Revive-ing arts and culture on the Coast
Arts, culture and entertainment on the Central Coast is set to benefit from the Federal Government’s new National Cultural Policy, Revive, with a raft of administrative changes on the way…
Kariong
Construction underway on Kariong skate park
Construction has begun on the new skate park and pump track at Kariong Oval, which is designed for a range of ages, abilities, and wheels. The high quality active recreational…
New year of dance underway at NAISDA
Thirty-five Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people came together on Darkinjung Land this week to begin their 2023 training journey at NAISDA Dance College, Australia’s national performing arts training…
Exquisite embroidered panels on exhibition
Central Coast Quakers will exhibit 10 of the 24 completed panels of the Australian Quaker Narrative Embroidery in the Kariong Arts Barn on January 21-22. The panels beautifully depict the…
$5M boost for NAISDA
NAISDA Dance College will be able to significantly expand its presence on the Central Coast following a $5M allocation in the 2022 Federal Budget to the nationally recognised First Nations…
Illegally cleared Kariong land to be remediated
Community group Coast Environmental Alliance (CEA) has claimed a significant win for conservation, with the Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) announcing that illegally cleared land at Kariong is to…
Seven sports ground upgrades complete, nine more to come
Upgrades at seven sporting facilities across the region are now complete with nine more on the way thanks to a $11.55M investment from the NSW Government, announced in June last…
Concerns over blocked access to Lyre Trig lookout
Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (DLALC) has responded to community concerns that an access point to the Lyre Trig lookout in Brisbane Water National Park has been closed to the…
Four of Coast’s best make state finals of Premier’s spelling bee
Four students from Central Coast schools will line up against the state’s best spellers after winning their regional finals to secure spots in the State final of the NSW Premier’s…
Major road upgrade for Mount Penang Parklands
Bolte Civil of Tuggerah is set to commence road upgrades at the Mount Penang Parklands in Kariong. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said Bolte will work with…
Mount Penang Parklands being destroyed
What is going on in Mt Penang ‘Parklands’? It appears the name ‘Mt Penang Parklands’ is a euphemism for prime real estate, available for sale, for undisclosed sums, to industry…
Nail-biter ends in 17 all draw for Terrigal and Kariong
A nail-biting match of the day in the Central Coast Rugby competition at The Haven Oval on June 18 saw Terrigal and Kariong play out a 17 all draw. The…
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…
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…