Umina Beach




Disabled surfing needs volunteers

Following a successful 2022-23 season, the Disabled Surfers Association Central Coast is looking to rebuild its volunteer base and will hold a free training day on November 25 at Umina…



Swinging Sixties fundraiser

Rotary Brisbane Water (RBW) will hold a Swinging Sixties night on October 21. It follows the club’s recent Rock and Roll Trivia at Ettalong Diggers, which raised more than $4,000…






Man arrested at Umina Beach

At about 10pm on Friday, August 11, officers from Brisbane Water Police District, Northern Region Operation Utah, Central Coast Highway Patrol, Police Transport Command and the Dog Unit attended a…


Buddhist teacher bound for Coast

World-renowned Tibetan Buddhist teacher Lama Choedak Rinpoche will lead a weekend of teachings for the community at Woy Woy and Umina Beach on August 25-26. The Central Coast Meditation Centre…



George Krams’ remarkable life

George Krams has not let being born with cerebral palsy, deafness and blindness define him. Now a resident at Rumbalara House, one of Alino Living’s residential aged care homes at…



Reading challenge countdown

The clock is counting down as the Premier’s Reading Challenge enters its final month for 2023, with Brisbane Water Secondary College’s Umina Campus one of several Central Coast schools participating….


New flagpole for Ocean Beach SLSC

Ocean Beach Surf Lifesaving Club is set to replace its flagpole, thanks to $2,000 in funding through the Federal Government’s Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program. Member for Robertson Gordon…



Ladies learn to do it themselves

A three-hour do-it-yourself plumbing workshop for women was held at Mingaletta in Umina Beach on Friday, May 19, co-hosted by Benchworks founder Jenn Rochford. Participants in the workshop learnt essential…


Pennants wins for Peninsula clubs

After 10 weeks of tough sectional Bowls Pennants rounds, Bowls Central Coast (Zone 15) held its 2022/2023 Pennants Finals at Ettalong Memorial Bowling Club on Saturday, May 20. Several bowling…