Labor pledges to upgrade Kariong sports precinct
The Labor Party will commit $2.5M to upgrade the Kariong Sporting Precinct if it wins government on May 21. Candidate for Robertson, Dr Gordon Reid, was joined by Member for…
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New bus for special assistance school at Kariong
NG Central School at Kariong will soon have a new bus to transport students to the school from all over the Coast, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the State…
Caring for community gathering at Kariong
As calls came from the Indigenous-Aboriginal Party of Australia to have the Kariong Ridge area, from Staples Look Out to the Kariong hall, declared National Heritage lands, Traditional Bloodline Custodians…
Police investigate fatal stabbing of 13yo at Kariong
Wednesday, 12 January 2022. Police are investigating a fatal stabbing on the Central Coast overnight. Just after 11pm (Tuesday 11 January 2022), emergency services were called to Langford Drive, Kariong,…
Asbestos risks still a health threat
The focus was on problems associated with asbestos on November 22 as the Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia (ADFA) launched Asbestos Awareness Week at About the House Asbestos Removal at…
Youth missing from Kariong
Central Coast: Brisbane Water Police are seeking public assistance to locate a young person who has been missing from a residence in Kariong since October 28. Seventeen-year-old Saxon Beckett was…
Bodhi loves the big blue trucks
For Cleanaway driver, Mick Skillicorn, a highlight of his working week is the regular Wednesday round at Kariong. Each week, Skillicorn is greeted by two-year-old Bodhi Bennett, resplendent in his…
Forbidden
Four students and one graduate from the NAISDA Dance college at Kariong featured in NT Dance Company’s production Forbidden at the Darwin Entertainment Centre on September 3 and 4. Students…
Council issues stop order to Kariong landowner
Central Coast Council has issued a stop work order to the owner of a property in Brittany Cres, Kariong, following reports from members of the public that two and a…
King repays Canadian firefighters
Jarrod King, one of our firefighters in the north, is now on the other side of the globe lending a hand to battle the ongoing Canadian Wildfires. He’s joining 55…
A community grieves
Members of the Kariong community have united to express their condolences and support to the parents of a five-week-old baby killed by the family dog on July 11. At about…
Kariong community mourn death of newborn
Two Central Coast parents are this week dealing with the unimaginable heartache after their five-week-old baby boy was mauled to death by the family’s pet dog. Emergency services were called…
Fatal dog attack at Kariong home
A five-week-old baby boy has been mauled to death by the family’s pet dog at Kariong in the middle of the night to Sunday July 11, 2021. Emergency services responded…
Man and woman arrested in Kariong after shooting
A man and a woman were arrested following a vehicle stop at Kariong on July 8, as part of an ongoing investigation into a shooting in Sydney’s east. Emergency services…
CEA condemns weak action by Council over unauthorised clearing
Coast Environmental Alliance (CEA) has labelled a decision by Central Coast Council not to prosecute following the illegal clearing of environmentally sensitive bushland at Kariong in 2020 “a devastating blow…
Getting by with a little help from our friends
Kariong Neighbourhood Centre has expanded its food relief program to Somersby hall, with fresh food available to those in need between 2 and 3pm every Friday. General Manager Shayne Silvers…
Kariong plaque marks centenary of Rotary in Australia
A plaque has been unveiled at Mount Penang Gardens in Kariong to mark the centenary of Rotary in Australia. The location of the plaque is particularly apt, given that in…
Conservation board game reinvented by local earth-carer
A new board game which is being brought back to life after 45 years had a kickstart launch on Saturday, May 8, at Kariong on the birthday of the original…
New Indigenous Party opposed to DLALC bushland development
The Indigenous Party of Australia, currently in the process of becoming a registered political party, has joined the groundswell of opposition to a development project planned for sensitive land at…
Avoca Beach stumbles; Lions open their 2021 account
RUGBY UNION – The Avoca Beach Sharks have faced their first defeat in the Swietelsky Premier One Rugby Union league, falling to the Kariong Wanderers, 38 – 24, on Saturday,…