Election Day: your Vote, your Voice, our Duty
It’s Election Day across Australia, and here on the Central Coast, it’s time to do what millions before us have fought hard to make possible: Vote. Whether you’re lining up…
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Community transport service needs more drivers
Central Coast Community Transport is on the lookout for permanent part-time drivers and will hold a Drive for Drivers and free sausage sizzle on May 10. Drivers are needed to…
Special event to tackle homelessness
Uniting NSW.ACT will partner with local community organisations to host the Central Coast Homelessness Day in Gosford on Thursday, May 15. Homelessness is a critical issue affecting people across Australia…
M1 gridlock: steel debris forces southbound closure
More than 300 motorists were left stranded on the M1 motorway on Friday morning, May 2, after a truck spilled hundreds of kilograms of sharp metal fragments across a 30-kilometre…
Election day nears – but have the democracy sausages missed the moment?
EDITORIAL The Federal election is officially to be held this Saturday, May 3, but here on the Coast, it feels like the main event may have already happened. Thousands have…
Coast remains on flood alert
The Central Coast remained on high alert on April 30, with king tides overnight expected to exacerbate flooding issues experienced region-wide since April 26. Days of heavy rains saw many…
Council to lobby State Govt for sand nourishment
Sand nourishment took up the first half hour of the council meeting after four residents addressed the topic at the public forum.
Honouring those who have lost their lives through workplace issues
A service was held at the Ourimbah Wall of Remembrance on Monday, April 28, to mark International Workers Memorial Day. Member for The Entrance David Mehan said the annual event…
Both major parties promise trauma recovery centre for Coast
The battle for Robertson continues to rage between the two major parties, with tit-for-tat announcements on huge commitments being a feature of the 2025 Federal election campaign. This week, both…
Purple push to make Coast’s air cleaner
Hard on the heels of the Future Sooner final report of its Citizens’ Inquiry Untold Stories, residents living near Vales Point and Eraring coal-fired power stations have been granted free…
Brave surf rescue saves father and son from tragedy
Community members are calling for Bateau Bay local Airlie Chadwick to be formally recognised for her courage after she saved a father and son from drowning at Shelly Beach on…
Track flooding on the Newcastle Central Coast line
Monday, April 28. Commuters heading between Fassifern and Cardiff are facing delays this morning, with trains on the Central Coast & Newcastle Line affected by flooding at Cockle Creek. Transport…
Terning it on at The Entrance North
The annual Little Tern breeding season at Karagi Point, The Entrance North, concluded in February, with Central Coast Council reporting another record-breaking outcome. Little Terns migrate from South-east Asia to…
March against violence in wake of Audrey’s death
In the wake of this week’s Terrigal vigil for 19-year-old Audrey Griffin, the community will come together this Sunday, April 27, for a peaceful march to stand against violence in…
Man charged with murder dies in prison custody
A 53-year-old man charged with the murder of Audrey Griffin at Erina has died while in custody at the Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre (MRRC) in Silverwater. Corrective Services NSW…
Rotary flowers that give twice over
Flowers for Mothers Day will be sold on May 11 from 7am at three Gosford locations.
Police crack down ahead of Anzac long weekend
As the long weekend approaches, police are issuing a blunt warning to drivers: obey the rules or face the consequences. Speaking at a press conference the day before Anzac Day,…
Key Central Coast Council director leaves her new role
In a statement released on April 23 Council confirmed the news.
Gossy good times on the up and up
Do you know it as the Gossy Good Times site? Or Frogys? Or maybe you worked at the Brisbane Water County Council building?
Vigil planned for 19-year-old Audrey Griffin as man charged with her murder
A man has been charged with the murder of 19-year-old Audrey Griffin, whose body was found in Erina Creek last month. Griffin, a former vice-captain at Central Coast Sports College,…