The Weekly News 5@5
Coast Community Weekly News’ 5@5, April 9, 2021 Coming up this week: Astra Zeneca vaccine temporarily suspended on the Central Coast and NSW, a wicked lagoon problem, beach pollution remains,…
Floods
1,000 tonnes of wrack and debris collected
Copacabana, Killcare and Umina beaches remain closed (as at Thursday) as Central Coast Council continues the mammoth clean-up following the severe storms of March 18-23. So far clean-up efforts have…
Homeshoolers join coastal clean-up
Homeschooled students around the Peninsula teamed up with Take 3 for the Sea on March 25 to remove over 1.96 tonnes of waste following the recent floods. Over 100 students…
Historic table returned to owners after impromptu river voyage
Fridges, pontoons, furniture, pumpkins and even a cow were some of the strange things which washed up on Central Coast beaches following huge storms which savaged the region from March…
Clean-up continues
Fridges, pontoons, furniture, pumpkins and even a cow are some of the strange things to have washed up on Central Coast beaches following huge storms which savaged the region from…
Marine Rescue Tuggerah Lakes assist with Manning River floods
One of Marine Rescue Tuggerah Lake’s vessels was deployed to the Manning River, Taree, during the recent NSW flood emergency. The Tuggerah Lakes vessel (TL21) was skippered by Steve Corbett…
Desperate lack of trained swift water rescue teams on the Coast
The Fire Brigade Employee’s Union (FBEU) is calling on the NSW Government for increased resources on the Central Coast in response to climate change related disasters, including bushfires and floods….
Bombers help fill sandbags
A huge thank you goes out to members of Killarney Vale Australian Football Club, known as the Central Coast Bombers, who, over four days of work, turned 28 tonne of…
Now I think everyone is just really fed up
Sarah Scarlett, a resident of Chittaway Bay, says that after this photo was taken at her mother-in-law, Vicki Wright’s place in Moui Ave, the water came up about another 15cm….
Complete review of local flood classification & warning system needed
The NSW Government got it wrong when it classified the February flooding of Tuggerah lakes as “minor” according to The Entrance MP, David Mehan. Mehan is calling for a complete…
Brisbane Water and Erina Creek floodplain management plans adopted
Two plans to deal with current and future flood risks along the shores of Brisbane Water and Erina Creek were adopted by Gosford Council on December 8. Key actions recommended…
Coastal and flood hazards community sessions to be held
Throughout September, Gosford Council will be holding a series of community sessions for residents to have a say and find out more about how coastal and flood hazards will be…