Wyong SES picks up keys for children’s rescue truck
Members of Wyong Men’s Shed have designed and created a delightful interactive educational scale model of a State Emergency Services (SES) rescue vehicle. Wyong SES Unit Commander Matt Le Clercq…
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Major M1 pile-up at Ourimbah
A police investigation is underway into the cause of a multiple vehicle crash on the M1 Pacific Motorway at Ourimbah just before 9am on Tuesday morning, March 14. The crash…
The Weekly News podcast 5@5
Central Coast Newspaper’s Weekly News podcast 5@5 for the third week of March 2023. In the bulletin, this week: Electioneering is heating upNurses to sue State GovernmentLocal bees in…
Umina firefighters extinguish bus blaze
Two crews from the Umina Fire and Rescue station rushed to Brisbane Ave on Thursday morning, March 16, to put out a fire on a bus. The bus was well…
Lifeline celebrates 60 years
Lifeline Central Coast is celebrating the 60th birthday of the crisis support service. Lifeline was founded in Sydney on March 16, 1963, and has been operating on the Central Coast…
Burnt-out nurses set to sue State Government
Dozens of health care workers rallied outside Gosford Hospital on Thursday, March 16, as the Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) confirmed it would file a major prosecution case in the…
Another disaster wiping out bee hives
The Central Coast bee industry has been struck another devastating blow with five new areas infested with Varroa Mite and an expansion of the Central Coast Eradication Zone further south….
Row over energy savings heats up
Shadow Minister for the Central Coast and Member for Wyong, David Harris, has hit back at a claim by the Liberal-National Party that there would be no relief on energy…
Battle lines drawn for State election
With just over a week to go before the March 25 State election, ballot positions have been drawn and the major parties are vying for votes with pledges galore. The…
Libs dump their candidate for Wyong electorate
Just hours after “offensive and unacceptable” historical social media posts allegedly made by Liberal Party candidate for the Wyong electorate Matthew Squires came to light he was dumped by the…
Government commits $1.6M to Long Jetty Health Centre
The NSW Government, now in caretaker mode leading up to the March 25 State election, has committed $1.6M to boost services at Long Jetty Health Care Centre over the next…
Housing crisis and homelessness loom large as election issues
With housing shortages and homeless on the Central Coast likely to be a big election issue on March 25, Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch and Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch…
1.2 tonnes of rubbish collected in three days
Clean4Shore recently cleared 1,200kgs (or 1.2 tonnes) of rubbish from the Brisbane Water in just three days, gathering 40 huge bags of litter in a concerted blitz. Monday, March 6…
$20M pledge for specialist mental health housing
The Labor Party will invest $20M over two years to establish three sites for housing with mental health support in NSW, the first to be located on the Central Coast,…
Marine Rescue warns boaters to be prepared
Volunteers at Marine Rescue’s 46 units across NSW were involved in 478 rescues in February, with Hunter/Central Coast’s Lake Macquarie unit experiencing the highest demand in the state. The unit…
Workshop will highlight biodynamic soil
Narara Ecovillage is spearheading a new venture, restoring the environment through the use of biodynamic soil and atmospheric preparations and practices. The ecovillage is developing a model of Community Supported…
Alan Jones to join local radio station
Controversial radio presenter Alan Jones is set to join Coast FM963. Patron of the Coast’s longest running community radio station John Singleton invited Jones to join the team. Jones will…
Meet our Women of the Year
Winners of this year’s Woman of the Year awards from the Central Coast’s state electorates have been announced. The Local Woman of the Year Awards is an annual program which…
The Weekly News podcast 5@5
Central Coast Newspaper’s Weekly News 5@5 for the second week of March 2023, International Women’s Day week. In the bulletin, this week: Train Chaos on WednesdayLocal Health Stats plummetWomen’s Day…
Coasties caught in rail network chaos looking for answers
Central Coast train users caught up in a total rail network standstill on Wednesday afternoon, March 8, are still searching for answers. School children, travellers and commuters were amazed by…