers to Dobell and Shortland residents who want to nudge local politicians to do more to cut carbon emissions and boost clean energy.
Dobell’s Liberal candidate puts growth and traineeships at top of election agenda
The announcement of the Liberal candidate going head-to-head with Labor incumbent Emma McBride MP has been a long time coming, however, her sparring partner Michael Feneley came out of the traps last week with a commitment to youth training.
Liberals name candidate for Dobell
Dr Michael Feneley AM has been named the Liberal candidate for the seat of Dobell
Scott Rickard to contest Dobell for The Greens in Federal Election
Central Coast Greens have announced Scott Rickard as their candidate for Dobell in the upcoming Federal election. Set to be called by May. Rickard is a passionate trade unionist with…
Women in Dobell can’t afford medicine
A third of women living in the seat of Dobell struggle to afford prescription medicines, according to a survey by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia
North neglected in roads plan funding
The Council has drawn down almost half a million dollars this quarter from the Federal Government’s ‘Roads to Recovery’ fund to manage road repair and maintenance in the seat of…
McBride wants to fix local waterways
Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, says she is already working on Central Coast projects as part of Labor’s plans to introduce a $200M Urban Rivers and Catchments program, should…