Access to Peninsula beaches set to improve
Access to Peninsula beaches will be a lot easier for people with limited mobility or living with a disability this summer, with the availability of beach wheelchairs at selected beaches…
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Junior lifesavers of the century
SURF LIFESAVING – Heralding Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club’s 100th year in operation, Zara Tucker and William (Billy) Hawksley have been selected as the Junior Life Saver of the…
Community members mindfully mark International Women’s Day
Fifty community members celebrated the beginning of International Women’s Day (IWD) on the shores of Ocean Beach on the morning of March 8. Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, hosted the…
Meditation session at Ocean Beach
A meditation session at Ocean Beach is set to kick off International Women’s Day on March 8. Making Meditation Mainstream (MMM) Central Coast and Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, will…
Umina SLSC shines in final round of Junior Ironperson Series
IRONPERSON – The 2020/2021 Newcastle Permanent Junior Ironperson Series came to its conclusion on Saturday, January 23 at Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club, with clubs from all over the…
Umina SLSC shine in final round of Junior Ironperson Series
LIFESAVING – The 2020/2021 Newcastle Permanent Junior Ironperson Series came to its conclusion on Saturday, January 23 at Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club, with clubs from all over the…
Surf club raises flags and launches boat
Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club has raised its flags in a ceremony marking the start of the Surf Life Saving season. The multi-faceted ceremony was held on Saturday, September…
Surf club seeks material for its 100th anniversary
Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club is seeking help from residents as it prepares for its 100th anniversary in 2022. Historian Ms Julie Aitchison is looking for Peninsula locals who…
Group meditation sessions return to Ocean Beach
For many months, I have noticed the deterioration of the painted timber privacy screens outside the front of Gosford Council Chambers. It is estimated the refurbishment of the building to…
Life Saving Club prepares for 100th birthday
Ocean Beach Surf Lifesaving Club is celebrating its 100th birthday in January 2022. The club’s Centenary Celebrations Committee has already begun preparations. The surf club has called on past and…
Umina and Ocean Beaches graded as ‘good’
Ocean and Umina Beaches have both been graded as “good” and suitable for swimming most of the time in the latest State of the Beaches Report published by the NSW…
Author talks about beach safety children’s book
The author of Surf Life Saving Australia’s newest children’s book has given a talk about the book at Ocean Beach Surf Club on Sunday, July 29. Ocean Beach life saver…
Medical students visit Ocean Beach surf club
Medical students from across the region visited Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club for two days in February as part of their medical field training. “The Central Coast’s future doctors…
NRMA applies to upgrade cabins at Ocean Beach
The NRMA has applied to upgrade a number of its cabins at its Ocean Beach holiday park. The cabin upgrades will involve three new elevated cabins each with two bedrooms….
Almost $1 million will be spent to tackle beach erosion
Central Coast Council will put in nearly $500,000 to match a NSW Government grant to tackle beach erosion at Ocean and Umina Beaches. Council director Mr Mike Dowling said that…
Life membership for Ocean Beach life saver
Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving’s Mr David Unger has been granted Life Membership of Surf Life Saving NSW at its last annual meeting. He is one of just 10 members…
Man dies at Ocean Beach
A man has died after being pulled unconscious from the water at Ocean Beach, Umina, on Sunday, October 22. The 45-year-old was participating in a weekly social swim when he…
Southern Beaches given a good rating
Ocean and Umina Beaches were given a clean bill of health in the annual NSW Office of Environment and Heritage Beachwater Report. Pearl Beach rockpool also received a good rating….