Man’s body found in car at Umina Beach
A police investigation is underway after a man’s body was found in a car parked at Umina Beach on Monday morning, October 16. Emergency services were called to a carpark…
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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…
Coastal Twist a raging success
Despite temperatures soaring to 14 degrees above average on Sunday, October 1, for its signature Fair Day, the 2023 Coastal Twist LGBTIQA+ Arts & Culture Festival was a huge success…
Fun and sun at Coastie Carnie Fair Day
Get ready for an extraordinary celebration of humanity and connection at this year’s Coastal Twist LGBTIQ Arts and Culture Festival, the Coastie Carnie Fair Day. Be prepared for a day…
Top Blokes trivia helps men’s mentoring
Umina Beach Rotary is again incredibly excited to be sponsoring the Top Blokes Trivia Night on November 18 for International Men’s Day. International Men’s Day is a global awareness day…
Peninsula Villages looks after mental health of staff
Peninsula Villages at Umina Beach hosted a number of events on Thursday, September 14, to raise awareness of mental health in the aged care sector. The events, run as part…
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…
Knitting up a storm for premature babies
Two residents of Peninsula Villages have picked up their knitting needles to support premature babies and their families. Bren and Sylvia love nothing more than knitting in the sunshine together….
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…
Coastal Twist returns with a flourish
The Coastal Twist LGBTIQ Arts and Culture Festival is set to return from September 26-October 2 with seven days of fun, learning and surprises. The festival first exploded onto the…
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…
Umina Beach Pin-up off to the Gold Coast
When Carmen Perrin of Umina Beach opened her vintage photography studio, Viva La Vintage, nine years age, she was introduced to the world of Pin-Up and will be one of…
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…
Plugging those potholes
As complaints regarding the many potholes throughout the region continue to pour in, many are asking why Central Coast Council keeps filling holes on the same road instead of doing…
Huge line-up at Words on the Waves Writers Festival
Now in its third year, the Words on the Waves Writers Festival is set to welcome an impressive gathering of Australia’s best authors and journalists to the region from Wednesday,…
Help protect Umina school’s trees
Umina Beach Public School’s plan to provide shade and shelter for students and parents has been thwarted by vandals. In 2020 parents from the school organised for 10 mature Banksia…
Mingaletta says thanks to Indigenous Minister
Mingaletta Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation at Umina Beach has presented Federal Minister for Indigenous Australians, Linda Burney, with a certificate of appreciation. The certificate was delivered recently to…