From Marine Rescue to Sydney Ferries
For more than 25 years Brent Malcolm has been an active member of Marine Rescue Central Coast. Since joining MRCC (then known as the Royal Volunteer Coast Patrol) at the…
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Advanced training for Marine Rescue volunteers
Blood, bruises and broken bones were in abundance on Brisbane Water over the weekend of March 2-3 when Marine Rescue Central Coast volunteers sat for their first aid and advanced…
Chasing the waves off Box Head
A two-metre swell and ideal weather conditions brought out the keen surfers chasing waves off Ettalong on Saturday morning, February 3. Marine Rescue Central Coast was busy towing a cabin…
Boat licence course set for February
A training seminar to help boaters acquire the skills and knowledge they need to stay safer on Central Coast waterways will be held on Saturday, February 17, with only a…
Radio announcer proves age no barrier to realising dreams
A Point Clare retiree, who volunteers as a presenter at Central Coast community radio station, Coast FM, was one of 100 amateur writers from across the state, who have been…
80th anniversary of Operation Jaywick
The Rotary Club of Erina commemorated the 80th anniversary of the successful return of the Special Operations Australia (SOA) Commandos from Operation Jaywick on October 19. The club celebrated the…
Marine Rescue needs volunteers
Nearly 200 boat-related incidents have been attended to by Central Coast Marine Rescue in the past six months. Unit Commander Ian Morrow said the incidents had included sinking vessels, engine…
Order of St John for Point Clare resident
Point Clare resident and St John Ambulance volunteer, David Cashion, was recently awarded The Order of St John by Governor of NSW Margaret Beazley. He was one of 20 to…
Recognition for Marine Rescue’s youngest member – and two of its oldest
AS Marine Rescue Central Coast welcomes its youngest member, two of its oldest have been recognised with life memberships. Will Shaddock, 18, of Yattalunga, who joined the Point Clare based…
Taking some steps towards a cure for NF
Thousands of Australian children and adults live with a complex genetic condition called neurofibromatosis (NF), which causes tumours to grow on nerves within the body, including in the brain and…
Funding boost for Fairhaven upgrade
Fairhaven has received $40,000 from the State Government to refurbish its Point Clare base, including upgrades to the roof and accessibility around the site. For six decades the disability services…
Marine Rescue needs more volunteers
More than 670 boat related incidents have been attended to by Central Coast Marine Rescue in the 2022 calendar year and the service is in need of more volunteers. Unit…
Man burnt in gas bottle explosion
Just after 7pm on Australia Day, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter was sent to Point Clare, following reports of a gas bottle explosion with a man in his 80s suffering serious…
Station should be manned to be truly accessible
Despite its recent $10,000 accessibility upgrade, Point Clare station won’t be completely user friendly until it is manned full-time, according to disability carer Trish Trumm. The problem, Trumm says, is…
Mixed reaction to Point Clare station upgrade
Recently completed accessibility upgrades at Point Clare train station have met a mixed reaction. Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the work provides better access for people with…
Marine Rescue needs more radio operators
Marine Rescue Central Coast is putting out the call for more radio operators as the weather starts to warm up and more and more people are enjoying the region’s popular…
Concerns over Point Clare station upgrade
Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, has called for an immediate update on the progress of the Point Clare railway station upgrade, with the removal last week of temporary ramps causing…
Op shop village hosts local band
A local band has helped lift shoppers’ spirits in Point Clare, playing out a series of 60s, 70s and 80s music at the Fairhaven Op Shop Village. Crescendo has been…
Point Clare station work begins
Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, has welcomed the beginning of construction on accessibility upgrades to Point Clare railway station. Tesch, who has long championed the community in agitating for the…
Point Clare scientist one of world’s best
Dr Seher Ata from Point Clare has been named among the World’s Top 2 per cent of scientists by Stanford University in her field of Mining and Metallurgy. Scientists are…