Watch your children around our roads
The Central Coast has not fared well in a recently released report on national road fatalities involving children from 2001-2019. The report, commissioned by the Little Blue Dinosaur Foundation and…
Road Safety
Money for Council to improve street lighting
The NSW Government is providing more than $986,000 to help Central Coast Council install and maintain street lighting to improve road conditions for motorists travelling at night. Parliamentary Secretary for…
Upgrade for East Gosford intersection
A major intersection upgrade at East Gosford will be among projects funded under the fifth and final round of the NSW Government’s $822M Safer Roads Program. Parliamentary Secretary for the…
Focus on speedsters during May
There will be a heightened focus on speeding in May as NSW Police and Central Coast Council roll out a collaborative road safety initiative. Two clear messages – “Every K…
New petition calls for improved safety on local roads
Labor candidate for Robertson, Dr Gordon Reid, has launched a petition calling on all levels of government to address underfunding of local roads on the Central Coast. Dr Reid called…
Shelly Beach roundabout not safe for crossing
Forum – An accident will happen unless traffic slows down and drivers are made aware of the dangers for people, some with young children and in prams, who try to…
Three new road safety projects announced
The Central Coast is set to benefit from three new road safety projects, thanks to more than$3.6M in State Government funding. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for…
Calls for fix to Debenham Rd black spot
Somersby resident Greg Hooper is stepping up his push for a road at West Gosford to be declared eligible for a Black Spot funding fix. Hooper says he has been…
Replica gun used to threaten drivers on M1
A 35-year-old man has allegedly threatened numerous drivers with a replica gun on the M1 motorway on November 19. Around 1:00pm and 2:45pm on Thursday, November 19 a blue 2011…
Road warrior invited to embrace the Wyong way
Gosford deputy mayor, Cr Craig Doyle has refuted statements made by Wyong’s Cr Lloyd Taylor about Gosford Council’s record on road expenditure. According to Cr Doyle, in the 2014-15 financial…
Driver charged over multiple collisions
A man has been charged with numerous offences after a serious crash in East Gosford in June. About 1.45pm on June 20, 2015, a Holden Commodore utility being driven by…
Motorcycling route on the Old Pacific Hwy made safer
Essential work to improve road safety on the popular recreational motorcycling route on the Old Pacific Hwy at Mooney Mooney, Mount White and Bar Point is now complete. Parliamentary secretary…
Pedestrian safety highlighted after West Gosford fatality
NSW Police appealed for pedestrians to take care, avoid risks and be aware of their surroundings after a recent pedestrian fatality at West Gosford. Assistant commissioner John Hartley of the…
Bus drivers know everything
When chatting to a bus driver on Route 40 (always a great source of knowledge, like taxi drivers), I learned that in all the years of him driving that route,…
Avoca Dve nominated for Black Spot Program
A stretch of Avoca Dve has been nominated for the Coalition Government’s Black Spot Program in response to a recent fatality as well as many other accidents. Federal member for…
Changed traffic conditions at West Gosford
Motorists can expect changed traffic conditions at West Gosford as work progresses on the Central Coast Hwy upgrade from early this month. The Corumbene Rd access at Brisbane Water Dve…
Senior students from three schools to become street smart
Students from years 10 through to 12 at St Edwards College, St Joseph’s Catholic College and Terrigal High School will be amongst nearly 22,000 teenagers to learn about the importance…