The Lion King arrives on the Coast
Central Coast Zoo at Wyong Creek has welcomed six sibling African lions into a new facility. The exhibit was designed to optimise lion welfare, being built triple the size of…
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1700 people leave Gosford Emergency without treatment
Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, is calling for more staff at Gosford Hospital‘s Emergency Department, with the latest Bureau of Health Information quarterly report indicating a rise of 395.5 per…
The Weekly News 5@5
October 1, 2021: This week, the Central Coast’s local case tally has steadily increased, with Central Coast Local Health District confirmed that the local case tally has now reached 749,…
Strike action against ‘no jab no job’ policies
NATIONAL STRIKE: Some Central Coast authorised workers have participated in a authorised strike against the governments’ ‘no jab, no job’ policies. The industry wide strike action held on Friday #Reclaimtheline…
Amee’s great white shark scare
Macmasters Beach: Local surfing personality Amee Donohoe has had a harrowing close encounter with a great white pointer off the point at MacMasters beach this week. Donohoe, a past professional…
Daily cases stubbornly high
Thursday Sep 30, 2021: Thirty six (36) local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm Wednesday night. The local case numbers remain stubbornly high and…
Tribunal wants to hear from residents about water rates
Peninsula residents still reeling from rates rises of up to 42 per cent which came into effect on July 1 could also face a 34 per cent hike in their…
Confusing travel standards for Coasties
This week the NSW Government revealed the next stage of its roadmap out of lockdown, and whilst the majority of ‘freedoms’ have been welcomed, many on the Central Coast have…
Low isolation levels on the Coast
Sep 29, 2021: Only nine (9) people of the reported 23 new local COVID cases on the Central Coast were in isolation according to data from Central Coast Local Health…
IPART promises ‘thorough review’ of request for 34 per cent water rates hike
Ratepayers could face a hike of 34 per cent in their water rates from July 1 next year if a proposal from Central Coast Council is accepted by the Independent…
New roadmap has a big stop sign for the Central Coast
NSW has a path to follow out of the pandemic lockdowns, with a roadmap for easing restrictions at the 80 per cent double dose target revealed by the Premier today. However, the…
Public Inquiry Day One a debacle
The long awaited first day of the Public Inquiry into the Central Coast Council was a bungled exercise in using technology. In normal circumstances Commissioner Roslyn McCulloch would take up…
Albanese announces Labor’s new candidate for Robertson
Local doctor and Wiradjuri man, Gordon Reid, has announced he will stand for the hotly-contested seat of Robertson at the next Federal election as a Labor candidate. Reid was joined…
Up to $10,000 available for school arts programs
A fund has been created to help rebuild schools’ arts programs ahead of a return to face-to-face learning next term. NSW Minister for Education and Early Childhood, Sarah Mitchell, launched…
Resilient Year 12 sits exams in November
Almost 3,000 students on the Central Coast will sit at least one of the 110 HSC exams set to begin on November 9. The 2021 HSC enrolment snapshot released by…
The Weekly News 5@5
September 24, 2021: This week, the Central Coast recorded over 500 local cases of COVID-19 since the start of the current outbreak. A so-called Friend’s bubble has been announced as…
Three-month Peat Island consultation begins
Residents have until December 20 to make a submission on the recently released Planning Proposal for Mooney Mooney and Peat Island. Touted by the State Government as a proposal to…
Exposure site reporting ceases on the Central Coast
Sept. 23, 2021: Central Coast Local Health District CCLHD has changed its data reporting protocol and will no longer be reporting potential exposure sites to the public. The announcement comes…
Community loves home markets
Following the soaring success of their idea to bring a virtual market to Bouddi during lockdown, a Killcare duo has set their sights on expanding the initiative Coast-wide. The Bouddi…
Contact tracers chase the infection source of 29 new cases
Sept 22, 2021: Thirty-five, 35 – local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm Tuesday night. The source of infection for 29 cases is under…