Umina Beach water quality ‘Very Good’
Umina Beach was one of only five beaches in the Central Coast region to show an improvement in water quality in the 2019-20 NSW State of the Beaches report. The…
Umina Beach was one of only five beaches in the Central Coast region to show an improvement in water quality in the 2019-20 NSW State of the Beaches report. The…
Peninsula waterways are in good condition, according to a Central Coast Council State of the Environment report tabled at its September 28 meeting. The report stated that the natural waterways…
Central Coast Council is seeking comment about its plans to re-establish alcohol-free zones at seven locations across the Peninsula for four years. The council has produced maps showing the extent…
Who would have thought that 21 years ago, a 12-page newsletter produced once a month would become the Peninsula’s only newspaper.
[Forum] Peninsula fuel prices remain 30 cents a litre dearer than Gosford and Sydney. This borders on theft, taking advantage of our isolation in this extraordinary time of government aid…
[Umina] Fuel prices on the Peninsula were more than 50 per cent higher that prices at Tuggerah during a recent price drop in crude oil prices. The Peninsula Unleaded 91…
Woy Woy Rotarians have been given a mixed assessment of the future of real estate and property development on the Peninsula when they were addressed by a Woy Woy real…
Three Peninsula projects have received a total of $ 7559 in the latest round of the Central Coast Council community grants. Mingaletta Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation at Umina…
The Peninsula’s Junior and Senior Touch Associations may merge to form a single body. The matter is set to be discussed at a special meeting of the Peninsula Junior Touch…
[Forum]In last edition (Peninsula News 476), it was reported that the Peninsula has the hottest suburbs on the Central Coast. Based on a report by Seed Consulting Services, whose findings…
October has cemented its position as the wettest month of 2018 and will be hard to beat as we move into summer, recording a total of 246.3mm of rain according…
The Woy Woy branch of the Country Women’s Association has been recognised in the Central Coast Volunteer of the Year Awards. The Woy Woy branch represented the collective NSW Country…
Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch said she had been “thrown out” of State Parliament recently for her strong feelings about high petrol prices on the Peninsula. “I was thrown…
Deputy mayor Cr Chris Holstein has responded to criticism of lack of road maintenance on the Peninsula. He said Central Coast Council had scheduled work for the coming 12 months…
Lucy Wicks has done residents a disservice by mailing out to residents misleading information about the best solutions for reducing energy costs. Although some good strategies were mentioned, the information…
The traffic management study for the Woy Woy Sporties proposal (DA53119/2017), section 5.2, contains a statement based on the Peninsula’s 10-year growth model. It is an innocuous comment at first…
The Peninsula Tourism Committee has called on the Central Coast’s new tourism marketing and industry services agency, Affinity, to organise packages and campaigns that will specifically support tourism on the…
New Central Coast Council mayor Cr Jane Smith has told Peninsula News the future of development on the Peninsula needs a lot of thought. Ms Smith said the Peninsula was…
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has called for the introduction of a high density residential zone on the Peninsula with a comprehensive review of planning controls for the Central Coast…
Gosford West ward includes the suburbs and localities of Blackwall, Booker Bay, Ettalong Beach, Horsfield Bay, Koolewong, Little Wobby, Patonga, Pearl Beach, Phegans Bay, Umina, Wondabyne, Woy Woy and Woy…