Fire fighters brace for next heatwave
Rural Fire Service (RFS) firefighters will take advantage of cooler weather conditions over the next few days to conduct back burns in an effort to contain the Three Mile fire,…
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Extraordinary Council Meeting called over water restrictions
Central Coast Councillor Greg Best’s push for tighter water restrictions in the region escalated this week, with an Extraordinary Council Meeting to be held on December 16 to consider his…
Tree group wins regional environmental award
A Umina tree advocacy group has been named Community Environment Network’s Most Outstanding Communitybased Organisation of the Year. Grow Urban Shade Trees received the award for their work in making…
Wollombi community under siege – special report
As the Central Coast is enveloped in smoke we sent a news crew to the small valley communities of Wollombi & Laguna. What we found resembled a war zone of closed…
Groups come together for Bouddi emergency plan
Four community groups have united to establish an emergency plan to help guide residents of the Bouddi Peninsula. Wagstaffe-Killcare Community Association president Mr Mike Allsop said the catastrophic danger day…
Water restrictions could save 480 million litres
Councillor Greg Best will try for the fourth time to tighter water restrictions on the Coast when he brings a rescission motion to Central Coast Council’s December 9 meeting. If…
World first mobile phone detection technology activated
Central Coast motorists face a $344 fine and a five demerit point penalty if they use their mobile phone while driving, following the activation on December 1 of 10 detection…
Gosford Hospital’s 4 year $348M transformation is now complete
Gosford Hospital’s four year $348M transformation is now complete, with a new cardiovascular suite, cancer day unit, and Aboriginal Cultural Lounge and courtyard the final additions to the development. Coast…
Rock fishers now required to wear life jackets
Rock fishers are now legally required to wear life jackets in high risk locations on the Central Coast or risk a $100 on the-spot fine, but the Recreational Fishing Alliance…
Smoke, fire … and now for summer
The Central Coast is still suffering under a pall of thick smoke as the Gospers Mountain and Three Mile blazes continue to burn, with communities in the region on high…
5@5 Weekly Video News, Dec 6, 2019
The ‘must know’ news stories from across the Central Coast: Fire & Smoke warning, Birds & Chicks attacked, Mad Cow Theatre, Cricket, Cycling, New rock fishing laws, The Entrance shallows…
Vandals attack Little Tern colony
The Little Tern colony at North Entrance’s Karagi Reserve has suffered a devastating blow after several nests and eggs were destroyed during a raid over the weekend. The Little Tern…
Walkabout Wildlife Park makes extraordinary fire arrangements
Calga’s Australia Walkabout Wildlife Park remains temporarily closed to the public following the relocation in the last 12 days of most of its 300 animals. The move is a precaution…
Truly lifechanging coffee
A new café in Gosford is serving up some truly lifechanging coffee, courtesy of a new program designed to provide skills and job opportunities for people living with disability. The…
Coast gets On the Bandwagon for farmers
After watching a story about an elderly, sixth generation farmer being led off his drought stricken property by bankers and forced to live in his car and take showers at…
Springfield Pond cleaning underway
Springfield residents were pleased to see heavy machinery roll in to the suburb early this month, as work on the next state of the cleaning of Springfield Pond began. A…
Davistown wetlands could be sold to a private buyer
The future of sensitive wetlands at Davistown is uncertain, with Central Coast Council voting on November 25 to expedite buying the land and the real estate agent representing the owner…
Chamber calls for a new parking facility to replace Kibbleplex
Gosford Erina Business Chamber (GEBC) is pushing for a new parking facility to be established near the corner of Erina and Albany St North, Gosford, with the eventual demolition of…
Labor & Liberal vote against Drinking Water Catchments Protection Bill
Central Coast Greens MLC and spokesperson on mining, coal and coal seam gas, Abigail Boyd, has described the recent defeat of the Party’s Central Coast Drinking Water Catchments Protection Bill…
Department of Planning criticised for lack of transparency
An Executive Member of the Community Environment Network (CEN) has criticised the State Government for not allowing enough time for community feedback on Development Applications (DAs) being assessed for approval…