Chasing Olympic glory
Central Coast athlete Allanah Pitcher thought it was a prank when she received a call this week advising she had been selected as a last-minute reserve for the Race Walk…
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Huge investment in Olympic and Paralympic sports
Member for Robertson Gordon Reid has welcomed the Federal Government’s largest ever investment in Olympic and Paralympic sports to help athletes achieve glory on world stages. A record $283M in…
The Weekly News 5@5
Welcome to Central Coast Newspapers’ Weekly Video News 5@5, Feb 11, 2022. The week’s lead news stories from across the Central Coast include: 9 local COVID deaths so far this…
Possible future Olympians sail at Gosford
With Queensland to host the Olympic sailing a decade from now, it’s possible that some of our future representatives were competing in the Allen Flying 11 Australian Championships at Gosford…
Medal bonus a long time coming
PARALYMPICS – Member for Gosford and former Paralympian, Liesl Tesch, has welcomed a Federal government decision that Paralympians medal winners will now receive the same financial reward as fellow Olympians….
Central Coast Academy of Sport’s signature in Olympics success
Central Coast Academy of Sport (CCAS) has applauded the efforts of silver medal winner Nicola McDermott at the Tokyo Olympics and outlined the schools Olympic and Paralympic connections. McDermott’s coach,…
Central Coast has its own Tokyo Olympians
OLYMPICS – The much delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics are now set to go ahead from Friday, July 23, and the Australian camp is to include a number of athletes from…
Local Olympic hopefuls await new selection pathways
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics officially have a new date, but for the Coast’s handful of Olympic hopes, the future remains uncertain. On March 23, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and…
TOKYO 2021
After weeks of speculation by the sporting world, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that the 2020 Olympics, due to start in July, will be postponed for up to…
The Week’s News 5@5 audio/video
This week we’ll update you on the latest Covid-19 news, some initial impacts on local business and jobs, some things Coasties are doing to keep their businesses open, an update…
McDermott closing in on national record
Tascott’s high jumping sensation, Nicola McDermott, came agonizingly close to the Australian national record for the women’s high jump on February 15, at the 2020 Canberra Track Classic. After clearing…
Lachlan Reidy keen to make his Olympic debut
Narara native, Matt Graham, was the first Australian to claim a medal at PyeongChang, but he isn’t the only Coastie competing at the Winter Olympics, Lachlan Reidy is a name…
Olympic silver medal for Matt Graham
Narara native, Matt Graham, has won a silver medal in the moguls at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic games on Monday, February 12. Graham is Australia’s first medallist this Winter Olympic…
Gosford, mogul skier Matt Graham through 1st round of Olympics
[Winter Olympics] Matt Graham, of Narara on the Central Coast has passed the first qualifying round of the Men’s Moguls at the South KoreanPyeongChang Winter Olympics. The 23-year-old Graham is…
Academy surfers aim for Olympic medals
It has been a landmark twelve months for surfers of the Central Coast Academy of Sport Crowne Plaza Surfing Program, with many great achievements at local, state, national and international…
Avoca Beach celebrates its Olympians
Avoca Beach has emerged as the Coast’s Olympic training ground with several of Australia’s Olympians poised to return to Avoca with the conclusion of the Rio Olympics. Kayakers, Lachlan Tame…