Free suicide prevention training
A free suicide prevention training session will be held at The Entrance on February 10. Opening conversations around suicide is vital to increase awareness and help prevent suicide, but knowing…
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Help look after our Little Terns
In mid-October migratory Little Terns returned to their nesting grounds at Karagi Point, The Entrance, and already the first baby chicks are starting to totter around the sand. Little Terns…
Magenta pathway officially open
The highly anticipated Magenta Shared Pathway officially opened on Monday, December 16, with Central Coast Mayor Lawrie McKinna and fellow councillors cutting the ribbon to mark the occasion. The project…
Memorial Park comes alive this Christmas Eve
The Entrance will once again come alive with colour, singing and holiday spirit this Christmas Eve, as Carols in Park returns to Memorial Park. The event has been home to…
The belle of the buskers
For the third year in a row a Central Coast star busker has become a national champion at the Australian National Busking Championships 2024 held at Cooma on Saturday, November…
Showband on lookout for new members
The Tuggerah Lakes Showband is looking for new members to join its senior band. The band has a long and proud history, originally formed in 1946 as the Tuggerah Lakes…
Huge accolade for Lakes hotel
The Lakes Hotel at The Entrance has been crowned as the number one TAB/Wagering Venue in Australia at the prestigious 2024 AHA National Awards for Excellence. It is the first…
El Lago residents to take legal action
Residents will be helped to apply to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal for action to help them.
Can the new Swansea dredge solve Central Coast issues?
Central Coast Council and the State Government are being urged to “seize a golden opportunity” to make use of the new $10M dredge being built for Lake Macquarie Council to…
Time running out for El Lago residents
The view across to the water from the El Lago is sunny – but not so the future of those who call the tourist park home.
Call for review of safety signs at The Entrance
Member for The Entrance David Mehan is calling for a review of safety signage at The Entrance Channel after an 11-year-old boy drowned when swept out to sea by a…
Family distraught while search for boy continues
Emergency services, NSW Water Police, Marine Rescue NSW and surf lifesavers were on the water again on the morning of November 4, assisting in the search for a missing young…
Busking competition shines spotlight on Coast talent
First-time busker 15-year-old Maverick Leslie-Fitch took out the People’s Choice accolade at the Central Coast heat of the Australian National Busking Competition held at The Entrance on September 29. People’s…
Get your motor running for ChromeFest
ChromeFest, one of Australia’s biggest car shows and community events is on again at The Entrance over the weekend October 25-27. It’s also one of NSW’s largest rock’n’roll and rockabilly…
Nicky Bomba kicks off ukulele festival
Central Coast Ukulele Festival is set to kick off with its first ever pre-festival gig on September 19. Featuring Nicky Bomba and Dom Diaz on Thursday, the event will be…
Buskers set to bring The Entrance alive
The Central Coast heat of the Australian National Busking Championships 2024 will be held on Sunday, September 29, at Memorial Park, The Entrance, from 10am-2pm with a concert of the…
Cinema under the stars returns in February
Newcastle Permanent’s Cinema Under the Stars program is set to return to The Entrance early next year. On show will be the new film Wonka (PG 2023), but there will…
Rally against shark net deployment
Sunday, September 1, was a sad day for ocean lovers, marine conservationists, and many residents who gathered at The Entrance to protest the deployment of shark nets along Central Coast…
Rally to protest shark nets at The Entrance
This Sunday, September 1, a rally will be held at The Entrance Memorial Park protesting the NSW Labor Government’s decision to reinstate shark nets on Central Coast beaches this Summer….
Outdoor movie nights set for September
Central Coast Council invites residents to experience the magic of twilight cinema, with free family-friendly outdoor screening of Shark Tale in September. The outdoor movie nights have been designed to…