Injured cyclist airlifted after collision with motorbike
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter attended a serious accident between a motorbike and a cyclist on Wisemans Ferry Rd, Somersby, at 5.45pm on March 9. Following the collision, it is believed…
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Somersby’s Riding for the Disabled back in action
After 12 months in limbo due to COVID19, Riding for the Disabled is planning to be back in action at Somersby from March 1 and is kicking off its return…
Animal rehab centre to open at Somersby
The RSPCA’s Central Coast Shelter at Somersby closed to the public on November 7 to make way for a dedicated rehabilitation centre for animals who suffer from anxiety and behavioural…
Community group urges rethink on sand and soil supply facility
The Central Coast Community Better Planning Group (CCBPG) is urging refusal of an amended State Significant Development Application for the Kariong Sand and Soil Supplies facility at 90 Gindurra Road,…
We don’t want to be Sydney’s ‘dumping ground’ – Tesch
Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch is urging residents to have their say at the 11th hour on a major waste recycling proposed for Somersby, with submissions set to close on…
Somersby recycling business to double its processing capacity
A recycling business at Somersby has taken its first steps to get State Government approval to double its processing capacity to 120,000 tonnes per year, at the same time as…
Somersby’s BioTech Solutions site to expand
International chemical company, BASF, is expanding operations at its BioTech Solutions site at Somersby, providing a local supply of the company’s biological inoculant, Nodulator. The expansion follows an investment of…
Machinery accident at Somersby
A 26-year-old man was airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital in a serious condition after a machinery accident at Somersbys Borg Manufacturing Warehouse on August 29. Its understood the mans…
Somersby to Erina growth corridor to be focal point
The Somersby to Erina growth corridor is likely to be a focal point for the NSW Government and Central Coast Council in 2019, according to a draft strategy considered by…
Proposed new waste & resource transfer station to have 140 staff
Land at 40 Gindurra Rd, Somersby, could be the site of a new waste and resource transfer station, also described in the application as a warehouse and distribution centre, if…
Somersby rezoning shelved but expansion of Industrial Park a priority
Central Coast Council has resolved to shelve the preparation of plans to rezone a number of sites within the Somersby Industrial Park and revisit expansion of this or alternate industrial…
Somersby company fined over injured worker
Somersby based kitchen cabinet manufacturer, Wholesale Joinery Pty Ltd, has been fined in Sydney District Court, after a 55-year-old employee, fell 4.5 metres from atop a cool room. The Central…
Somersby Scamper Cross Country Fun Run
Primary School students from across the Central Coast are preparing for the Somersby Scamper School Cup. Somersby Scamper Cross Country Fun Run is a free family event held at Somersby…
Kariong Parklands needs to be part of a bigger town plan
This letter is with reference to your article on page 8 of Coast Community News 171 regarding the Kariong Parklands proposal. I would like to refer you to the State…
JRPP refuses Somersby quarry application
The Joint Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) has refused a Section 96 application to import 330,000 tonnes of fill to a quarry site off Wisemans Ferry Road, Somersby, almost 12 months…
Tender let for Somersby Industrial Park upgrade
Central Coast Council has accepted a tender from Ourimbah based Milbant Constructions Pty Ltd for Stage One of the Somersby Falls Rd, Somersby Industrial Park upgrade. The Tender Evaluation Report…
Somersby business wins Commonwealth Games contract
A Somersby sports infrastructure company has beaten international competition to secure contracts for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on Queensland’s Gold Coast. Shoreline Sports Floors has been awarded the contracts for…