Funding no salve for invisible housing crisis
The additional $12 million funding announced by the NSW Government during Homelessness Week for temporary accommodation for people at risk of, or experiencing, homelessness was welcomed but may not be…
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Wellbeing nurses give students a new pathway to care
Five Central Coast schools are among the first in NSW to welcome a highly trained School Wellbeing Nurse, thanks to a first-of-its-kind NSW Government initiative. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central…
Gosford TAFE gets a lift
Gosford TAFE is set to receive $175,499 as part of a $13.5M NSW Government investment in replacing lifts at TAFE campuses around the state. Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education,…
$33,000 boost for Central Coast Community College
Central Coast Community College, which provides training for disadvantaged students from all over the region, has received a $33,000 boost through the latest round of a NSW Government fund aimed…
NSW Government takes responsibility for channel dredging
Ettalong Channel is set to benefit from a $6.2 million dredging program to be carried out by the NSW Government. This week’s announcement has finally put to bed the dispute…
Restrictions tighten
As the Central Coast prepares to enter its fourth week of lockdown, tighter restrictions imposed from July 19 have added to fears the lockdown could be extended beyond July 30….
Chambers unite to fight Coast lockdown
The Peninsula Business Chamber is calling for the NSW Government to take the Central Coast out of the Greater Sydney COVID-19 lockdown but local MPs are not supportive. “We are…
Final report will become a line in the sand for the ongoing management of Tuggerah Lakes
The Tuggerah Lakes Expert Panel will host three online forums to discuss their findings and recommendations to improve the estuary health and water quality at Tuggerah Lakes. The independent Panel…
One of the Peninsula’s busiest roads needs an upgrade
Local politicians have been asked to support the upgrade of Rabaul Avenue, Umina. The Peninsula Business Chamber has written to Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, and Member…
Strengthened laws to protect the community from safety hazards in public places
Central Coast Council is putting the spotlight on safety hazards caused by abandoned shopping trolleys, cars, boat trailers and other items, as well as stray stock, by participating in a…
Up to $7B commitment to COVID-19 lockdown support package
The NSW Government announced a comprehensive economic support package worth billions of dollars on July 13 aimed at helping businesses and people right across the state fight through the current…
Builders improvise for Terrigal High School roofwork
In a first for public schools in NSW, a helicopter has been used in place of a crane to lift and place roof sheeting onto buildings at Terrigal High School….
Council fleet goes electric
Central Coast Council is delivering essential services with a growing fleet of battery and hybrid electric vehicles, replacing full fossil-fuelled vehicles as they reach their end of service life. The…
Retirement village reforms welcomed but more needed
The next stage of the NSW Government’s comprehensive retirement village reforms are now in effect, reducing “bill shock” for residents by requiring village operators to be upfront with the costs…
Tuggerah station car park promised federally but not delivered
Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, says the Central Coast is being taken for a ride in car park rorts, and the people deserved an explanation. “The Morrison Government’s Commuter…
Central Coast has the most reports of ‘tossers’
Central Coast residents have reported the largest number of “tossers” as part of the NSW Government’s Report A Tosser! program, launched in 2015 as part of the NSW Government’s anti-littering…
Retirement Villages Act changes to provide more certainty
New reforms to the Retirement Villages Act are set to provide more certainty for thousands of Central Coast residents. The next stage of the NSW Government’s retirement village reforms has…
Mixed reactions to State Budget
The State Budget, handed down on June 22, has met a mixed reception on the Central Coast. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the Budget would help…
Budget boost for local SMEs in government procurement
Business NSW Central Coast has welcomed new support measures for small businesses announced as part of the State Budget. Large businesses which contract with NSW Government agencies for goods and…
Nurses strike
Hundreds of nurses and midwives walked off the job at Wyong Hospital and Long Jetty Continuing Care centre in Toukley on Wednesday, June 16, over the need for safe staffing…