Scaffold collapses in Gosford main street
A wall of scaffolding has collapsed onto of eight cars in Gosford, with a light pole falling on a ninth car, just after 3 pm on Tuesday, August 19.
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Japara Aged Care facility at Wyong to close
Japara Aged Care Facility at Wyong is closing and the final few residents at the 48-bed home are now being re-located. A spokesperson said the Wyong nursing home had been…
Council adopts Facilities Leasing Policy despite objections
Widespread opposition to leasing arrangements has not stopped Central Coast Council adopting an updated Facilities Leasing and Licensing Policy. One sporting group wanted the changes deferred until next year, while…
Disability plan to help shape access and inclusion
Residents have until September 4 to give their input into Central Coast Council’s new Disability Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP), which will help shape access and inclusion in the community from…
Desal plant off the table as dam levels rise
Central Coast Council is on track to keep the region’s water supply secure, but a desalination plant at Lakes Beach, Budgewoi, is no longer on the table as a long-term…
Initial beach protection works completed at Wamberal, North Entrance
Five and half thousand tonnes of rock have been placed at Wamberal and North Entrance beaches by Central Coast Council crews during the recent coastal erosion emergency response. A major…
Central Coast News Week 5@5
Central Coast weekly news 5@5. This week: Planning Panel rejects unpopular development at Picketts Valley. Mountain bikers happy. Premier visits Wyong hospital and starts a new school at Warnervale. Artificial…
Council rejects motion to keep mountain bikers out of COSS lands
The region’s mountain bikers have welcomed a decision by Central Coast Council to hold off on looking into a dedicated facility for the sport being established outside environmental lands. Councillors…
Planning Panel rejects Bangaloe Stud development
Kincumber & Picketts Valley Community Action Group has claimed the rejection of a controversial plan for an over 50s residential development on environmentally sensitive land at Kincumber as a “victory…
Grow your own way
After a tumultuous 12 months of fires, floods and pandemics, NSW Premier Gladys Berejikilian says the Central Coast is poised for growth, not as part of a Greater Sydney, but…
EPA approves Council’s application authorising dredging of the channel
Central Coast Council has gained approval from the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to commence dredging of The Entrance Channel. The Entrance MP, David Mehan, said he had been notified that…
Airport response from Council includes a name change
Central Coast Airport at Warnervale has been renamed as the Warnervale Aircraft Landing Area (ALA), in response to a proposed repeal of the Warnervale Airport Restrictions (WAR) Act. The NSW…
Wyong Hospital redevelopment reaches major milestone
NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, was on the Central Coast on Tuesday, August 9, for the Topping Out ceremony at Wyong Hospital and to mark the start of construction of a…
Who would have thought?
Who would have thought that 21 years ago, a 12-page newsletter produced once a month would become the Peninsula’s only newspaper.
Weekly video News 5@5
Central Coast weekly news wrap: Bicycle booby trap, Covid-19 developments, Hotel bans Sydney siders, JobKeeper and Jobseeker breakdown, Home care growth, Artificial reef suggestions for Wamberal, Mariners for sale, Women’s…
Building a JobKeeper and JobSeeker “heat map” for the Central Coast
Over 47 per cent of Central Coast businesses, some 11,453 organisations in total, were receiving JobKeeper payments in May. The JobKeeper data, compiled by local data analytics company, See Change,…
COVID-19 compounds social housing shortfall
With recent data revealing 1,000 people are homeless on the Central Coast, welfare groups are adding their voice to calls for more social housing in the region during Homelessness Week…
Counting koalas
Coast Environmental Alliance (CEA) founder, Jake Cassar, has welcomed news that Central Coast Council will progress its Koala Survey program with field surveys scheduled to be completed during the koala…
Bouddi booby trap
Shadow Minister for the Central Coast David Harris has ramped up his call for a Mountain Bike Plan of Management for the region following the discovery of a booby trap…
Let’s paint the town red
Visual artists and creative groups are being asked to share their ideas about adding some flair to vacant spaces in town centres around the Central Coast. Central Coast Council is…