Virus creeps closer – sewage and supermarket exposure
Residents have been asked to be on high alert after fragments of COVID-19 were detected at the Woy Woy Sewage Treatment Plant last week and a local supermarket was listed…
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Police to focus on mask rules
NSW Police will continue to reinforce the importance of complying with the requirements of the Public Health Order, with a focus on abiding by mask wearing rules. Rules for wearing…
Health chief warns of swift Delta spread
Health authorities are extremely concerned about the spread of COVID-19 through the northern suburbs and are urging everyone to be tested, following 12 new cases in the past week and…
Gosford hospital emergency foyer named an expose site
Gosford Hospital’s Emergency Department entry doors and foyer area has been identified as a COVID-19 exposure site. Though CCLHD says this alert does not affect the hospital generally, only the…
Census night tonight will help provide local services
Tonight, Tuesday August 10, 2021 is Census night. Every five years, the Australian Bureau of Statistics counts every person and household in Australia. It’s officially called the Census of Population…
Gosford Woolworths and Maccas Jilliby named as exposure sites
Tuesday August 10, 2021. Central Coast Local Health District is advising the community of new exposure sites on the Central Coast. Woolworths Gosford The Woolworths store located in the Imperial…
New Central Coast exposure sites released
Monday August 9, 2021. A number of new local Central Coast locations have been identified as COVID-19 exposure sites. Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed is…
Three new COVID cases on the Coast
Sunday August 8, 2021: Central Coast Local Health District confirms three local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 and are included in today’s statewide numbers. The first case is linked…
Weekly News 5@5
Central Coast, August 6, 2021: This week’s news is again dominated by the COVID-19 lockdown as cases increase, though council is considering selling it’s water assets. COVID cases increase Vaccination…
9 cases and climbing on Central Coast
Central Coast Local Health District can confirm a total of nine cases of COVID-19 had been identified in the region as of mid day August 5, 2021. Eight cases reside…
Two students test positive at local school
Central Coast, August 5, 2021: Two students at Lake Munmorah Public School in the region’s north have tested positive to COVID-19 and all staff and students have been instructed to…
Toukley sewage surveillance program uncovers COVID again
Central Coast Local Health District is advising that NSW’s ongoing sewage surveillance program has again detected fragments of the virus that causes COVID-19 at the Toukley Sewage Treatment Plant. The…
Locals furious about vaccine theft
Hundreds of Central Coast residents were left frustrated and angry over the weekend when their Pfizer vaccination appointments, many of which had been made months in advance, were diverted to…
Central Coast vaccination rates released
For the first time since the pandemic began, the Federal Government released a region-by-region breakdown of vaccination rates as of August 1, 2021. The data for the Central Coast reveals…
Central Coast bumped in vaccine re-prioritisation
Central Coast residents have expressed their frustrations that the region’s Pfizer supply has been redirected to vaccinate Year 12 students in Sydney. Central Coast Newspapers CCN received several calls and…
Coast resident tests positive
[July 31, 2021] A Central Coast resident is among the 212 people across NSW who tested positive for COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. The case was…
The weekly news 5@5
Hi I’m Maisy and this is CCN’s weekly news 5@5 July 30. 2021. This week’s news is dominated by the COVID-19 lockdown, council and the Olympics. The State Government announced…
Dog days
As the region’s students continued with on line learning last week due to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, Central Coast Grammar School decided to lighten the mood a little by inviting students…
Local bus and train routes compromised by COVID case
UPDATE: A confirmed COVID case from Sydney visited the Central Coast during their infectious period last Friday. Central Coast Local Health District is now advising the community of the public…
Strategy will tackle dog attacks
Members of a Central Coast Council committee believe more dog attacks happen on the Coast than are reported to Council. “Council is often blamed for dog attacks, and there is…