Central Coast air show a resounding success
The air show held at Central Coast Airport was a resounding success, attracting an estimated 15,000 people from near and far over the two days of May 22 and 23….
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Immunisation Program seeks to arrest decline in flu shots ahead of winter
Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch is encouraging residents to have their flu shots, with free vaccines now available to eligible recipients through GPs, community health clinics and chemists as part…
Melbourne Premiers; Mariners left wanting
FOOTBALL – In a season defining match at AAMI Park on Saturday evening, Melbourne City have beaten the Central Coast Mariners, 1 – 0, and been crowned as the A…
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Coast Community News 5@5 May 21. Coming up this week: IPART approves rate rise, the coast is on track to get a new private hospital, students call out the government and march for climate change, new federal budget promises to upskill Coasties, and a film on sexual liberation.
New Park&Ride car park for Showground Road
The commuter car park on Showground Road in Gosford will soon become a Park&Ride car park, an NSW government initiative to free up more spaces for public transport customers. The…
Spencer community calls for better access to emergency services
The small riverside community of Spencer is tired of being left high and dry whenever a natural disaster occurs and is agitating for Federal, State and Local Government help in…
Calls grow for the removal of shark nets
Calls for the removal of shark nets at Umina and Killcare beaches have been made following concerns the nets provide ‘a false sense of security’. Since the launch of its…
Budget leaves Northern end of Central Coast behind again – McBride
Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, said there were clear winners and losers in the 2021/22 Budget, but the northern end of the Central Coast had been left behind again….
Community rally to save our reserves
The groundswell of opposition to Central Coast Council’s sell-off of community land will roll into The Entrance on Sunday, May 23. The Community Rally to Save Our Reserves will be…
Parking metres on beaches survey
Over a period of two weeks, readers were asked to vote on three questions regarding Central Coast Council’s plan to install parking metres at beaches and popular tourist spots to…
Shelterbags for Coast’s homeless
Four hundred rough sleepers on the Central Coast will soon be given a warm place to sleep, thanks to a project run by committee members from The Rotary Club of…
Mariners are F3 derby winners
FOOTBALL – The Central Coast Mariners have found their first win in seven games against their F3 derby rivals, the Newcastle Jets, at McDonald Stadium on Saturday evening, May 15….
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Coast Community News 5@5, May 14. Council Administrator Dick Persson wraps up his time in office, Community concerns are raised about the land asset sales, A new university to be built in Gosford, An airshow is announced at Warnervale, Mariners back to 2nd spot on the A-League ladder, SS Maitland brought back to life.
Mariners Tip-Toe Along
FOOTBALL – The Central Coast Mariners maintain their fragile position in second place on the A League table after drawing 0 – 0 with Brisbane Roar at Moreton Daily Stadium…
Debate triggered by 20,000 signature e-petition over in half an hour
Debate in State Parliament over a community petition calling for a Judicial Inquiry into Central Coast Council took little over half an hour and achieved nothing. All that came out…
Prospective Umina Beach carpark sale raises local ire
Under Council’s list of proposed assets for sale, the Umina Beach carpark on West St has been identified as a key sell-off, and businesses are not happy. The 5,187-metre squared…
Crouch defends Public Inquiry and its terms of reference
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, has hit back at criticisms from the Labor Party over the terms of reference for the recently announced public inquiry into Central…
Teachers and P&C reps raise concerns over local school conditions
Representatives from P&C committees across the Coast met at Umina Surf Life Saving Club on April 29 to discuss their concerns about current schooling conditions. Attendees included representatives from the…
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Coast Community News 5@5, May 7. Community land up for grabs across the Coast, a debate over the inquiry into Council gets heated, New Council CEO says he’s in for the long haul, Tuggerah Lakes water quality report released, Mariners drew to Melbourne Victory, and a new play set to debut tonight at the Art House in Wyong.
New maternity ward welcomes its first baby
Gosford Private Hospital has opened a brand new, state-of-the-art maternity ward and welcomed its first baby, Indiana, in the early hours of Tuesday, April 27. Kurt and Cassandra were the…