Booster program will place more pressure on doctors says GP
Central Coast doctor, Elly Warren, has backed calls from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) for more help for GPs ahead of the rollout of COVID-19 booster shots…
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MPs and charities want specifics on domestic violence funding
Central Coast Labor MPs and local charities have called on the NSW Government to detail how new domestic violence funding will be allocated to support organisations struggling to support victims….
Interest-free loans available for eligible cladding removal
Flammable cladding will be stripped from Central Coast apartment buildings under the State Government’s Project Remediate. Though the NSW opposition wants more action to help affected apartment owners. A breakdown…
IPART confirms Council wants a $300+ water rate increase
The average rise in water rates for Central Coast residents will be more than $300pa if the 34 per cent rate rise proposed by Central Coast Council is approved by…
The weekly news 5@5
CCN’s weekly news 5@5, October 29, 2021: The lead stories from around the Central Coast this week. Published every Friday evening, syndicated across numerous platforms around the region. The stories…
McBride says Government can’t be trusted on climate
Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, has described the Federal Government’s announcement of its plan to deliver net zero emissions by 2050 as a “major let-down” for the Central Coast. Prime…
Lakes Festival returns
The Central Coast Lakes Festival returns this year in a new format, following its cancellation last year due to COVID-19 restrictions. The 2021 program includes a mix of online and…
Local police launch anti-domestic violence campaign
[Video report] Central Coast Police are encouraging locals to come forward and report domestic violence in the community as we come out of lockdown. Between Brisbane Water Local Area Command…
Woy Woy carpark promise still ‘to be decided’
Questions have been raised over the Woy Woy Commuter carpark again after recent FOI documents indicated that the project had no confirmed timeframe or total cost and that no community…
Council Public Inquiry hearings over but no timeframe for report
The Public Inquiry into Central Coast Council will go back to its not-so-public position behind closed doors as both public and private hearings have now concluded. The Office of the…
PRIDE OF PEACOCKS POSES PROBLEMS
[Video story] A pride of peacocks is presenting a particularly problematic predicament around the Ourimbah community. A few successful breeding seasons has seen them grow rapidly in numbers – however…
EPA asks community to comment on Vales Point pollution exemption
An application from Delta Electricity for a further exemption to the set emission limit for nitrogen oxide (NOx) at Vales Point Power Station is now open for public comment. The…
School’s back
Students from across the Coast have returned to face-to-face learning from October 18 after spending term three learning from home. This return to the classroom has been staggered with kindergarten,…
Emergency service communication tower upgraded ahead of fire season
The Public Safety Network (PSN) on the Central Coast has been expanded with the completion of a new site in Algewn Rd, Gosford. The site is part of a state-wide…
Ferry wharf opens to much fanfare
[Video story included] Woy Woy is now home to a state-of-the-art wharf featuring a floating pontoon, accessibility features, solar lighting, and smart benches with mobile phone charging capability. A COVID…
Lifts now operating at Narara train station
The new lifts at Narara railway station are now operational as the station’s multi million dollar accessibility upgrades continue. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the upgrade…
Denied entry into Queensland to visit dying stepfather
[Video report included] A Woy Woy man was denied entry into Queensland this month to visit his terminally ill stepdad after he was suddenly told he had a week left…
The Weekly News 5@5
This is CCN’s weekly news 5@5, October 22: GAS and OIL drilling off the Coast comes a step closer this week as a bill in Federal Parliament designed to override…
Wicks votes against debating bill to kill off PEP11
At 11am in the Federal House of Representatives yesterday, (Thursday, October 20), the Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, rose to speak against a motion that would have paved the…
Where’s our precinct?
The $8.25M redevelopment of the Peninsula Recreation Precinct at Umina, which was promised in the 2019 Federal election campaign, has not commenced and community groups are beginning to ask why….