Freak waves flood Avoca Beach carpark
Heavy storms late last week saw freak waves flood the carpark and Ficus Ave at Avoca Beach, travelling over the berm and into Avoca Lagoon. A Central Coast Council spokesperson…
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Fundraiser concert at RSL
A concert fundraiser for flood victims on Oxley Island on the Manning River will be held on Saturday, May 8, at the West Gosford RSL. The fundraiser, May8s, will run…
Oyster farmers await re-opening of waterways
Last month’s flooding across the Coast has not only impacted businesses on land, but those at sea too, something Whittens Oysters on the Brisbane Water, knows all too well. The…
Beaches remain closed
Beaches at Umina, Killcare and Pearl Beach will remain closed due to water quality concerns following the deluge of flooding experienced by the Coast over the last several weeks. The…
Flooding clean-up is well underway
Over the past week, communities around the foreshore of Tuggerah Lakes and in the valleys, banded together to start the massive mopping up after the flooding caused by more than…
Portaloos at the ready
Portaloos made a reappearance at Davistown following torrential rain from March 18-23 as the area’s drainage and sewerage systems once again failed to cope. The emergency measure was a repeat…
80-year-old woman trapped while driving into flood waters
Police rescued an 80-year-old woman after she became trapped in her car while driving into flood waters at Wyong. At about 3.40pm on Sunday, March 21, a green Hyundai Getz…
Ausgrid can’t get to properties without power because of flooded roads
The “valleys” have been cut off from power and phone since Saturday night because Ausgrid workers can’t get into the area due to flooded roads. The Yarramalong, Jilliby and Dooralong…
Coast cops a drenching
For the first time in six days the water level was starting to fall in Tuggerah Lake on Tuesday, March 23. The lake peaked at 1.50m at about 10pm on…
Council flood works impact on Lakes’ largest wetland
The Community Environment Network (CEN) will take legal advice if Central Coast Council fails to adequately justify flood mitigation work in progress along Sparks Rd, Warnervale. Council has described the…