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Australian legend named Australia Day Ambassador

One of Australia’s leading musicians and songwriters, Rod McCormack, has been officially appointed as the Central Coast’s Australia Day Ambassador for 2018. Rod is one of the most in-demand record…


MacDonald apologises for train disruptions

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald, has apologised “to commuters and train users who were impacted by delays and disruptions to the services”. “I am very confident…


Beaches to be hammered by big swells

Central Coast beaches are due to be hit by very large swells from Sunday to Tuesday as a result of a large low-pressure system in the Tasman Sea.  Swell predictions…



Cane toad alert on Central Coast

A local Central Coast business discovered this unwanted visitor, a cane toad in an interstate delivery this week. Thanks to their quick action, he won’t be out causing our local…



Train chaos hits Central Coast travellers

Train travellers and commuters to and from the Central Coast were among the biggest sufferers of the train chaos that hit the greater Sydney train network Tuesday. Berowra became an…


Waste & Recycling Collection Delays

Tuesday Jan 8: Central Coast Council’s waste contractor, Remondis, is currently experiencing delays in delivering waste and recycling services including bin and bulk kerbside collections. Please continue to leave all…


Power outages rolling across the Coast

A series of power outages have been rolling across the Central Coast over the last two days during some of the hottest days of summer so far.  The latest outage…


Council CEO Brian Bell resigns

BREAKING: Central Coast Council’s interim CEO Brian Bell has resigned with effect at the end of January, citing personal health issues. The Council is now scrambling to replace the very…


Second drowning at Snapper Point in a week

A notorious stretch of coastline near the Munmorah State Conservation Area on the state’s Central Coast has claimed another life despite the best efforts of emergency responders who desperately tried…


Sunday’s heatwave wrap

Temperatures soared across the Central Coast on Sunday into the mid 40 C for much of the afternoon. Official figures for Gosford peaked at 42.9 at 2pm. Many people were…


Heat wave weekend coming

Temperatures will approach the 40 Celsius mark across parts of the Central Coast this weekend and Monday with only a slight chance of cooling showers late in Sunday. Saturday’s forecast…


Council launches innovative e-waste scheme

Central Coast Council has recently engaged with a new e-waste contractor, Toxfree, to maximise e-waste recycling and reduce the amount of electronics ending up in landfill. Thanks to state of…




Fireworks fiasco at Terrigal

Terrigal: Police and emergency services are still investigating the cause of the explosive fire that took place on board the barge chartered to launch a public fireworks display on New…