The Weekly News podcast 5@5
Central Coast Newspaper’s Weekly News podcast 5@5 for the third week of March 2023. In the bulletin, this week: Electioneering is heating upNurses to sue State GovernmentLocal bees in…
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State Government trials home shared equity scheme
Home ownership could become more achievable for Central Coast teachers, nurses, police, single parents and older singles with the State Government set to trial a $780.4M shared equity scheme next…
Aged care provider says Nurse Practitioners are the future
Nurse practitioners are needed to help stem the “aged care GP crisis” on the Peninsula according to local aged care provider Peninsula Villages. Peninsula Villages is one of only a…
Nurses and midwives protest ‘unsafe staffing levels’
Rain couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of Central Coast nurses and midwives as they gathered outside Gosford Hospital on December 8 to protest unreasonable workloads and ongoing delays to resolving dangerous…
Nurses help remote community
Two Central Coast nurses have travelled to the furthest reaches of outback NSW, as part of a COVID response health team to help the remote community of Wilcannia. Acute Geriatrics…
Practicing nurses aged 45-55 wanted
A Central Coast based Professor, Rhonda Wilson, is keen to hear from practicing nurses from the region, aged 45-55, who are willing to join a focus group discussion on the…
Nurses and midwives rally over staffing ratios
Nurses and midwives rallied outside Gosford Hospital and held a stop work meeting at Wyong Hospital on June 16 over the need for safe staffing and called on the NSW…
Weekly News 5@5
The ‘must know’ stories from across the Central Coast. This week: Facebook ban reversed, E-petition reaches over 20,000 signatures, 42% rate rise for some possible, Premier visits Coast, nurses appeal,…
Aged care nurses call for more government help
Aged care nurses and supporters protested in Gosford on February 24 to highlight the need for staffing ratios and greater transparency of government funding linked to care. Retired nurse of…
Weekly News 5@5
Central Coast Weekly News: With only 15 days to Christmas, here are the top stories for this week. council declares it has been misled by auditors, MPs and community groups…
Budget caters to students’ wellbeing
The mental health of students on the Central Coast will benefit from a commitment in the State Budget, handed down on November 14, of $46.8M over the next four years…
Nurses protest further limits to future wage rises
Nurses and midwives were out in force on November 4, protesting the State Government’s latest public sector wage rises as they rallied outside Gosford Hospital. NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association…
International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife celebrated
They devote their lives to caring for us all and make up the foundation of the health profession, so it’s fitting that 2020 has been designated as the International Year…
Donation made to community nurses
Community nurses in Woy Woy have received a $3500 donation in recognition of their work on the Peninsula. “This donation is a wonderful acknowledgement of the work the community health…
Mental health triage service may be privatised
Central Coast Labor MPs stood with members of the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association to attempt to stop the Berejiklian Government from privatising the local 24/7 mental health triage service….
Nominations sought for a special people’s choice award for nurses
Central Coast residents are being encouraged to nominate a local nurse or midwife who made a difference during their time in care, by nominating them for NSW Health Excellence in…
Health workers protest over proposed wage freeze
Almost 15 percent of the Central Coast workforce will be affected by the 12-month wage freeze for public servants announced on May 27 by NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian is passed…
Nurses and teachers protest 12 month wage freeze
After weeks of dodging questions on the issue, Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced a 12 month wage freeze for public servants, with unions representing teachers and nurses already railing at…
Temporary accommodation available for frontline health staff
Doctors, nurses and other frontline staff attached to the Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) will soon have additional peace of mind that their jobs aren’t putting their own family’s…
Local nurses forced to apply for JobSeeker
Central Coast Local Health District has hit back at claims by Labor MPs that local nurses are being forced to apply for the Centrelink JobSeeker payment as the health district…