Pausing to remember
Services will be held throughout the northern areas of the Central Coast to honour the lives of our servicemen and women next Thursday, November 11, as the region commemorates Remembrance…
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Long Jetty patients make way for COVID surge
Long Jetty Hospital will be temporarily repurposed as a COVID-19 response unit from mid-October to support the potential increase in patients with the virus requiring hospital care. Central Coast Local…
Loaded gun found in crashed truck
A man has been charged after a firearm was found in a truck that crashed into a power pole at Long Jetty, causing major traffic disruptions and power interruptions. At…
Police need help to identify man
Tuggerah Lakes Police are calling on public assistance to identify the man depicted in these images. At about 9.45am on Saturday, July 3, a sum of money was taken from…
Lockdown will end when it is safe to do so
About 150 Central Coast people, some from Long Jetty, joined thousands of others in Sydney for a “freedom” rally protesting Covid restrictions – but it has had exactly the opposite…
Put everything on hold!
Now in our third week of Covid lockdown, with even tighter restrictions imposed by the State Government, the streets of Long Jetty are virtually deserted. Could that rainbow be a…
Social housing properties refurbished
A social housing property at Long Jetty is one of 73 properties managed by Pacific Link Housing to benefit from a grant of more than $1.2M from the NSW Government….
Clozapine Clinic at Long Jetty to close
Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) has confirmed that the Clozapine Clinic at Long Jetty will be relocated to the Kanwal Medical Centre for the benefit of patients and better…
Walk to Cambodia raises $24,000
When CCN spoke to Ben Brown in April, he was aiming to raise $20,000 for Human and Hope to support an education program in Cambodia with his community walk called…
Long Jetty development again recommended for refusal
Plans for an $11.5M function centre, commercial premises and tourist accommodation at Long Jetty will go to the Central Coast Local Planning Panel for the second time, following an application…
Walk to Cambodia at Long Jetty
Ben Brown is taking many steps, literally, to help break the cycle of poverty. He aims to walk 9,573,640 steps, the distance from Australia to Siem Reap in Cambodia, to…
Pop-up shop for local Makers and Creators
A selection of works from local Makers and Creators will be featured during April as part of the inaugural Blank Canvas Central Coast, to be held at Long Jetty. Central…
Free immunisation clinics return
Central Coast Local Health District’s free childhood immunisation drop-in clinics have resumed practising across the Coast. The no appointment needed clinics operate at various locations around the region for one…
Chemical Clean Out event at Long Jetty
Central Coast Council is once again calling on residents to clear out unwanted hazardous chemicals from around the house and correctly dispose of them for free at the next bi-annual…
Four large townhouses proposed for Long Jetty
An old house at 36 Gordon Rd, Long Jetty will be demolished to make way for townhouses in a development proposal being considered by Central Coast Council. The development application…
Local MP mows median strip
The Entrance MP, David Mehan, said he couldn’t take the unkept appearance of Long Jetty any more, so he got out his own lawn mower. “At this time of year…
Wheelchair accessible sensory garden at specialist disability accommodation
Compass Housing has teamed up with the Royal Botanic Gardens and Cerebral Palsy Alliance to build and plant-out a wheelchair accessible sensory garden at one of its new specialist disability…
Police looking for Anthony Lawlor
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a man wanted on two outstanding warrants on the Central Coast. Anthony Lawlor, aged 23, is wanted on two arrest warrants relating…
Landcare working bee
There was a good rollup for a recent Long Jetty Landcare working bee, including Isla with Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride. The 14 volunteers attending on the day mainly…
Giant Snow Monkey seen bathing in the lake
A Pete Rush driftwood and sea grass sculpture has appeared at Long Jetty. Residents of Long Jetty awoke on Wednesday morning to find a giant Snow Monkey bathing in the…