Reptile Park pulls ‘Koalas to your room’ offer after public campaign
The Australian Reptile Park at Somersby has withdrawn an exclusive ‘koalas to your room’ program that offered hotel guests a visit from a koala for a cool $2,200 an hour….
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How to manage COVID at home
The local health system is straining under the load of the current high level of COVID infections in the community. To help manage the crisis NSW Health has published advice…
Albanese pledges to build the nation’s first high speed rail through the Central Coast
The Federal Opposition Leader has pledged that a Federal Labor Government will make fast rail connections between Sydney, the Central Coast and Newcastle a reality by assigning top priority to…
Two young local heroes of the Sydney to Hobart
This year’s Sydney to Hobart had a very strong link to the Central Coast as local sailors Reece and Liam Woulfe were part of the crew of the Line Honours…
Are Rapid Antigen Tests the answer?
As Omicron numbers soar and the state pivots towards large-scale use of rapid antigen tests (RAT), some are concerned the move will create its own problems without some quick improvements…
Premier agrees to adopt nationally consistent COVID strategies
The NSW Government has adopted a set of nationally consistent principles for the definition of a close contact and isolation periods for COVID positive cases, and remove mandatory PCR testing…
Four NSW MPs resign from parliament
Jonathan O’Dea, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly has announced the receipt in the last 24 hours of the resignations of; Andrew Constance, John Barilaro, Jodi McKay and Gladys Berejiklian from…
New ‘close contact’ definition comes in to force
As COIVD-19 cases continue to escalate so does the wait for PRC tests on the Central Coast where residents have been lining up from earlier than 5am to be certain…
Gosford’s 9pm fireworks cancelled – 12 midnight to go ahead + 9pm The Entrance
Unfortunately, the fireworks that were originally planned for 9pm at Gosford waterfront following the Central Coast Mariners NYE match will now be cancelled, however, the midnight fireworks at Drifter’s Wharf…
Local lifesavers urge caution of beach rips
Surf Life Saving Central Coast is urging local and visiting beach goers to be aware of rips and currents this summer. A series of initiatives will be run over the…
NSW Health says don’t get a PCR test unless you have symptoms
NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard’s office reports that he has been swamped with media requests over the Christmas holiday period so CCN’s second request in as many days for clarification…
Firefighters trained to assist wildlife
Local firefighters will be given training in wildlife first response to help wildlife impacted by bushfires under a new NSW Government initiative. Environment Minister, Matt Kean, said the training will…
Health Minister asks residents to consider Rapid Antigen Tests
Central Coat Newspapers request for information from NSW health Minister Brad Hazzard about wait times for COVID tests on Boxing Day has been referred to the Central Coast Local Health…
New new year’s resolutions
Something occurred to me as I sat down to write what is to be my final column for 2021. By sheer coincidence, after an impromptu holiday decision, I’m writing this…
A very testing Boxing Day queue in Gosford
Being a close household contact of someone with COVID-19 over Christmas has come with many challenges but I didn’t think the biggest would be getting tested. My daughter started to…
Restricted fund crisis fixed
It was a moment to celebrate, said Administrator Rik Hart. He was talking about the Investment Report for November 2021 which showed that Central Coast Council had enough money in…
The Weekly News 5@5
Welcome to Central Coast Newspapers’ Weekly News 5@5 Christmas Eve edition 2021. Christmas can’t come early enough – though the events of 2021 aren’t over yet. The Premier Dominic Perrottet…
Holt vows to fight corruption
Independent Candidate for Robertson, Vania Holt, said she believes corruption must be at the forefront of the national debate during the 2022 federal election. Holt said after spending five years…
Council’s 700-page reports exhibited over holidays
Central Coast Council’s push to keep its current rate variation of 13 per cent for an extra seven years will see a whole suite of reports open for public comment…
New Local Government Minister must repair toxic relationship – Harris
Central Coast Labor MPs will call for an urgent meeting with newly appointed Minister for Local Government, Wendy Tuckerman, to discuss the fall-out following the 2016 amalgamation of Gosford and…