Sports women given a funding boost
A new funding package from the NSW Government is aimed at promoting leadership opportunities for women in sports-based roles both on and off the field. Minister for Sport, Natalie Ward,…
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Government watered down unanimous inquiry findings
Forum – The NSW Government’s response to the Legislative Council Public Works Committee inquiry into Costs for Remediation of Sites Containing Coal Ash Repositories has just been released and is…
Peninsula’s youth encouraged to apply for taskforce
Young people looking to have an impact on the community are encouraged to apply to be part of next year’s Regional Youth Taskforce – a Ministerial advisory group with a…
Applications open for infrastructure traineeships
Peninsula Year 12 students interested in working in the infrastructure industry can apply for a two-year paid traineeship through the NSW Government. The Infrastructure Traineeship Program will provide participants with…
MPs and charities want specifics on domestic violence funding
Central Coast Labor MPs and local charities have called on the NSW Government to detail how new domestic violence funding will be allocated to support organisations struggling to support victims….
Learn to swim voucher program expanded
SWIMMING – The NSW Government’s new learn to swim voucher program will be expanded from preschool-aged children to include kindergarten kids who missed out on lessons due to COVID restrictions….
Woy Woy carpark promise still ‘to be decided’
Questions have been raised over the Woy Woy Commuter carpark again after recent FOI documents indicated that the project had no confirmed timeframe or total cost and that no community…
New school on track to open in 2022
Construction is powering along at Warnervale’s new public primary school, with $16.1M committed by the NSW Government in this year’s Budget to complete the project. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central…
Over $45M allocated to public schools for 2022
Public schools on the Central Coast will receive $45.6M NSW Government funding in the 2022 school year – a $445,444 increase on the 2021 allocation. Funds have been allocated by…
Opportunity closing soon to nominate significant local places
The Wagstaffe bus shelter is one of the first Central Coast sites to be nominated for the new Blue Plaque program recently announced by the NSW Government. Nominations close on…
Funding brings Men’s Shed a step closer
A new building at Copacabana Men’s Shed is a step closer with an additional $127,500 in funding announced by the NSW Government to move the project from a concept design…
More funding to help students catch up
The NSW Government has announced the extension of the COVID Intensive Learning Support Program into next year as Kindergarten and Year 1 students returning to Central Coast schools for face-to-face…
$50,000 available per electorate to build participation
Projects which focus on increasing participation in sport through events, development programs and facilities are the focus of the latest round of the NSW Government’s Local Sport Grant Program. Parliamentary…
Facilities upgrade for The Entrance Public School
The Entrance Public School will get an upgrade of its facilities as part of the NSW Government’s $120M Regional Renewal Program. Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said The…
Competition for events funding likely to be fierce
Business NSW Central Coast has welcomed the announcement of the State Government’s $200M Recovery Package for Regional NSW designed to support events, shows and festivals. Regional Manager, Paula Martin, said…
Resignations and foregone confusion
Forum – What a few weeks it has been. First, we had the resignation of ex-Premier Berejiklian in circumstances so malodorous that they make the fiscal shenanigans of our federal…
Government watered down unanimous inquiry findings
Forum – The NSW Government’s response to the Legislative Council Public Works Committee inquiry into Costs for Remediation of Sites Containing Coal Ash Repositories has just been released and is…
3,000 wait for social housing but no new funding
The NSW Government has announced an additional $183M to fast track more than 1,400 social housing properties, but The Entrance MP, David Mehan, is disappointed that there seems to be…
Hydrogen company praises state strategy
Hydrogen research and development company Star Scientific, based at Berkeley Vale, has praised the NSW Government’s green hydrogen strategy for entrenching the state as one of the key players on…
Lighting to be upgraded in four public schools
Four public schools on the Central Coast will benefit from the NSW Government’s LED Lighting Upgrade Program. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said…