Teacher shortage in 10 local schools
The NSW Teachers Federation (NSWTF) has launched a campaign to address growing teacher shortages across NSW, with 10 schools in the north of the Central Coast showing vacancies in the…
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Chef shares fine dining recipes
Home cooks can now get a taste of the top 10 dishes by executive chef, Craig Etches, as voted by his dining clientele at Glengara retirement community in Tumbi Umbi….
Carmen’s Awakening is a capital finalist
Carmen Jackson of Tumbi Umbi has been selected as a finalist in the inaugural National Capital Art Prize with her oil painting titled The Awakening. She is one of 121…
Emma gives more than daily dough
Tumbi Umbi local, Emma Peat, has been named as a finalist in the Rural 18 to 30 category of the Rotary Inspirational Women’s Awards (RIWA) for her fundraising work as…
Tina Tower is now officially a best-selling author
Tumbi Umbi’s Tina Tower is now officially a best-selling author as her book, Million Dollar Micro Business, is topping the best sellers’ list on Booktopia. The book is a how…
Students learn about a variety of issues facing young people
Students from Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College, Tumbi Umbi Campus, were visited by Senior Constable Ryan Hall on May 18 to learn about a variety of issues facing young people across…
Peter Rubin awarded Queen’s Birthday Honour
Peter Rubin of Tumbi Umbi has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the Queen’s Birthday 2021 Honours List for his community service through a range…
Carmen Jackson to feature in a television program
Tumbi Umbi based artist, Carmen Jackson, is being recognised on a national scale for her artwork on the television show, Colour In Your Life, with Graeme Stevenson. Jackson, who specialises…
Better Days café opens in Tumbi Umbi
Coffee lovers rejoice, a new café opened in Tumbi Umbi on May 1. The café is called Better Days, and is a social enterprise run by Coast Community Care in…
Tumbi Umbi Campus welcomes new Principal
Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College, Tumbi Umbi, is welcoming their new Principal, Elizabeth Bate, in Term 2, replacing Kenndell Smith, the current relieving principal since October 2020. “I think that every…
Tumbi Umbi Campus Principal to retire
She’s been at the helm of Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College’s (TLSC) Tumbi Umbi Campus for the better part of two decades, but now Shayne Player has announced her retirement. Leaving…
Amended Transitional Group Home proposal returns
A proposal for a Transitional Group Home for Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation at 30 Bakali Rd, Tumbi Umbi, has been re-advertised for public comment. The rehabilitation centre was advertised earlier…
153 objections to Tumbi Umbi rehab home
Tumbi Umbi residents will be re-notified of a proposed transitional home for drug and alcohol rehabilitation in their area after Central Coast Council receives more information. Council has given the…
Transitional group home for alcohol and drug rehabilitation proposed
A Transitional Group Home and fencing has been proposed for an existing house on a 1.3ha site at 30 Bakali Rd, Tumbi Umbi. The proposed change of use to a…
Couple charged over alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of a child
A man and woman have appeared in Wyong Local Court after being charged over the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of a child. In October, 2019, detectives from the State…
State government funding for 6 local projects
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Scot MacDonald, has announced $5m in funding to Central Coast Council for six community projects through round two of the NSW Liberal-National Government’s Stronger…
Riley Hilditch has a long road to recovery
A Go Fund Me campaign to support the recovery of Tumbi Umbi teenager, Riley Hilditch, has raised $25,000 of its $150,000 goal since its inception in early April. Riley…