The Weekly News 5@5
You’re watching Coast Community News 5@5 July 9, 2021. Coming up this week: COVID lockdown extended for the Coast, local protest over the vaccine rollout, MPs say no to Council…
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Public health order specifics
[Friday July 9, 2021] Given the growing number of infectious cases in the community and unlinked cases of community transmission, COVID-19 restrictions will be tightened across Greater Sydney including the…
Little known about progress of vaccine rollout on Coast
Concrete information about the proportion of Central Coast health workers and residents who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 is currently unavailable, according to the Hunter, New England and Central Coast…
Visitors not welcome this weekend
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch is urging local residents to report to Crime Stoppers any individuals or businesses breaking the rules this weekend….
Council fleet goes electric
Central Coast Council is delivering essential services with a growing fleet of battery and hybrid electric vehicles, replacing full fossil-fuelled vehicles as they reach their end of service life. The…
Central Coast lockdown questions
Central Coast residents are calling for clarity around the region’s inclusion in the Greater Sydney lockdown. Many happy to follow the stay at home rules – but feel the state…
Retirement village reforms welcomed but more needed
The next stage of the NSW Government’s comprehensive retirement village reforms are now in effect, reducing “bill shock” for residents by requiring village operators to be upfront with the costs…
Labor MPs support IPART approach to rate increases
Central Coast Labor MPs say they will not lend support to a huge rate increase, despite a plea from Administrator. Rik Hart, for the help of all local politicians. They…
Lockdown continues into term 3
COVID UPDATE: As announced earlier the New South Wales Government has extended the Greater Sydney lockdown for another week as the state records 27 new cases. The lockdown includes the…
Landscaping cleared but weeds left to flourish
The Entrance MP, David Mehan, is asking Central Coast Council to halt further clearing of landscaped medians on main roads across The Entrance electorate. “In another bizarre example of the…
Local protesters dispersed by police
Police have responded in numbers to a protest against mandatory vaccinations for aged care workers in Erina this morning. A 27-year-old man has been taken into custody as the Central Coast…
McDermott creates history in Stockholm
The Central Coast’s Nicola McDermott has once again created athletics history, this time in Scandinavia. The Tascott local has set a new PB after breaking the Australian high jump record…
Central Coast has the most reports of ‘tossers’
Central Coast residents have reported the largest number of “tossers” as part of the NSW Government’s Report A Tosser! program, launched in 2015 as part of the NSW Government’s anti-littering…
Two Coasties test positive to COVID
Sat, July 3, 2021. Central Coast Local Health District is providing care and support to two Central Coast residents who have been diagnosed with COVID-19. They are currently in self-isolation…
The Weekly News 5@5
You’re watching Coast Community News 5@5 July 2, 2021. We’ve changed our format up recently, by introducing daily news reports from Skaie Hull, formerly of NBN News, we’re also publishing…
Vaccine in short supply
There’s at least a month’s wait for the Pfizer COVID vaccine on the Central Coast for younger residents, with one of the main local clinics booked out until August. COVID…
‘Not our finest moment’ – Council
Central Coast Council has confirmed the planned demolition of the popular Pelican Park in Woy Woy will be put on hold to enable time to further engage with the community…
Council flags plan to make temporary 15 % rate rise permanent
Central Coast Council has officially rubber stamped its plans to increase rates by 15 per cent and introduce harmonisation of the rates. And it has flagged plans to try to…
State government support for COVID-affected businesses
The Central Coast’s hospitality and tourism sector will be targeted in the NSW Government’s financial rescue package, with hundreds of millions of dollars committed to help businesses through the two-week…
$500 COVID support payment on offer
The Australian Government Chief Medical Officer has now declared the Central Coast a COVID-19 hotspot for the purposes of Commonwealth support. As a result a $500 COVID disaster payment is…