Weekly News 5@5
Central Coast, August 6, 2021: This week’s news is again dominated by the COVID-19 lockdown as cases increase, though council is considering selling it’s water assets. COVID cases increase Vaccination…
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9 cases and climbing on Central Coast
Central Coast Local Health District can confirm a total of nine cases of COVID-19 had been identified in the region as of mid day August 5, 2021. Eight cases reside…
Two students test positive at local school
Central Coast, August 5, 2021: Two students at Lake Munmorah Public School in the region’s north have tested positive to COVID-19 and all staff and students have been instructed to…
Toukley sewage surveillance program uncovers COVID again
Central Coast Local Health District is advising that NSW’s ongoing sewage surveillance program has again detected fragments of the virus that causes COVID-19 at the Toukley Sewage Treatment Plant. The…
Locals furious about vaccine theft
Hundreds of Central Coast residents were left frustrated and angry over the weekend when their Pfizer vaccination appointments, many of which had been made months in advance, were diverted to…
Central Coast vaccination rates released
For the first time since the pandemic began, the Federal Government released a region-by-region breakdown of vaccination rates as of August 1, 2021. The data for the Central Coast reveals…
Central Coast bumped in vaccine re-prioritisation
Central Coast residents have expressed their frustrations that the region’s Pfizer supply has been redirected to vaccinate Year 12 students in Sydney. Central Coast Newspapers CCN received several calls and…
Coast resident tests positive
[July 31, 2021] A Central Coast resident is among the 212 people across NSW who tested positive for COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. The case was…
The weekly news 5@5
Hi I’m Maisy and this is CCN’s weekly news 5@5 July 30. 2021. This week’s news is dominated by the COVID-19 lockdown, council and the Olympics. The State Government announced…
Dog days
As the region’s students continued with on line learning last week due to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, Central Coast Grammar School decided to lighten the mood a little by inviting students…
Local bus and train routes compromised by COVID case
UPDATE: A confirmed COVID case from Sydney visited the Central Coast during their infectious period last Friday. Central Coast Local Health District is now advising the community of the public…
Strategy will tackle dog attacks
Members of a Central Coast Council committee believe more dog attacks happen on the Coast than are reported to Council. “Council is often blamed for dog attacks, and there is…
Now is the time to support one another
Shadow Minister for Central Coast and Wyong MP, David Harris, is calling on the community to support each other, not turn on each other, and follow the COVID rules so…
Rock solid!
FIELD HOCKEY – OLYMPICS From the Australian Olympic camp, the Kookaburra’s continue to lead the way after three group stage wins, all featuring Berkeley Vale’s Matt Dawson in defence. With…
Central Coast lockdown to continue
Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, announced today, Tuesday, July 27 that the Central Coast lockdown could not be ended due to the current cases stemming from a construction…
COVID angst hits the Coast
VIDEO REPORT: The Central Coast is on tenterhooks – after five locals tested positive to COVID-19 over the weekend. 19 locations across the region have been identified as exposure sites….
Local positive test – sparks large contact tracing effort in the north
25 July 2021 – Another Central Coast resident has been diagnosed with COVID-19. Sparking a large contracting tracing effort. Residents in the north of the Central Coast are asked to…
Four Central Coast residents test positive
BREAKING NEWS: Four Central Coast residents have tested positive. The announcement came as part of the Premier’s press conference today, Saturday July 24, 2021. Four Central Coast residents have been…
The Weekly News 5@5
You’re watching Central Coast Community News 5@5 July 23, 2021. Coming up this week: A Current Affair sent packing, Calls for a Coast to reopen , Local vaccination plans a…
A Current Affair’s local blunder
There’s been community backlash from this week’s A Current Affair article on a Wyoming gym manager that allegedly broke the public health orders. The ACA crew came from the big…