Bungaree weekend was ‘joyous’
The Pearl Beach Aboriginal History Group’s Bungaree Weekend was held on November 23 and 24 at Pearl Beach Progress Hall. The weekend was a celebration of the Peninsula’s rich aboriginal…
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Revised history book to launch at Pearl Beach
The Pearl Beach Aboriginal History Group has revised its book, Bungaree’s Mob: The Wangannine of The Woy Woy Peninsula and Beyond. The revised book will be relaunched in November 2018…
Restaurant wins fourth chef’s hat
A Pearl Beach restaurant has been awarded a Chef’s Hat in the 2019 Good Food Guide for the fourth year running. Pearls on the Beach proprietors Scott and Melissa Fox…
Bungaree to be commemorated at Pearl Beach
Bungaree, one of the most celebrated men in early Sydney, will be commemorated by the Pearl Beach Aboriginal History Group on Friday, November 23, and Saturday, November 24. Born in…
Jazz in the Arboretum coincides with art exhibition
Jazz in the Arboretum will feature jazz vocalist Monica Trapaga and the World According to James Greening Band this year. The event will take place from 2:30 pm on Sunday,…
Anzac Day services Peninsula region
A number of Anzac services will be held across the Peninsula on Anzac Day, April 25; Woy Woy, Empire Bay, Ettalong, Patonga, Pearl Beach & Hardys Bay. Empire Bay Progress…
Holiday reading book sale
Pearl Beach Progress Association is holding its Holiday Reading Book Sale from 8am to 2pm on December 27 in the Pearl Beach Memorial Hall. “This year we have been focussing…
Neighbour alert program for bushfire emergencies
The Pearl Beach Safety Advisory Group has recently initiated a program called Neighbour Alert. The aim is to work together in a bushfire emergency, providing information to residents about fires…
Pearl Beach features in soft drink ad
Pearl Beach has featured in a new TV soft drink commercial. Location scout Mr Roger Johnston said he loved the Central Coast for productions. “We had a great time doing…
Glee club to perform show at Pearl Beach
The Pearl Beach Glee Club will be performing their show Showbiz at the Pearl Beach Memorial Hall in August. The Pearl Beach Glee Club was originally formed in the 1950s…
New alcohol-free zones proposed
A review of current alcohol-free zones is being undertaken by the Central Coast Council and new zones are proposed for Empire Bay, Ettalong, Patonga, Pearl Beach, Umina Beach and Woy…
ANZAC day ceremonies at Empire Bay, Woy Woy, Ettalong & Pearl Beach
Details of ANZAC day services for the Central Coast, Peninsula and surrounds, as received by representative bodies. (other locations published as they come to hand). Empire Bay The Empire Bay…
Foreshore land sale was a giant fraud against the public
We are deceived. “Gosford Primary School decided to move” – Graeme Inchley, chair , on ABC radio (October 8). What a joke. This revisionism attempts to deliberately mislead. We know…
Why does our high rise need to be higher than Berlin’s?
I read the articles about the Gosford Waterside project with great consternation (Coast Community News, 23 Sep p1to 3). The desire of Gosford Council to build three high rise towers…