Greens promise free public transport across coast
The Greens have pledged to put an end to the privatisation of the transport system, improve regional bus services and introduce free travel across the entire network if elected to…
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Info session for prospective carers
Amid a critical shortage of carers on the Central Coast, and with 15,895 children living in out-of-home care state-wide, My Forever Family NSW will hold an information session at Narara…
Rocket ship blasts off for a refresh
The iconic rocket ship play structure at Long Jetty Lions Park is going into a temporary orbit to be refreshed – but will soon return as good as new and…
Have your say about offshore wind farm
Submissions will be accepted until Friday, April 28, on a proposed offshore wind farm 10km off the coast between Port Stephens and Norah Head. Feedback from the community and other…
CEN to host two candidate forums
The Community Environment Network (CEN) will host two candidate forums at the Ourimbah Campus of the University of Newcastle (UoN) in the leadup to the March 25 State election. Residents…
Fashion parade raises $1,500 for needy
Deepwater Older Women’s Network (OWN) Woy Woy raised more than $1,500 for hungry, homeless and disadvantaged people on the Central Coast at a fashion parade held recently in conjunction with…
Changing of the guard at Lighthouse Reserve
Reflections Holiday Parks has been appointed by the NSW Government to manage Norah Head Lighthouse Reserve from September 2023. As a Crown Land manager, Reflections has Social Enterprise Certification as…
Council forges ahead with waterfront plan
Central Coast Council will forge ahead with early works on its redevelopment plan for the Gosford waterfront, despite not having yet secured any State Government funding to see the project…
Central Coast to trial hydrogen powered bus
The state’s first hydrogen-powered electric bus will soon take to the streets of the Central Coast in a local trial of the technology. Treasurer and Minister for Energy Matt Kean…
EOIs open for Coast urgent care clinics
The Federal Government is delivering on its pre-election promise of establishing 14 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (Medicare UCCs) state-wide, including two on the Central Coast, with expressions of interest (EOIs)…
Council’s partial backflip on Peninsula carpark sale
Central Coast Council has done a partial backflip on its decision to sell the commuter carpark in Rawson Rd, Woy Woy, to the prospective new owner of Deepwater Plaza following…
Freemasons get behind Shirley Shuttle
As Shirley Shuttle celebrates 15 years of service to local cancer patients, the Freemasons on the Central Coast have donated $21,000 to meet the replacement cost of one its four…
New lockers for after hours library use
Three Central Coast libraries are set to receive a share in $165,000 in funding thanks to the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government’s Public Library Infrastructure Grant program. Parliamentary Secretary for…
The Weekly News podcast 5@5
Coast Newspaper’s Weekly News 5@5 for the first week of March 2023. Now in a new podcast format. In the bulletin, this week: Local skier wins world championship medalsCouncil’s Administrator…
Free hospital parking says Labor, Libs and Nats post election
Parking at Gosford and Wyong Hospitals will be free for patients, staff and visitors if either the Labor party or the sitting Liberal-National parties are elected to Govern on March…
Rally to demand shark net removal
A rally will be held at Shelly Beach on Sunday, March 5, demanding the removal of its shark net, amid fears for the safety of a loggerhead turtle nest on…
Labor puts people with disability at core of its agenda
Paralympian and Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch says a Labor Government will put people with disabilities at the core of its agenda if elected on March 25. A Labor Government…
Council’s development application blowout woes
Central Coast Council’s Development Application (DA) times have blown out to an average of 122 days according to fresh figures released at the February 28 meeting. The last six-monthly performance…
Webinar on possibility of Council de-amalgamation
A webinar to be held on Thursday, March 2, will look at putting the “local” back into local government as key speakers discuss the amalgamation of Gosford and Wyong Councils…
Peninsula pushed down roadworks priority list again says Chamber
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce says a delay on the upgrade of the Ocean Beach Rd/Rawson Rd intersection at Woy Woy until 2024/25 is “yet another example of the Peninsula…