Global recognition for Sorrento Pizzeria
Empire Bay-based Napoletana pizza restaurant Sorrento Pizzeria has been recognised by global fintech company Square. The pizzeria is one of nine Australian winners of The Square 50, an annual awards…
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Three crashes in four hours claim two lives
Three major car accidents in the space of four hours on one fateful night has claimed two lives. At about 6.45pm on Friday, September 13, emergency services were called to…
Joint effort to protect fledgling cormorants
Central Coast Council has joined forces with WIRES to protect around six fledgling cormorants near Empire Bay wharf. WIRES spokesperson John Grant said the fledglings were walking into an off-leash…
Reid looks for solution to problem intersection
Member for Robertson Gordon Reid has met with Transport for NSW representatives to discuss solutions for the intersection of Wards Hill Rd and Empire Bay Dr at Empire Bay. In…
Empire Bay is one of the best places to raise a family
Empire Bay has made it onto a list of the 20 top suburbs in NSW for raising a family. Coming in at number 19, Empire Bay was the only Central…
Food and fun fair at Empire Bay
The popular Empire Bay Food and Fun Fair will celebrate a remarkable milestone on Saturday, October 21. The Fair will mark 100 years of the Empire Bay Progress Association and…
No funding for problem intersection
Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch has slammed the NSW Government for not providing any funding for a road study at the intersection of Wards Hill Rd and Empire Bay Dr…
Hundreds of homes and businesses impacted by NBN outage
Around 1,400 people in the Empire Bay area remained without NBN coverage on Wednesday, September 20, after services went down at around 9am on Tuesday, September 19. The situation was…
Tesch weighs in on Empire Bay boatshed
Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch has vowed to work with Minister for Crown Lands Steve Kamper to salvage as much as possible of the historic Empire Bay boatshed and to…
Ball in Government’s court over tennis club funding
Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch has called on the State Labor Government to honour its election commitment of funding to Empire Bay Tennis Club, claiming the future of regional funding…
Fight goes on to save historic boatshed
Demolition plans for Empire Bay’s historic boatshed were “progressing” despite the Empire Bay Heritage Boat Shed Association’s vow to keep fighting to keep it. Although Crown Lands has not specified…
Back to square one over boatshed
The Empire Bay Heritage Boat Shed Association is ramping up its efforts to secure a commitment on retention of the historic building and will hold a community meeting on site…
Reid highlights intersection concerns in Federal parliament
Member for Robertson has taken his campaign for a solution to hazardous traffic conditions at the intersection of Wards Hill Rd and Empire Bay Dr to Federal Parliament. Reid gave…
Big year for Empire Bay Progress Association
The Empire Bay Progress Association (EBPA) has started the year with a newly-elected committee and a list of priorities for the next 12 months. Ken Shaw has been elected President,…
Reid calls for action on dangerous intersection at Empire Bay
Member for Robertson Gordon Reid has taken up the fight to improve safety conditions at the Wards Hill Rd and Empire Bay Dr intersection at Empire Bay, launching a petition…
ANZAC Day service at Empire Bay
The Empire Bay Progress Association (EBPA) will once again host an ANZAC Day commemoration on April 25. Centred around the cenotaph in the centre of the village, the ceremony will…
Call for roundabout at Empire Bay
A grassroots campaign is underway to have a roundabout installed at the intersection of Wards Hill Rd and Empire Bay Dr at Empire Bay. Resident Bill Young said a post…
Empire Bay boatshed to be razed and replaced with replica
After many months of uncertainty, the decision has finally been made to tear down the historic Empire Bay boatshed and replace it with a replica. The news follows a huge…
Empire Bay nominated as Tennis Club of the Year in its first 12 months
Empire Bay Tennis Club celebrated its first birthday on November 18 with an inaugural Members End of Year Party. Club President Alan Lovell said the day was cause for celebration….
New association pushes for restoration of Empire Bay Marina
A new association has been formed to push for the preservation of the Empire Bay Marina, following a public meeting held on site on November 5 which attracted more than…