Spencer and Gunderman evacuated as flood waters rise
Residents of Spencer, Gunderman and Lower Mangrove have been given the order to evacuate, with rising floodwaters putting homes and lives at risk. Just four months after the townships were…
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More workers comp entitlements for volunteer emergency workers
Volunteer emergency workers on the Central Coast will now be eligible for the same workers compensation entitlements as their professional counterparts, following amendments to State legislation. NSW Parliament has approved…
Government steps in to help council pay emergency services levy
Central Coast Council has welcomed a pledge from the State Government to step in with $43M for NSW councils to cover their contribution towards the state’s fire and emergency costs…
Peninsula survives wet weather but leaves drivers frustrated
With the wet weather continuing to wreak havoc across NSW Coastal areas, the Peninsula has survived the worst of what was expected, even gaining an extra pothole or two. Over…
Tuggerah Lake evacuation order issued
Thursday March 3, 2022: NSW SES is directing people in the low-lying areas of Tuggerah Lake and the surrounding areas to evacuate the high danger area. The Flood Evacuation Order…
Peninsula gets set for deluge
As rain is expected to lash NSW coastal areas over the coming days, the Peninsula is gearing up for the deluge, with locals asked to be prepared for the worst…
Emergency services warn of flood risk
With the prospect of another wet Storm Season bringing the very real risk of floods, NSW State Emergency Service (SES) is launching a new campaign aimed at raising awareness of…
29 callouts for Gosford SES during recent storms
Following a month of relative inactivity when it took just five or six calls, Gosford SES responded to 29 calls in just two days as heavy rain and strong winds…
Now I think everyone is just really fed up
Sarah Scarlett, a resident of Chittaway Bay, says that after this photo was taken at her mother-in-law, Vicki Wright’s place in Moui Ave, the water came up about another 15cm….
Coast cops a drenching
For the first time in six days the water level was starting to fall in Tuggerah Lake on Tuesday, March 23. The lake peaked at 1.50m at about 10pm on…
NRMA report highlights risks of looming storm season
Umina Beach was the third most affected suburb on the Central Coast during last year’s storm season, according to new statistics from the NRMA. Only Terrigal and Berkeley Vale were…
Berkeley Vale, Bateau Bay and Killarney Vale are the most storm affected suburbs
Statistics from NRMA Insurance reveal that the Central Coast was the fourth most affected region in NSW during one of the most intense storm seasons from October 2019 to March…
Driver stuck in floodwaters
The Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad came to the aid of a driver stuck in floodwaters at Hamlyn Terrace. Emergency services were called to Louisiana Rd in the early hours…
Coasties warned to prepare for storm season
Storm season is upon us, from October to March, and the State Emergency Service (SES) is asking all Coasties to take some small preventative measures to protect their homes and…
Coast reels from wild weather
Wild weather lashed the north of the Central Coast on July 12, with heavy rain, thunder and lightning putting on a sky show and hail carpeting Gwandalan like snow. The…
SES sandbagging limits damage from tidal surge
Davistown and surrounding areas are littered with debris following severe storms and high tides earlier this week, with an SES sand bag operation averting even more severe flooding. Gale warnings…
$ 1M funding boost for local emergency services
Central Coast Council will soon be more than $1M better off, thanks to a State Government decision to fully fund the local government increase in the Emergency Services Levy (ESL)…
Wyong SES volunteers awarded long service and National medals
Wyong MP, David Harris, has congratulated members of the Wyong SES Unit on being awarded the long service medal at the Central SES Awards Night. He spoke in State Parliament…
Emergency Service volunteer units stretched to the limit
Central Coast State Emergency Service (SES) units are working hard to clear the backlog, after receiving more than 1,150 calls for assistance over the weekend of February 8 and 9,…
Wyong SES Unit members honoured
Several Members of the Wyong SES Unit were honoured for their enduring commitment to keeping the community safe at the recent Central Coast SES Awards Night. During the evening, long…