Skill Engineer to launch Digi Van
The Skill Engineer is set to launch Digi Van, an empowering initiative aimed at helping young people create digital content that reflects their unique voices and community narratives. The official…
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Legacy torch relay passes through Gosford
The Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023 journey passed through Gosford on Saturday, July 15, on its way across the world from Pozieres, France to end in October in Melbourne. The…
Need for more consultation over Wamberal seawall
Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch has made himself available to organise meetings between residents and Central Coast Council over the proposed Wamberal seawall, following a meeting with Save Our Sand…
Call for a halt to logging in Ourimbah State Forest
The Community Environment Network (CEN) has slammed Forestry Corp NSW (FCNSW) over the resumption of logging in Ourimbah State Forest. The group says the move is evidence the NSW Government…
Renewed call for free parking at Gosford Hospital
The cost of parking at the region’s public hospitals has long been a bone of contention for Central Coast residents, with some frequent visitors to long-term in-patients chalking up huge…
Community events to celebrate National Tree Day
Central Coast Council will celebrate National Tree Day on Sunday, July 30, with community planting events at Killcare Beach and Porters Creek Wetland, Wyong. National Tree Day is Australia’s largest…
Local men appeal to Coasties to vote yes
Two members of the Barang Regional Alliance have urged Central Coast residents to vote yes in the upcoming referendum on an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Barang Regional Alliance is a…
Wind farm will no longer be located off Central Coast
Norah Head National Surfing Reserve has welcomed the news that a wind farm proposed off the eastern coast of NSW will no longer include Norah Head. The Federal Government announced…
Mentors for creators of indigenous art and design
Three talented creatives from the Central Coast have been awarded mentorship through the Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship program. The scholarship is designed to celebrate, sustain and grow Indigenous art and design…
Central Coast student dies after catching the flu
Health authorities are ramping up appeals to parents to have their children aged 5-16 vaccinated against the flu following the death at the weekend of a Central Coast high school…
Verde Terra appeals to High Court over landfill ruling
Verde Terra has filed an application for special leave to appeal to the High Court of Australia on a ruling relating to the Mangrove Mountain landfill. The move follows a…
Design changes for waterfront redevelopment
With strong community and business support to “just get on with it”, and a confirmed commitment from the NSW Government of $8.5M in initial funding, Central Coast Council is set…
Busways and Red Bus Service win Central Coast contract
Busways and Red Bus Services have been selected to deliver bus services for the Central Coast community for a further eight years, following a competitive open tender process. The NSW…
Man charged over Woy Woy fatality
A man has been charged as investigations continue into a fatal fail to stop crash at Woy Woy on July 8. Emergency services were called to Ocean Beach Road at…
Call for upgrade of Saratoga Oval
Federal Member for Robertson Gordon Reid has joined community members and sports organisations to launch a petition calling on local, state, and federal governments to band together to upgrade Saratoga…
New support service for Central Coast veterans
After much lobbying, RSL LifeCare and RSL NSW have been invited by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to submit a grant application to establish a place for enhanced Veteran support…
New Sheriff’s Officers for Gosford
With parents who became police officers and an uncle and cousin who are Corrective Services officers, Emma Scott was always destined to pursue a career in the criminal justice system….
Energy bill relief for thousands of residents and businesses
Residents and businesses on the Central Coast have welcomed the establishment of an Energy Bill Relief Fund, which will see power bill relief for 1.6 million eligible households and 320,000…
Highway upgrade at Lisarow complete
The Pacific Highway at Lisarow is now open to two lanes in each direction and the speed limit will increase to 60km/h from July 10. Member for The Entrance David…
Heartfelt tributes pour in following the death of young Harry McWilliam
The Central Coast community is currently grappling with the loss of 20-year-old Harry McWilliam, whose tragic death this week has left a deep void in the hearts of those who…