Local headware manufacturer expands
Local manufacturers, Rigon Headwear, have hired 10 new employees in their 22nd year of business. Expanding their space to five warehouses now in Gosford, co-partners, Tina and Peter Walcott, have…
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Family History Society looks to rebuild
A woman searching her family history recently discovered she was distantly related to Malcom Turnbull. She also uncovered several convicts in her family with the first two dating from 1791….
Council invites elderly to run their own centre
Members of Gosford’s 55+ Leisure Centre are mulling over suggestions they take over the running of the centre. Members attended a meeting early in May and were presented with two…
Touring photographic exhibition coming to the Coast
Head On Foundation invited NSW photographers of all genres to submit images that show how they and their communities were affected by the ‘Black Summer’, the subsequent flooding, the pandemic,…
Warriors prevail in tight contest
RUGBY LEAGUE – Gosford: It was another intense affair for the Warriors at Central Coast Stadium against the Wests Tigers, but one that finished in victory, end score 30 –…
New Park&Ride car park for Showground Road
The commuter car park on Showground Road in Gosford will soon become a Park&Ride car park, an NSW government initiative to free up more spaces for public transport customers. The…
Take the NEXT EXIT to live music
Ocean Alley, Spacey Jane, Dear Seattle, Merci Mercy, and the CLEWS will perform at the NEXT EXIT festival at the Entertainment Grounds in Gosford, on May 23. The Central Coast…
Uni campus to anchor new Gosford CBD education precinct
A new university campus is to be established on the old Mitre 10 site in Gosford to form the heart of an Education and Employment Precinct set to be a…
The Weekly News 5@5
Coast Community News 5@5, May 14. Council Administrator Dick Persson wraps up his time in office, Community concerns are raised about the land asset sales, A new university to be built in Gosford, An airshow is announced at Warnervale, Mariners back to 2nd spot on the A-League ladder, SS Maitland brought back to life.
Students to protest funding of fossil fuel projects
Central Coast school students will rally in Kibble Park, Gosford, on Friday, May 21, as part of the largest national school strike since COVID-19 protesting gas and coal projects. Organiser…
Waterfront development potential is largely fictitious
Forum – It’s deja vu all over again. Our Administrator has belatedly discovered the potential of the waterfront (“Possible rezone for Gosford waterfront”, CCN 290) to make Gosford into a…
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…
Trip to hairdresser ends in job offer
When Gosford local, Scott Lampitt, escorted his grandmother for a haircut, he didn’t expect a two-for-one deal – book a haircut, gain an apprenticeship. Already working towards a Certificate II…
$110M development proposal scaled back
An $110M residential project planned for 89 John Whiteway Dr, Gosford, has been scaled back in response to submissions received, with the number of units cut from 260 to 204…
Workshop ideas to create bustling and vibrant town centres
Movers and shakers in the business and commercial sector will workshop ideas to create bustling and vibrant town centres through the turnaround of lost opportunities from empty spaces. A special…
Red sails in the (Gosford) sunset
SAILING – After more than 40 years, the annual Red Pumps sponsored Australian 13ft and 16ft Skiff Championship races returned to Gosford Sailing Club throughout the Easter weekend break. Over…
Unfair grant distribution again
Forum – The Central Coast is to benefit from a NSW Government grant of $26.8M (Chronicle p5 Mar 31) of which only $1.3M is to be shared between Hamlyn Terrace…
Thank you mystery 20yo
Forum – We are a senior couple and (recently had) a day trip today to Gosford. We are frequent visitors to Gosford as we go there for haircuts and dentist….
New school campus opens in Imperial Centre
ET Australia Secondary College officially opened its new school campus within the Imperial Shopping Centre in Gosford on March 12. The development follows a recent spike in demand for quality…
X-Factor’s Jason Owen determined to help rural kids
X-factor star and Gosford resident, Jason Owen, has been nominated as a two-time finalist in the 2021 7News Young Achiever Awards for Community Service and Indigenous Achievement. He was nominated…