The Federal Government’s promise of more charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) cannot come soon enough for EV owners on the Coast. Green Point residents, Larry Lutz and Lynnette Wilcox-Lutz,…
Central Coast Council P&C (CCCP&C) has welcomed an announcement that the Federal Government is considering introducing a ratio of one psychologist per 500 students in schools amid concerns for the…
The funding agreement between the Federal Government and Central Coast Council has now been signed for the $8.25M redevelopment of the Peninsula Recreation Precinct in Umina Beach. With the agreement…
Construction has started on a new amenities building at Rogers Park, Woy Woy, with the first sod turned on Monday, November 8. The new building will feature a canteen, two…
Giant Barred Frogs, Manning River Helmeted Turtles and Stuttering Frogs will be the first tenants at Conservation Ark, a new conservation and recovery facility for endangered wildlife which was officially…
Hardys Bay Club has received over $15,000 to boost its live music scene thanks to a new grant under the Federal Government’s Live Music Australia Program. The club, which relies…
Central Coast residents may receive help on their IVF journey when the Federal Government starts to provide Medicare rebates for testing services that can help prevent people from passing serious…
Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, has described the Federal Government’s announcement of its plan to deliver net zero emissions by 2050 as a “major let-down” for the Central Coast. Prime…
Women who are in the process of leaving a violent relationship may have access to a one-off payment of up to $5,000 in a combination of cash and costs to…
The $8.25M redevelopment of the Peninsula Recreation Precinct at Umina, which was promised in the 2019 Federal election campaign, has not commenced and community groups are beginning to ask why….
School students and adult supporters from across the region joined thousands of other students from around the country as part of a national school strike on October 15. The strikers…
Local families will benefit from greater childcare support sooner, according to the Federal Government, as a Child Care Subsidy (CCS) for multiple children has been brought forward by four months….
PARALYMPICS – Member for Gosford and former Paralympian, Liesl Tesch, has welcomed a Federal government decision that Paralympians medal winners will now receive the same financial reward as fellow Olympians….
Friction between the State and Federal Governments has come to a head over the Central Coast’s lack of Pfizer supply as the region reels from a doubling of new cases…
Forum – Can you remember the First Nations [Uluru] Statement from the Heart? The amount of time, effort and money that went into getting this statement finished was a credit…
A newly formed group on the Central Coast is urging the Federal Government to adopt all 32 recommendations of the Independent Review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act…
Calls for the Federal Government to reintroduce JobKeeper have received bipartisan support on the Coast as many small business owners and workers struggle to make ends meet during the COVID…
Forum – As the Federal Government is responsible for COVID-19 quarantine and securing the vaccination supplies that Australia needs, it is very worrying that they seem incapable of either. When…
As the Coast ends its fourth week in lockdown, Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, has called for the Federal Government to reintroduce JobKeeper and Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast,…
Metro Cinemas at Lake Haven has received $60,000 in grant funding from the Federal Government to help the independent cinema in its COVID-19 business recovery. Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure,…