New members for Health District Board
Central Coast Local Health District has strengthened its Board with three key appointments. Professor Tracy Levett-Jones, Dr Brent Jenkins and Timothy Ebbeck join a now 10-strong Board which has the…
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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…
Shadow Minister attended local Climate Roundtable
A group of local environmental activists met with Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, in Umina last week to discuss the impacts of climate change at a…
The Weekly Video News 5@5
Central Coast video news 5@5 January 28, 2022. A selection of the lead stories from across the region this week: Schools will return en masse next week and it is…
Indigenous Party candidate calls for change
ELECTION 2022 – The Indigenous-Aboriginal Party of Australia is calling on the Federal Government to declare the Kariong Ridge area, from Staples Look Out to the Kariong hall, as sacred…
Parents anxious as schools set to resume
As Central Coast children prepare to return to school next week, Central Coast Council P&C (CCCP&C) says parents are concerned at how COVID-19 risks will be managed and a later…
Eleven Coasties recognised in Australia Day Honours List
Eleven Central Coast residents have been recognised in the 2022 Australia Day Honours list, for contributions in a range of fields from health to business and the performing arts. Two…
Local land values out perform the state
Land values on the Central Coast increased by a whopping 43.3 per cent in the 12 months to July 1, 2021, with the suburbs of Dooralong, Jilliby, Ourimbah and Palm…
Cost of RAT tests too much for average families says Tesch
With the NSW Government’s announcement last week that people who test positive using a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) are required to register their result with Service NSW or face a…
Breaking news: Council’s former CEO takes defamation action against Interim Administrator
Former CEO of Central Coast Council Gary Murphy goes to court next month in a defamation case against former Interim Administrator Dick Persson. Murphy’s contract was paid out by Persson…
The Weekly News 5@5
Central Coast Newspapers’ Weekly News 5@5, January 21, 2021. Local stories from the region’s largest newsroom. Stories this week: The Mariners are on the way to the FFA Grand Final…
COVID placing immense pressure on local aged care providers
Local aged care centres are feeling immense pressure due to the latest COVID-19 outbreak with dozens of staff forced into isolation and centres required to source their own supplies to…
Spencer’s Robyn Downham named Central Coast Citizen of the Year.
Founder of the River Cares group at Spencer, Robyn Downham, has been named as the Central Coast citizen of the Year. She was one of 12 outstanding citizens recognised at…
Last chance to comment on what Council charges businesses in fees
An analysis of a sample of charges imposed by Central Coast Council over four years on small business operators has shown what appears to be an absence of consistency and…
Volunteers show off new rescue equipment
The Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Association received a visit from member for Wyong, David Harris, recently to inspect their new state of the art rescue equipment. The VRA were the…
IPART asked to clarify Council’s rush to spend on desalination
Veteran environmental campaigner and long-term Jilliby resident Mike Campbell has called upon IPART to provide the community with clear and unambiguous timeframes for Central Coast Council’s $250M plan for a…
Mariners defeat Sydney FC to make FFA Cup final
FOOTBALL – Tuesday night’s semi-final clash ended with a 1-0 win for the Central Coast Mariners over Sydney FC, putting the boys in yellow into their very first FFA Cup…
Airport spending will be more than $500,000 per year
Central Coast Council’s draft three-year operational plan shows the Warnervale Airport will have more than $500,000 spent on it per year for the next three years. Once a masterplan for…
Macaw mission saves Chelsea
A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crew has pulled off an unusual rescue, luring a lost Macaw down from a power pole and into its owner’s arms at Bateau Bay…
Council releases one out of 744 survey responses
Local resident Madeleine is not at all satisfied with Central Coast Council but she believes the best service it offers is the six curbside garbage collections per year. Madeleine is…