Gosford RSL brew takes bronze at international beer awards
Since opening a few years ago, Gosford RSL’s Oak Haven Brewery has gone from strength to strength and has now taken out a bronze award at the Australian International Beer…
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Weekly News 5@5
Central Coast Weekly Video News 5@5 – A selection of the lead stories direct from the newsroom. This week: Reconciliation week gathering hosted by Coast Shelter.Council Elections announced for 2024Emma McBride…
Hundreds gather in Gosford to celebrate Reconciliation Week
More than 200 people gathered at Leagues Club Park on June 2 for a major celebration of Reconciliation Week. [Video article included] With the theme Be Brave Make Change, the…
McBride sworn in as Assistant Minister
Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, has been sworn in as Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention and for Rural and Regional Health in the new Federal Ministry. Prime…
Chief Financial Officer Natalia Cowley to leave Council
Central Coast Council Chief Financial Officer and Director Corporate Affairs, Natalia Cowley, is set to leave the organisation on June 16 as she takes up the position of General Manager…
No Council election until September, 2024
Central Coast residents will have to wait more than two more years to elect new councillors. Minister for Local Government, Wendy Tuckerman, confirmed on June 1 that the next Central…
Munmorah coastal track flagged in Green Grid plan
Construction of a walking and cycling trail between Caves Beach and Budgewoi via Munmorah State Conservation Area is one step closer following Council’s endorsement of its Central Coast Green Grid…
New management to take over Central Coast Stadium
Central Coast Council has confirmed that the management of Central Coast Stadium will be taken over by VenuesLive, one of Australia’s largest private stadium operators. An announcement was made earlier…
Funds for weather station and sewing supplies
The Central Coast Rural Fire Service (RFS), based at Charmhaven, and Capes4Kids at Booker Bay have received a financial boost from Australia Post grants. The People of Post grants are…
Call for urgent action on Tapley Rd at Mount Elliot
Residents of Mount Elliot are concerned that Tapley Rd is in such bad repair that a huge landslip is inevitable and are calling on Central Coast Council to take immediate…
Planning panel reviews refusal of Terrigal development modification
The Central Coast Local Planning Panel was set to consider a review of its refusal of an amendment to a Terrigal development on May 26, with a determination expected to…
The Weekly News 5@5
Central Coast Newspapers’ Weekly News 5@5, May 20, 2022. Coming up this week: 1. The political landscape has changed with Dr Gordon Reid elected MP for Robertson 2. Emma McBride…
Flakelar sculpture to remain in Kibble Park
Plans to relocate the John Flakelar sculpture in Kibble Park to Sensory Park at Narara have been abandoned by Central Coast Council after outrage from the Flakelar family. Following a…
Draft Council plans go on exhibition
Central Coast Council’s Draft Revised Community Strategic Plan, Draft Delivery Program 2022-25 including the Operational Plan and Budget 2022/23, and Draft Resourcing Strategy will be on public exhibition and available…
State Government to trial hydrogen bus on the Coast
[Video interview included] The state’s first trial of a hydrogen-powered bus will begin on the Central Coast later this year, as the NSW Government transitions its fleet to zero emission…
Milestones for Gosford Private Hospital
It’s been a big month for Gosford Private Hospital, with the commissioning of a 12th operating theatre and the completion of the 100th procedure using the da Vinci Xi surgical…
Reid takes Robertson in Labor sweep of the Coast
[Video interview included] The seat of Robertson has its first Labor MP in almost a decade, after Gordon Reid achieved a 6.9 per cent swing with preferences at the May…
Boost for fire brigades with six new tankers
Six new fire tankers worth $1.7M, have been delivered to Central Coast and Lake Macquarie Rural Fire Service brigades. Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Flood Recovery, Steph Cooke,…
It’s official: water rate rise confirmed
Water rates will rise on the Central Coast from July 1 by 17 per cent, with further rises of 6 per cent in 2023, 8 per cent in 2024 and…
McBride re-elected in Dobell for third term
Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, has retained her seat for a third term and gained some ground with a 4.9 percent swing towards the Labor Party. McBride achieved an…