Labor MPs: Federal Budget ‘misses the mark’
Last week’s Federal Budget has received a mixed reaction on the Coast, with Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, saying it delivers the next stage of the Government’s plan to build…
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Federal Government commits an extra $8.2M for Woy Woy Carpark
Details on the new Woy Woy Commuter carpark have finally been revealed, including its chosen site and an extra $8.2M of government funding, three years after the project was first…
Woy Woy Commuter carpark site finally revealed
The site for the new Woy Woy Commuter carpark has been finally revealed, three years after the project was first announced. The carpark will be an extension of the existing…
Face-to-face aged care support now offered at Woy Woy
A new aged care specialist officer will now be able to offer face-to-face support at the Woy Woy Services Centre for locals wishing to access aged care services. The free…
Movement at the station
There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around … that something is going on at Woy Woy railway station. Well it turns out that Transport for…
Peninsula welcomes two new GPs
The Peninsula has welcomed two new GPs to the area following the completion of an incentive program aiming to redress the shortage of general practitioners in the region. The two…
Wicks calls for Council to support more local services
Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, has called on Central Coast Council to fund more community services as Bushcare volunteers receive Council letters outlining further possible cuts to the service….
Pearl Beach Progress Association to launch a support centre for crises
The Pearl Beach Progress Association has announced plans to install a support centre at its Memorial Hall after receiving over $90,000 from a federal fund. The Association received a total…
Grants available to plant more trees on Coast
Local groups and organisations have been encouraged to apply for grants to help plant trees across the Central Coast. The Planting Trees for the Queen’s Jubilee Program recognises the legacy…
Still waiting for mobile phone coverage
Often one hears of remote areas of Australia dealing with poor mobile phone reception. Here at Killcare, part of Greater Sydney and a bushfire prone area where reliable mobile coverage…
Glimmer of light for promised carpark
There may be a glimmer of light for local commuters who are wondering about the location of a new commuter carpark at Woy Woy Station, with fences constructed recently at…
Nursing homes not in need of Defence Force assistance
Local aged care organisations have welcomed the news that Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel will be able to support staff if work shortages intensify. No local organisations have received that…
Wicks looks forward to hearing from young people about online experiences
Young locals will have a chance to have their say about the risks they face online as part of an extended inquiry into online safety. Federal Member for Robertson Lucy…
Coast groups welcome Federal Government moves to protect koala populations
The Coast Environmental Alliance (CEA) has welcomed a Federal Government decision to upgrade the status of koalas from vulnerable to endangered but spokesperson Jake Cassar said the group was keen…
New Action Plan could be a game changer for Coast
The Federal Government’s $2.2B University Research Commercialisation (URC) Action Plan will be a game changer for the Central Coast, according to Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks. The Plan, which places…
Labor’s pledge to address GP shortage on Coast refuted by Wicks
As the shortage of GPs on the Central Coast continues to be a problem, the Federal Labor Party had pledged to give the entire region DPA status if it comes…
Candidates not convinced by PM’s PEP11 announcement
The Federal Government announced last week it has taken the first steps towards cancelling the PEP-11 permit for offshore gas exploration over an 8,200 square metre area from Newcastle to…
National interest missing from PEP11 stance
Forum – What happened to Lucy Wicks’ “rock solid guarantee”, on behalf of the Morrison Government, that PEP11 gas development would not go ahead? The responsible Minister is now saying…
The Weekly News 5@5
This is CCN’s weekly news 5@5, October 22: GAS and OIL drilling off the Coast comes a step closer this week as a bill in Federal Parliament designed to override…
Wicks votes against debating bill to kill off PEP11
At 11am in the Federal House of Representatives yesterday, (Thursday, October 20), the Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, rose to speak against a motion that would have paved the…