Federal election wrap
FEDERAL ELECTION 2025 The results are in – and what a set of results they are. While pollsters picked up the strong swing to the ALP during April as the…
FEderal election 2025
A sea of red on the Coast
The Central Coast voted overwhelming last weekend to return its three incumbent ALP members to Federal Parliament. As at May 7, with 86 per cent of the vote counted in…
Federal election 2025: Do the major parties have egg on their faces?
As Australia votes to determine the nation’s 48th Parliament, the polls continue to point to an ALP win. The national Resolve and Morgan Polls both have the ALP in front…
Wagstaffe Hall campaign pitch
As has become custom in recent elections, the main candidates for the seat of Robertson were invited to speak to the community at the Wagstaffe Hall on Monday, April 28….
Federal election 2025: Hey kids, want some more sugar?
Tax breaks and handouts rained from the campaign clouds this week as both Labor and the Liberal National Party (LNP) traded sugar hits. Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced an…
Sports funding promise from Libs
The Liberal Party has committed $3.5M to deliver upgrades to grassroots sporting facilities across the Central Coast if elected on May 3. This will include $1.8M to redevelop amenities at…
Federal election: A policy free zone?
FEDERAL ELECTION 2025 Its official – the Federal Election will be held on Saturday, May 3. With the election campaign now formally underway, both the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader…
Bellamy to run as an Independent for Robertson
Long-time Central Coast resident Lisa Bellamy will contest the seat of Robertson as an Independent in the Federal election, with a firm commitment to protecting the Central Coast way of…
Reid doubles down as election date called
At last the Federal election date has been called for Saturday, May 3, and while Central Coast pledges have been pouring in for weeks, the campaign has now officially started….
Libs plan to widen Warnervale airstrip
The Liberal Party has committed $10M to expand and resurface the airstrip at Warnervale airport if elected in May. Shadow Minister for Finance, Senator Jane Hume, said this investment will…
Budget bling as election looms
Tuesday night’s Federal Budget reaffirmed what most people already knew – the state of the nation’s public finances is rapidly deteriorating. After two years of surplus, courtesy of a windfall…
More roads funding pledged by Libs
The pledges for roads funding keep on coming from the Liberal Party. This time, the Liberals are pledging $3.9M to undertake a full upgrade of Nioka Ave between Talinga Ave…
Making climate change a major election issue
The date of the Federal election may not have been announced yet, but Climate Future is calling the community together to discuss the biggest elephant in the room – the…
Libs pledge to back Panthers
The LNP will deliver $544,000 to upgrade the home of the Berkeley Vale Panthers if successful at the Federal election. Liberal Candidate for Dobell Brendan Small said the Berkeley Vale…
Meeting Wednesday night on how to address climate change
The date of the Federal election may not have been announced yet, but Climate Future is calling the community together to discuss the biggest elephant in the room – the…
Federal election 2025: I’ll see you, and raise you
The latest polls suggest it was a good week for Labor. Or was it? The latest AFR/Freshwater poll this week indicated the ALP would win 71 seats if the election…
Labor promises more bulk billing
The Federal Government has pledged $8.5B to deliver an additional 18 million bulk-billed GP visits each year if re-elected. Assistant Health Minister and Member for Dobell Emma McBride said Australian…
Election countdown begins on the Coast
EDITORIAL While the Prime Minister has yet to call the next Federal Election, the latest it can be held is May, and here on the Central Coast, the race is…