Swift response to save three boys on lake
Volunteers from Marine Rescue Lake Macquarie saved three teenage boys after their tinny capsized on Lake Macquarie. Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Steve Raymond said the Lake Macquarie unit was tasked…
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Anglers called on to help clean-up Lake Macquarie
Australia’s fishing conservation charity OzFish Unlimited and the NSW Department of Primary Industry Fisheries are calling on recreational anglers to help clean up Lake Macquarie on January 21. Through the statewide Keep It Clean initiative, both organisations want…
Stay safe on Coast waterways
Marine Rescue NSW is asking those planning to hit waterways in the Hunter Central Coast region this holiday season to boat or paddle like their life depends on it. Marine…
Don’t extend Eraring’s life, says climate groups
Six leading climate action groups have united in urging the NSW Government to rule out extending the life of Eraring coal-fired power station on the shores of Lake Macquarie. Climate…
What can be done with all that coal ash?
The Coal-ash Community Alliance has teamed up with Wilco Envirotech and Chantelle Baistow, a PhD candidate from UNSW, to bring together community members to envisage what Lake Macquarie could look…
Rugby season off to a great start
The 2023 Central Coast Rugby Union season got underway on April 15, with some top games in Round 1. The Match of the Day at Walters Park saw Warnervale emerge…
Turtle found on Coast had swallowed seven fish hooks
A Green Turtle found near Eraring Power Station at Lake Macquarie has undergone life-saving surgery after swallowing seven fish hooks and having its intestines pierced by fishing line. The 50kg…
Marine Rescue warns boaters to be prepared
Volunteers at Marine Rescue’s 46 units across NSW were involved in 478 rescues in February, with Hunter/Central Coast’s Lake Macquarie unit experiencing the highest demand in the state. The unit…
Rugby comp set to kick off with 11 teams
Central Coast Rugby Union is set to kick off this year’s season on March 25, with 11 clubs on the draw following the entry of Lake Macquarie Rugby Club into…
EPA says mass fish kill likely a “natural event”
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) says that results from water sampling show that a “natural event” was the most likely cause of hundreds of fish dying in Wyee Bay on…
Council to clean-up hundreds of dead fish at Mannering Park
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has instructed Central Coast Council to remove many hundreds of dead fish and dispose of them following their discovery along of the foreshore of Wyee…
Citizen science at work in Mannering Park
A citizen science day to investigate the impacts of power stations thermal pollution on seagrass in Lake Macquarie will be held at Mannering Park on Saturday, August 6. This is…
Two bodies found in Lake Macquarie
The body of a man was located in waters near Lake Macquarie on Tuesday 26 July, following an extensive air and sea search. The search for the man by emergency…
Citizen science at work in Mannering Park
A citizen science day to investigate the impacts of power stations thermal pollution on seagrass in Lake Macquarie will be held at Mannering Park on Saturday, August 6. This is…
Public warned not to access water after Gwandalan sewer pump bursts twice
A sewer pump servicing Gwandalan that has burst twice in the past five weeks and resulted in the flow of waste into a reserve and the waters of Lake Macquarie is to set Council back by at least $800,000 in repairs.
Mulloway released to boost stocks in lake
FISHING – NSW Fisheries recently released a swag of fingerling mulloway to boost stocks and started a two-year trial permitting the use of crab traps in good news for recreational…
Julie’s secrets light the way for best seller
The Entrance based entrepreneur, Julie Watson, is one of many contributors that have written chapters for Lake Macquarie based author Joanne Martin’s bestseller book, Innovation Secrets. The book, which became…
Coal ash response a ‘kick in the guts’ for community
The NSW Government’s “lacklustre” response to recommendations from an Inquiry into power station coal-ash site remediation has drawn criticism from environmental groups for the wasted opportunity to tackle “one of…
Retirement residents fix regional disadvantage
The Retirement Villages Residents Association (RVRA) has successfully lobbied the NSW Government to change regulations which had disadvantaged Central Coast and Lake Macquarie village residents. In July the Minister for…
Lifelong fisherman shares his passion
Laurie Sweet of Gwandalan is the dictionary definition of a fishing fanatic, spending much of his time casting lines in the waters of Lake Macquarie. His passion for the hobby…