Hyland Bytes: Omelette or scrambled eggs?
Forum – It is astonishing that people you would expect to think in better than one-issue terms, apparently, imagine that demerging Gosford and Wyong is the most important problem we…
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Courthouses to be upgraded
Courthouses at Gosford, Woy Woy and Wyong will be upgraded to better protect and support domestic violence victim-survivors and other vulnerable witnesses who attend court to give evidence. Parliamentary Secretary…
Mass vaccination clinics at hospitals from August 22
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, has hit back at claims by Labor MPs that Premier Gladys Berejiklian has vetoed a mass vaccination clinic in the region. MPs…
Gosford City-East Gosford Lions Club inducts new President
Gosford City-East Gosford Lions Club managed to squeeze in its annual handover ceremony in late June, just before the COVID-19 lockdown kicked in on the Central Coast. Hitender Dewan was…
Gosford Woolworths and Maccas Jilliby named as exposure sites
Tuesday August 10, 2021. Central Coast Local Health District is advising the community of new exposure sites on the Central Coast. Woolworths Gosford The Woolworths store located in the Imperial…
Doggy day care coming to Gosford
Squawks Pet Store at 98 Showground Rd, Gosford, is hoping to expand into 96 Showground Rd, adding puppy pre-school and doggy day care, dog grooming and caged pet boarding to…
Man arrested for stealing scrap metal
A man has been arrested following an alleged theft at Gosford on August 1. At about 4.45pm police received information that there was a man on the roof of a…
Celtic Cross War Memorial restored
The Christ Church War Memorial in the grounds of the Gosford Anglican Church has been restored just in time for its 101st birthday on August 29. Historian Merril Jackson said…
Gosford TAFE gets a lift
Gosford TAFE is set to receive $175,499 as part of a $13.5M NSW Government investment in replacing lifts at TAFE campuses around the state. Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education,…
Pubs and clubs ‘doing it tough’
The Australian Hotels Association NSW (AHA) has welcomed a raft of State and Federal Government initiatives aimed at supporting businesses and staff during the current COVID lockdown but pubs and…
Local travel agent appeal sets a major legal precedent
A successful appeal by a Gosford travel agent to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal Appeals Panel (NCAT) is being hailed as setting an important legal precedent. The Australian Federation…
Tensions rise over Auditor-General’s carpark report
In the face of a recent report from the Auditor-General that a $389M Federal Government car park construction fund has been administered ineffectively, Central Coast based Senator Deborah O’Neill has…
Gosford Private Hospital to recruit over 30 new healthcare workers
Gosford Private Hospital has launched a recruitment campaign, with its $32M redevelopment almost complete. Director of Clinical Services, Jennifer McNamara, said as the hospital prepares to commence operations in the…
Entries open for Gosford Art prize
Entries are open for this year’s Gosford Art Prize, the Central Coast’s premier art awards. A recorded breaking 900 artists competed for the $25,000 prize pool in 2020 and even…
Buck-passing over Gosford public wharf is a disgrace
Forum – I applaud the signs that Central Coast Council has recently taken some initiative to remediate the environmental vandalism resulting from illegal mountain bike trail construction in some of…
Industry Training Hub to be permanently located in Gosford
The Federal Government has opened an Industry Training Hub on the Central Coast to help senior high school students find a career path. Temporarily operating from premises in Tuggerah, the…
The comeback jockey
A nasty fall at the Scone Cup Carnival last year, left Gosford jockey Jenny Duggan with multiple fractures. But despite the close call – the local hoop is back –…
ETASC reports strong results from its Gifted and Talented Program
ET Australia Secondary College (ETASC), located in the Gosford city centre, has been experiencing success with its Gifted and Talented Program (GAT). Coupled with the college’s no homework policy, GAT…
Jump in rates for Gosford area residents to come as soon as August
Central Coast Council has officially rubber stamped its plans to increase rates by 15 per cent and introduce harmonisation of the rates. And it has flagged plans to try to…
Minister marks topping out of Beane St social housing development
A 41-unit social housing development in Beane St, Gosford, will be ready to accept its first tenants next year. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, and Minister for…