Election result sparks hope to get long-time projects moving
President of Business Wyong Matt Lusted is very hopeful and excited that projects in the Northern Growth Corridor that have been slow moving for a long time will now take…
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Funnel-web bite survivor says thanks to reptile park team
When 19-year-old Ollie Kay of Hornsby was bitten by a funnel-web spider earlier this year, it was antivenom produced through the Australian Reptile Park’s milking program which saved his life….
Post-election video interviews with Central Coast Parliamentarians
Central Coast Newspapers caught up with MPs outside the Erina Voting Centre where pre-poll and postal vote counting was taking place on Monday. David Harris MP, Labor David Harris MP…
Business community welcomes new government
The business community on the Central Coast has welcomed the new Labor State Government and expressed hopes that a “fresh start” will see expanded opportunities for the region. With all…
Nurses and teachers top priority for re-elected Gosford MP LieslTesch
Jubilant returned Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch is determined to put teachers and nurses at the top of the agenda for the first term of the new Minns Labor State…
Terrigal tumbles as Coast sees red
The traditionally blue ribbon seat of Terrigal is almost certain to fall to surfer, physiotherapist and recent NSW Labor member Sam Boughton as counting continues following the March 25 State…
Copa Men’s Shed officially opens
Six years after a committee was formed to establish a Men’s Shed at Copacabana, the new facility was officially opened on March 18. Although the shed has been operating on…
Haka Warriors program to expand to Coast
A $6.5M investment by the State Government will see the PCYC’s Haka Warriors program extended to the Central Coast, supporting the region’s children to reach their potential and become job-ready….
The Weekly News podcast 5@5
Central Coast Newspaper’s Weekly News 5@5 for the fourth week of March 2023, NSW election week. In the bulletin: Electioneering in full swingSunset Sessions in Woy WoyNo Victory to Mariners…
Woman dies after horrific car crash
A woman has died in hospital following a multi-vehicle crash on The Entrance Rd at East Gosford earlier this week. At about 10.50am on Monday, March 20, emergency services responded…
Meet your candidates – NSW election 2023
As voters prepare to go to the polls on March 25, we have compiled a rundown of candidates in all five electorates which cover the Central Coast. Candidates are profiled…
Eight people face court over 170 drug charges
Eight people have appeared in court charged with more than 170 offences following an investigation into the supply of prohibited drugs on the Central Coast. In December 2022, officers attached…
Pearl Beach RFS Brigade needs volunteers
Have you ever wondered what motivates people to join a volunteer organisation like the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS)? Now is your chance to find out, as Pearl Beach Progress…
Wyong takes out regional firefighting championships
A Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) team from Wyong has once again claimed brigade bragging rights by taking out the first round of the 2023 firefighting championships. The station has…
Two injured in serious crash at East Gosford
Paramedics treated two people following a serious car accident on The Entrance Rd at East Gosford on Monday, March 20. One woman aged in her 70s was in a critical…
Doggie Dates – under cover
Doggie Dates NSW will invest in a new gazebo to take to events after taking out the latest round of Greater Bank’s #GreaterCentralCoast Community Funding Program. Doggie Dates NSW Founder…
Four candidates unite to oppose Kariong development
Four candidates in Saturday’s State election have joined forces to urge the State Government to protect Kariong Sacred Lands from a proposed housing development by Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council…
Highly commended in Tidy Towns Awards
Koolewong-Point Clare-Tascott Progress Association (KPCTPA) has taken out a Highly Commended award In the Population CategoryB section of the Keep Australia Beautiful – Sustainable Communities NSW – Tidy Towns Awards…
New equipment for rescue squad
The Central Coast Rescue Squad will soon be the only emergency service in the region to use specialist Terra Tamer equipment during land rescues, thanks to a $6,065.40 grant from…
New venom milking facility on its way
The Australian Reptile Park’s new venom milking facility is well and truly underway, with Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast Adam Crouch breaking ground for the start of construction. The…