Public Inquiry Day One a debacle
The long awaited first day of the Public Inquiry into the Central Coast Council was a bungled exercise in using technology. In normal circumstances Commissioner Roslyn McCulloch would take up…
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Albanese announces Labor’s new candidate for Robertson
Local doctor and Wiradjuri man, Gordon Reid, has announced he will stand for the hotly-contested seat of Robertson at the next Federal election as a Labor candidate. Reid was joined…
Up to $10,000 available for school arts programs
A fund has been created to help rebuild schools’ arts programs ahead of a return to face-to-face learning next term. NSW Minister for Education and Early Childhood, Sarah Mitchell, launched…
Resilient Year 12 sits exams in November
Almost 3,000 students on the Central Coast will sit at least one of the 110 HSC exams set to begin on November 9. The 2021 HSC enrolment snapshot released by…
The Weekly News 5@5
September 24, 2021: This week, the Central Coast recorded over 500 local cases of COVID-19 since the start of the current outbreak. A so-called Friend’s bubble has been announced as…
Three-month Peat Island consultation begins
Residents have until December 20 to make a submission on the recently released Planning Proposal for Mooney Mooney and Peat Island. Touted by the State Government as a proposal to…
Exposure site reporting ceases on the Central Coast
Sept. 23, 2021: Central Coast Local Health District CCLHD has changed its data reporting protocol and will no longer be reporting potential exposure sites to the public. The announcement comes…
Community loves home markets
Following the soaring success of their idea to bring a virtual market to Bouddi during lockdown, a Killcare duo has set their sights on expanding the initiative Coast-wide. The Bouddi…
Contact tracers chase the infection source of 29 new cases
Sept 22, 2021: Thirty-five, 35 – local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm Tuesday night. The source of infection for 29 cases is under…
Anti-vax rally quashed by police
About 150 anti-vaxxers scattered when police converged on Memorial Park at The Entrance last Saturday to break up their rally which was in breach of the Public Health Orders. A…
14 new exposure sites 27 new cases
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021: Central Coast Local Health District has confirmed that 27 local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm Monday night. A new…
68 local cases over the weekend
Monday Sep 20, 2021: A sum of 68 local positive cases of COVID-19 have been identified on the Central Coast over the last three daily reporting periods to 8pm Sunday…
Lockdown turns schoolyard friends into penpals
Children who regularly attend Narara OSHCLUB (Outside School Hours Care) in the grounds of Narara Public School but are studying from home due to the COVID-19 lockdown recently received a…
Weekly News 5@5
CCN’s weekly news 5@5, September 17, 2021. The Central Coast has recorded 339 local cases of COVID-19 since the start of the current outbreak, with this number expected to rise….
Young woman dies in Gosford hospital with COVID amid 27 new cases
A young woman, in her 20s who had underlying medical conditions has died at Gosford Hospital yesterday. Central Coast Local Health District confirms she had tested positive to COVID-19. Hospital…
Facebook ruling shuts down community discussion
The High Court of Australia has made a landmark decision that will have a substantial impact on organisations that publish the news, including CCN. Some of Australia’s big-gun news companies,…
CC Health confirm COVID transfers and suspending women’s health screening
Gosford Hospital is currently caring for a number of COVID patients, some of whom have been transferred from out of area as part of NSW Health’s networked hospital system. This system ensures patients can…
Premier must continue to face people says Tesch
State MP Liesl Tesch has accused NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian of “abandoning” the people of the Central Coast and the rest of the state with her recent decision to no…
Case number tally climbs to 312
Thursday Sep 16, 2021: There have now been 312 local cases of COVID-19 in the Central Coast Local Health District since the start of the current outbreak in June. 23…
Council turns off Facebook comments
Central Coast Council has turned off comments on its official Facebook page. The decision to turn them off comes in response to a recent High Court decision that highlights the…