NBN upgrades available on Coast
Eligible residential homes and businesses in parts of the Central Coast can now place an order to upgrade their NBN connection to Fibre to the Premises (FTTP). This includes parts…
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Near maritime disaster off Box Head
Despite pleas from Marine Rescue to keep supplies of boat fuel stocked over the recent long weekend, a 6.3m Bar Crusher nearly became a shipwreck on Friday, January 26. The…
Free parking for Gosford Hospital staff ends Thursday
Free parking for Gosford Hospital staff will end on February 1. A NSW Government spokesperson has confirmed free parking for staff, first announced in April 2020 in response to the…
M1 lane closure
Motorists are advised of changed overnight traffic conditions from Monday on the southbound lanes of the M1 at Mooney Mooney. From Monday, January 29, Transport for NSW will carry out…
Typical Aussie feast for Elvis
The Australian Reptile Park is gearing up for a Wild Aussie Weekend in celebration of Australia Day from Friday, January 26, to Sunday, January 28. To kick off the festivities…
Concern over damage to cultural sites
The Department of Planning and Environment’s Biodiversity and Conservation Division is investigating obvious signs of destruction at a cultural site in Ourimbah State Forest. The Camp Ourimbah campaign against forest…
Coasties recognised in Australia Day Honours List
Eight Central Coast residents have been recognised in the 2024 Australia Day Honours List, one of them posthumously. Governor-General David Hurley announced honours and awards for 1,042 Australians on January…
Accolades for three Coast firies
When he’s not serving the community as Central Coast Council’s Director for Water and Sewer, Jamie Loader is captain of Wyong Fire Station, constantly on call as a retained firefighter….
Matthew’s our Citizen of the Year
At the age of just 18, Matthew Blakemore has been named the region’s Citizen of the Year for 2024 at Central Coast Council’s annual Australia Day Awards. A sports lover,…
Concern over Long Jetty amenities upgrade
Member for The Entrance David Mehan has called on Central Coast Council to review its plans for new public amenities buildings within the Long Jetty Foreshore Reserve. Council has recently…
Take care on water as temperatures soar
Central Coast waterways are expecting an influx of visitors for the Australia Day long weekend, with temperatures rising and strong wind warnings along the east coast. A southerly change helped…
What you need to know for a safe weekend on the Coast
With hundreds of residents and visitors expected to flock to Australia Day activities on the Central Coast this Friday, January 26, and over the weekend, the NSW Police Force is…
Uproar over Acknowledgement of Country change at Council
Administrator Rik Hart adjourned the first meeting of Central Coast Council for 2024 when the gallery erupted after he decided to put the words “Darkinjung Country” back into Council’s Acknowledgement…
Swim safe this long weekend
Central Coast Council has joined Surf Life Saving NSW in urging residents and visitors to swim only between the flags on patrolled beaches over the coming long weekend. In the…
Toukley loses ice creamery to Newcastle
Toukley has lost a thriving small business to Newcastle following a tangle of bureaucratic red tape arising from just one complaint about a popular ice creamery. Coast Community News reported…
Call for return of Back to School vouchers
Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch is calling for the reintroduction of the former NSW Coalition Government’s Back to School voucher program as Central Coast families struggle with the rising cost…
Hundreds gather at latest seawall protest
Despite sweltering temperatures, about 800 people gathered at Wamberal on Sunday, January 21, to voice their opposition to a seawall at the popular beach. The latest in a string of…
Swift response to save three boys on lake
Volunteers from Marine Rescue Lake Macquarie saved three teenage boys after their tinny capsized on Lake Macquarie. Marine Rescue NSW Inspector Steve Raymond said the Lake Macquarie unit was tasked…
Boat licence course set for February
A training seminar to help boaters acquire the skills and knowledge they need to stay safer on Central Coast waterways will be held on Saturday, February 17, with only a…
Petition to save Erina animal care facility
With just days left for residents to have a say on a proposed new animal care facility at Mardi, Central Coast resident Alana Hillman has started an online petition to…