Students to perform in Showcase
Students from Point Clare Public School have been selected to perform at the Central Coast Showcase to be held on August 20 and 21 at Laycock St Theatre. Successful students were solo…
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Central Mangrove tip issues remain unresolved
I again sat in the Land and Environment court recently to see how justice and democracy are actually being served. The hearing was about that huge rubbish tip at Central…
Record Attempt in preparation for marathon swim
The Hill family 24 Swim challenge was held at Erina Fair on July 9 and 10 in support of the Cancer Council NSW. Member for Gosford Mr Chris Holstein attended…
Education Week open Day
Point Clare Public School will host its Education Week Art Show and Open Day on Thursday, July 31. The day will start at 11:30am with entertainment and a special art…
New use for former hardware store site
Gosford Council has endorsed the preparation of a planning proposal that would allow part of the former Bunnings site at West Gosford to be used for bulky goods premises. The bulky goods…
Labor politicians call for more funding for social housing
Opposition Leader John Robertson, Shadow Minister for Housing Sophie Cotsis, Labor MLC for the Central Coast Greg Donnelly and Labor Candidate for Wyong David Harris met with locals and housing…
Opal Card System should apply to local ferry
I am curious as to why the NSW State Government still refuses to integrate the Gosford Ferry into the new Opal Card system. It should seem that the advantages of…
Terrigal Avoca Panthers unbeatable
Terrigal Avoca extended their unbeaten start to the season to eleven with a 19.22.136 to 3.4.22 over Cardiff in round 13 of the Black Diamond AFL competition played on Saturday, July…
School Development Day
Staff at Point Clare Public School participated in a school development day on Friday, July 18. “Our staff joined with other learning community schools to hear excellent speakers on student behaviour,…
Correction
In the last edition of the Coast Community News, we published a story titled “Give clear instructions for end-of-life care”. The story listed the incorrect meeting place of the next…
Lance Corporal Todd Chidgey mourned
Lance Corporal Todd Chidgey, of Point Clare, was farewelled at the Palmdale Cemetery and Memorial Park on Tuesday, July 15. Family, friends and colleagues from Sydney’s Second Commando Regiment gathered to commemorate Lance…
Community Forum in NAIDOC Week
The Community Forum Committee held a meeting on Monday, June 30, at the Gosford Uniting Church, in the lead up to National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week, to inform…
Compulsory acquisition is only permitted for infrastructure projects
A Notice of Motion at Gosford Council’s July 8 meeting to call for the Minister for Office of Environment and Heritage to undertake the process of compulsory acquisition of any…
Copper network in Gosford to be retired on October 5
NBN Co is currently working to connect complex buildings in the Gosford area to the National Broadband Network (NBN), however, the first homes and businesses within parts of Gosford are expected to make the switch…
Temporary dining precinct seen as the beginning of waterfront devlopment
Regional Development Australia Central Coast (RDACC) has welcomed recent Commonwealth and State Government announcements concerning the development of the Gosford Waterfront Precinct and Gosford Council’s acceptance of a tender to build a proposed temporary…
Attempted murder by crossbow
A man has been charged over an alleged attempted murder in Somersby on Tuesday, July 15. About 1:30pm, a 56-year old man came out of his house carrying a laptop…
Sophie makes snowboarding State finals
Point Clare Public School student Sophie Hoyle competed in the Northern NSW Inter-schools Championships in the snowboarding events over the recent school holidays. The first event Sophie competed in was the Grand Slalom where she posted two…
Valves being replaced on underwater pipeline
Valve replacement works are currently being undertaken on a major sewer pipeline that crosses under Avoca Lake. The work involves the construction works on the edge of the lake on…
Jesse Parahi to compete at the Commonwealth Games
Central Coast rugby union player Jesse Parahi has again been selected as part of the Australian Rugby Sevens national squad to compete at the Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow from July 23. …
Reducing the speed limit is only a band-aid solution
Gosford Council, NSW Police and the RMS have conducted a draft speed zone review of the current speed limit of George Downes Dr, and do not plan any public consultation. The speed review…