Bookshop is sold to staff member
A local bookshop at Umina has been sold to one of its workers. Book Bazaar owner Ms Mandi McIntosh has sold the Umina Beach store to staff member Ms Julie…
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Search finds no asbestos contamination
A search of Umina Beach Public School grounds has found no asbestos-contaminated material. The investigation was carried out at the school by an independent hygienist appointed by the Department of…
Locals to star in The Credeaux Canvas
Two Central Coast talents are set to star in what could be Sydney’s first professional play post-lockdown. Umina Beach’s Samson Alston and Gosford’s Tom Kelly have both been cast in…
Water and sewerage maintenance projects announced
Central Coast Council has announced a number of water and sewerage maintenance projects to take place around the Peninsula. These include a water pump station refurbishment at The Rampart, Umina…
Working bees weed and mulch Runway Park gardens
The Umina Community Group has been holding a series of working bees to weed and mulch gardens at the Runway Park in Trafalgar Ave, Woy Woy. The most recent was…
Landcare group seeks answers about damaged trees
Ettymalong Creek Landcare is seeking answers from Central Coast Council and State Government representatives about recent damage to native vegetation along Kahibah Creek Reserve at Umina. Landcare group convenor Ms…
Staff look over new aged care wing
Staff at a Umina aged care facility have had a look over a new wing that is close to completed. Hostel team leader Ms Judy Moroney and clinical administrative assistant…
Surf club uses grant to buy tractor
Umina Beach Surf Life Saving Club has gained funding to purchase a new tractor though the NSW Government’s My Community Grants program. The tractor will be used to transport life…
New aged care wing to be named Pozieres House
An aged care provider has announced it will name its new 114-bed wing Pozieres House, in honour of the Battle of Pozieres in 1916. The new $30 million development for…
Ratepayers are becoming desperate
[Forum] The toilet block near the library in Umina is a disgrace. When I made a comment to another user recently, he said that Woolworths asked Central Coast Council if…
Petrol is cheaper at Broken Hill than on Peninsula
[Umina] Petrol is cheaper at Broken Hill than it is on the Peninsula, according to a Blackwall resident who monitors local petrol prices. Mr Allan Nash said he started posting…
Marj celebrates 100 years
Ms Marj Oliver celebrated her 100th birthday in Umina on April 8. She is now one of 10 people at the Peninsula Village aged care facility aged more than 100….
‘Micro homes’ plan considered for Umina
Plans for a six-unit development at 433 Ocean Beach Rd, Umina Beach, are being considered by Central Coast Council. The applicant Ship Song Super Fund Pty Ltd, says in a…
Goodman retains unbeaten fight record
Umina PCYC boxer Sam Goodman has retained his unbeaten professional fight record after his latest bout in the Fight at the Fratz Pro Am Show at Wollongong on March 7….
Church sells for $1.43 million
St Andrews church in Umina sold by auction for $1.43 million on March 5. The auction was “hotly contested” by six bidders and sold for $200,000 more than predicted by…
Community group calls for Umina Mall clean-up
The Umina Community Group has called for the Umina Mall site in Ocean Beach Rd to “be kept in a presentable state, up to, during, and at the conclusion of…
Council approves plans for IOOF housing site
Central Coast Council has approved an application to convert the former IOOF aged housing site in Springwood St, Umina, into a manufactured home park. However, the proposal was regarded as…
Swedish surfer breaks leg at Umina Beach
A Swedish woman has thanked members of the public who came to her aid after she broke her leg while surfing at Umina Beach. Ms Cherrie Eklund was surfing on…
Driest year in 15
[Umina] The Peninsula has rounded out its 2019 with a very low final rainfall total final rainfall total of 990.7mm, well shy of its yearly average of 1268. mm, according…
Umina villa development approved
A three-villa development at 4 Clifford St, Umina Beach, has been finally given the go-ahead by Central Coast Council after several amendments and a site inspection. The development application (DA…