Southern and Ettalong FC’s Kylie Brown named Woman of the Year
FOOTBALL – A hardworking local has been named NSW Gosford Woman of the Year in recognition of her dedication to the sports and footballing community on the Coast. Kylie Brown…
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Ettalong DA on public exhibition
A proposed three-unit housing development in Ettalong is up for public exhibition. The regular shaped allotment at 18 Warrah Street currently contains a single dwelling-house and ancillary structures on a…
The power of self-belief
A women’s community and business group met at Ettalong Diggers last week to discuss the highs and lows of being a woman in business. The Community and Business Women’s Network…
Retailer angst over Ettalong parking predicament
At a time when paid beach parking across the Central Coast is being explored by Central Coast Council, shop owners at Ettalong Beach are pushing back and calling for free…
Blank Canvas to showcase local art
A selection of works from local creatives will be showcased at a pop-up retail space on Ettalong’s Ocean View Road next month. The ‘Blank Canvas’ pop-up shop will be open…
Centrelink wait times to double?
Forum – Lucy Wicks’s latest attempt to justify the closing of the Ettalong Centrelink office (PP 008) beggars belief. Is it conceivable that, in two years of searching, Centrelink could…
Ettalong to host outrigger regatta
Canoeing – An Ettalong canoe club is set to host one of the biggest outrigger regattas of the year on February 27, expecting to attract some of Australia’s best crews….
Businesses should register now for Dine & Discover
Ettalong Beach’s The Box on the Water is just one of the Peninsula businesses to have signed up for the Dine & Discover program ahead of its launch in March….
Ettalong bowlo powering along
LAWN BOWLS – Ettalong Bowling Club’s charity days and bowling events have been running successfully, with everyone from beginner to professional bowlers encouraged to attend and join the club’s activities….
Update on Ettalong’s mystery wall
Central Coast Council has described the mystery wall constructed in the centre of the Rocks Arcade at Ettalong Beach as a “temporary construction site fence”. Several tenants and shop owners…
Netflix to film new TV series
A new Netflix television series starring Toni Colette commenced filming on the Central Coast in late February with a six-day shoot at Ettalong Beach. Reportedly the popular streaming service will…
Protesters gather as Centrelink doors close
A small group of residents gathered outside the Ettalong Centrelink on February 12 as it prepared to close its doors for the last time. Joining them in protesting the closure…
Police want to speak to this man
Police have released CCTV images of a man they wish to speak to in relation to the theft from a Central Coast retail store last month. At about 6pm on…
Fraudulent use of credit card
Police have released CCTV images following an incident of fraudulent use of a credit card at Ettalong. They want to speak to a woman in relation to the illegal use…
Weekly News 5@5
12 Feb, 2021 – The ‘must know’ stories from across the Central Coast: PEP11 in limbo, an e-petition is launched for a judicial inquiry in the council, Dick Persson says…
Council provides Blank Canvas for creators at Ettalong
A pop-up retail space in Ettalong will be available for local creators to showcase their works as part of Central Coast Council’s plan to boost local tourism in the area….
LPP rejects Ettalong Beach mixed use development
A proposal for a six-storey mixed use development at Ettalong Beach has been refused by the Central Coast Local Planning Panel, despite a Council recommendation for approval and to the…
Blindsided by Centrelink closure
Residents have been blindsided by an announcement that Ettalong Beach’s Centrelink office will close its doors on February 12. The Ettalong centre, on Ocean View Rd, will be vacated after…
Ettalong author’s tale of growing up in New Zealand
An Ettalong author has described his experience growing up in post-war, country New Zealand in a novel released earlier this month. John Burgess’s memoir entitled Life, Luck and Liaisons details…
Three-storey development proposed adjacent to Ettalong Wharf
A three-storey mixed use development has been proposed for a site adjacent to the Ettalong ferry terminal, where a 24-room boarding house was refused by the then Gosford Council in…