Three new exhibitions at regional gallery
ART Central Coast based international artist Maree Azzopardi will open her new exhibition of recent works in solo, Fireworks, at Gosford Regional Gallery on October 29. The new body of…
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Labor commits $8.5M to Gosford waterfront redevelopment if elected
NSW opposition leader Chris Minns visited Gosford on Saturday to throw NSW Labor’s support behind the redevelopment of the Gosford waterfront with an initial $8.5M pledge to conduct geotechnical and…
Shop windows came alive with messages of inclusivity
This year’s Coastal Twist Festival Window Display Competition saw dozens of businesses take part all over the Peninsula and as far afield as Terrigal, Long Jetty and Gosford. First prize…
Gosford waterfront redevelopment plan now open for public consultation
Central Coast Council’s concept plan for redevelopment of the Gosford waterfront is now open for public comment until December 1. Endorsed at the September 27 meeting, the plan stretches along…
National award for Leagues Club Park
Gosford’s Leagues Club Park has scored a major win at the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) 2022 National Awards, taking out an Excellence Award in the Play spaces category….
Coast Shelter raises more than $26,000 at anniversary fundraiser
More than $26,000 was raised at a special luncheon celebrating Coast Shelter’s 30th anniversary on October 6. More than 200 supporters attended the event at The Entertainment Grounds, which aimed…
Get on your bike for Ride2Work Day
Central Coast workers are being encouraged to get on their bikes and join in Australia’s biggest celebration of commuter riding on Wednesday, October 19. National Ride2Work Day is organised by…
More than 570 new bus services for Coast
Central Coast residents and commuters will be the winners when more than 570 extra weekly bus services are rolled out from this week. Minister for Regional Transport and Roads, Sam…
Gosford war memorial to be repaired – but grounds still unsafe
Gosford War Memorial is one of 20 across the state to receive a grant from the NSW Government’s $125,000 Community War Memorials Fund. Gosford RSL Sub-Branch President, Greg Mawson, said…
“Lack of transparency” over waterfront redevelopment plan
Central Coast Friends of Democracy spokesperson, Jane Smith, has criticised Central Coast Council for what she says is a “staggering” lack of transparency over the preferred concept plan for a…
Minor alterations for Central Coast Leagues Club
With a major redevelopment of the Central Coast Leagues Club site still some years away, the Club has lodged a Development Application (DA) looking to make minor alterations and additions…
Creative Spaces to continue into next year
The Creative Spaces initiative will continue to run through to early next year, with pop-up retail and workshop spaces in Gosford, Woy Woy, and The Entrance where you can meet…
New President for Brisbane Water Legacy
Patrick Gallagher has been installed as the new President of Brisbane Water (NSW) Legacy. The Presidents’ Changeover lunch was held on September 24, attended by Legatees, partners and a number…
Coastal Twist Festival opens
The long awaited Coastal Twist Festival was launched to much fanfare on Tuesday night, 27 September, at an all inclusive art exhibition at Umina’s The Public Gallery. The eight day…
We can’t get sidetracked about Gosford: Lawley
Gosford Erina Business Chamber (GEBC) President, Pete Lawley, says the concept plan for Gosford waterfront is an opportunity that cannot be allowed to get side-tracked like so many in the…
Community involvement key to waterfront revitalisation: Tesch and Harris
New concept plans for the Gosford waterfront have been welcomed by Labor MPs and the business sector, but they all agree the views of the community will be essential to…
Bold new plan for Gosford waterfront
For decades ideas for the revitalisation of the Gosford waterfront have been floated and ultimately rejected, but Central Coast Council is determined that now is the time to act and…
CEN calls for a freeze on asset sales
The Community Environment Network (CEN) is calling on Central Coast Council to put a stop to its asset sales program, with sales to date having already exceeded the original target…
Central Coast Grammar students top maths competition
Students from Central Coast Grammar have beaten 16,000 students from across NSW to top this year’s Newcastle Permanent Primary School Mathematics Competition, earning their school the competition’s Year 5 and…
Inclusive dance party a big hit
More than 150 people partied on Friday night, September 9, at the Central Coast’s second Waves Inclusive Dance, organised by young people with a disability. The first Waves Inclusive Dance…