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…
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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…
Community feedback on Point Clare Station invited
Residents have until March 3 to provide feedback on proposed accessibility and safety upgrades at Point Clare Station. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch,…
Point Clare tenor chalks up 47 years as opera singer
Graeme Macfarlane’s first opera audition was in the Sydney Opera House back in 1973 when it was opened. Forty-eight years later, the Point Clare local still performs in one of…
Flooding raises questions over Council’s urgent repair services
Central Coast Council has denied cuts to overtime led to minor flooding of a Point Clare home last week. Patricia Trumm said the drama began on Tuesday, November 17, when…
Changed traffic conditions at Point Clare
Central Coast residents are advised of changed traffic conditions from Novmber 22 on Brisbane Water Dr at Point Clare to carry out line marking work. Work will involve line marking…
New traffic lights welcomed at Point Clare ‘problem intersection’
Koolewong and Point Clare-Tascott Progress Association has welcomed new traffic lights at a problem intersection at Point Clare, after setting the ball in motion two years ago. Secretary, Helen Orchard,…
60 years of marriage celebrated
Point Clare residents, Neville and June Stewart, celebrated 60 years of marriage on February 6. Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, visited the Stewarts to present a certificate and a bottle…
New social housing development at Point Clare
A new 55-unit social housing development at Point Clare will provide rental accommodation for at least 43 low income seniors and 12 single parent families. Developed under the State Government’s…
Fairhaven Antiques and Collectables Emporium now open
A store with a difference is thriving at Fairhaven Shopping Village in Point Clare. Fairhaven Antiques and Collectables Emporium is the first charity run antique store in NSW, and the…
Point Clare Community Hall upgrades are on track
Gosford Regional Community Services Group have announced that upgrades to the Point Clare Community Hall are on track. The community group announced the successful acquisition of funds under the NSW…
RMS blamed as the road block to establishing school speed zone
The parents and community of Point Clare Public School will hold a demonstration on Friday, March 10, to continue their campaign for a 40km per hour zone along Brisbane Water…
Point Clare PS has several new facilities
A new library, 11 new classrooms and a covered outdoor learning area have now been completed as part of a $10 million upgrade at Point Clare Public School. The new…