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$850,000 funding for new Conservation Ark

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…


Boost for live music at Hardys Bay

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…


New rebate to ease financial burden of IVF

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…




Where’s our precinct?

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….



Childcare fee relief comes early

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….


Medal bonus a long time coming

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….



Give Uluru Statement a fair go

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…




Pathetically poor planning

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…



$60,000 SCREEN fund grant for Metro Cinemas

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,…