Volunteers – Central Coast News https://coastcommunitynews.com.au Independent News - Central Coast, NSW Australia Sat, 24 May 2025 21:30:12 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.14 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cropped-CCN-square-Logo-For-Web-e1574806450372-32x32.png Volunteers – Central Coast News https://coastcommunitynews.com.au 32 32 Volunteers needed at Wyong Hospital https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2025/05/volunteers-needed-at-wyong-hospital/ Sat, 24 May 2025 21:30:12 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=134651 Central Coast Local News

Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) is looking for compassionate volunteers to support patients, visitors and staff at Wyong Hospital. Volunteer Services and Consumer Manager Kami Dibden said while CCLHD...

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Marine Rescue rescue training exercise https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2025/03/marine-rescue-rescue-training-exercise/ Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:40:44 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=130884 Central Coast Local News

Marine Rescue Tuggerah Lakes will host a search and rescue exercise involving three Central Coast-based Marine Rescue NSW units on Saturday, March 29. Marine Rescue NSW Hunter Central Coast Zone...

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Boaters urged to take responsibility https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2025/03/boaters-urged-to-take-responsibility/ Sat, 22 Mar 2025 22:16:47 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=130351 Central Coast Local News

With engine, battery and fuel issues accounting for two-thirds of Marine Rescue responses in February, Marine Rescue NSW Commissioner Alex Barrell has called on boaters to stop being complacent. Barrell...

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Crucial learning program on lookout for volunteers https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2025/02/crucial-learning-program-on-lookout-for-volunteers/ Sun, 16 Feb 2025 21:02:54 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=127525 Central Coast Local News

One of The Smith Family’s most important programs, the Learning Hubs, is on the lookout for eight volunteers to help out at two of its Central Coast clubs, located in...

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Wildlife volunteers on the endangered list https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2024/02/wildlife-volunteers-on-the-endangered-list/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 19:34:53 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=100807 Central Coast Local News

Dedicated volunteer carers helping to save precious wildlife could soon be on the endangered list themselves unless dramatic changes are made to a system some fear will no longer work...

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Iconic Norah Head lighthouse turns 120 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2023/11/iconic-norah-head-lighthouse-turns-120/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 04:59:43 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=95246 Central Coast Local News

Norah Head Lighthouse Reserve volunteers gathered with neighbours, friends and family to celebrate the 120th birthday of the lighthouse on November 18. Volunteers and Crown Land manager Reflections fired up...

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Local tradies come to rescue at Breakaway https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2022/12/local-tradies-come-to-rescue-at-breakaway/ Sat, 03 Dec 2022 03:53:00 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=76623 Central Coast Local News

Local tradies gathered at San Remo’s Breakaway disability facility on Friday, November 25 to put in a day’s hard work and to help those less fortunate. Breakaway advocate, Gary Blaschke,...

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Volunteers angered by Council request for letters of support https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2022/02/volunteers-angered-by-council-request-for-letters-of-support/ Tue, 01 Feb 2022 20:00:00 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=59134 Central Coast Local News

Volunteer replies “in anger and in haste” Bushcare volunteers on the Central Coast, who were the first to be targeted when Council cut costs in late 2020, have now received...

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Christmas lunch for 750 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/12/christmas-lunch-for-750/ Sun, 12 Dec 2021 21:20:27 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=57369 Central Coast Local News

One Direct Connect (Meals on Wheels Central Coast) will once again spread Christmas cheer by gifting a Christmas meal to all its clients. CEO Dennis Taylor said Christmas time can...

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Over 40 years of combined service to Marine Rescue for Alan and Karl https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/11/over-40-years-of-combined-service-to-marine-rescue-for-alan-and-karl/ Fri, 19 Nov 2021 01:21:48 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=56414 Central Coast Local News

Alan Howes is 79 and Karl Liepa is 81, but that hasn’t stopped the two Marine Rescue Central Coast volunteers continuing to make a valuable contribution to the community. The...

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Back to the beach https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/09/back-to-the-beach/ Tue, 14 Sep 2021 23:15:34 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=53405 Central Coast Local News

Central Coast volunteer surf lifesavers raised their iconic red and yellow flags at Toowoon Bay on Monday to signify the start of the season this Saturday, September 18. The 15...

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Bloodbikes make vital deliveries on the Coast https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/08/bloodbikes-make-vital-deliveries-on-the-coast/ Fri, 27 Aug 2021 01:32:58 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=52751 Central Coast Local News

Volunteer riders for the medical courier service Bloodbikes Australia are making deliveries for diagnostic specialists Histopath on the Central Coast and the organisation is in discussions with the local Health...

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Coast Hands reaching out to many as lockdown drags on https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/07/coast-hands-reaching-out-to-many-as-lockdown-drags-on/ Tue, 27 Jul 2021 23:51:44 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=51203 Central Coast Local News

Volunteers from Coast Hands are helping those in need, providing meals and grocery hampers to homeless and financially struggling Coasties during lockdown. Since July 2020, the team, comprising of 68...

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Peninsula Villages celebrates its volunteers https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/07/peninsula-villages-celebrates-its-volunteers/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 03:16:56 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=49897 Central Coast Local News

Local retirement village, Peninsula Villages, has celebrated the work of its volunteers at a luncheon held at Ettalong Diggers last week. Members of the Board, outgoing and incoming CEOs, and...

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Rescue Helicopter Service needs more volunteers to be able to continue https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/06/rescue-helicopter-service-needs-more-volunteers-to-be-able-to-continue/ Wed, 02 Jun 2021 00:40:33 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=48396 Central Coast Local News

National Volunteer Week kicked off from May 17 with the theme, Recognise, Reconnect and Reimagine, something that the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service acknowledges is of vital importance in the wake...

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Family History Society looks to rebuild https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/05/family-history-society-looks-to-rebuild/ Mon, 31 May 2021 01:00:59 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=48250 Central Coast Local News

A woman searching her family history recently discovered she was distantly related to Malcom Turnbull. She also uncovered several convicts in her family with the first two dating from 1791....

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Firemen recognised for long service https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/05/firemen-recognised-for-long-service/ Thu, 20 May 2021 23:59:43 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=47833 Central Coast Local News

More than 70 Rural Fire Service volunteers on the Coast have been recognised for their service. The NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Central Coast District celebrated the achievements of...

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Volunteers call for help with cleanup https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/04/volunteers-call-for-help-with-cleanup/ Thu, 22 Apr 2021 03:48:06 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=46457 Central Coast Local News

A small group of volunteers is calling for support from officials after spending hours picking up washed-up debris from Maitland Bay beach over the Easter long weekend. After the recent...

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A small army of volunteers rid some northern suburbs of graffiti https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/03/a-small-army-of-volunteers-rid-some-northern-suburbs-of-graffiti/ Tue, 30 Mar 2021 23:14:43 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=45523 Central Coast Local News

A small army of volunteers was out and about with their cleaning buckets on Sunday, March 28, to rid the northern suburbs of the graffiti scourge, and in particular, seven...

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Community Visitors Scheme provides a lifeline of connection https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/03/community-visitors-scheme-provides-a-lifeline-of-connection/ Tue, 16 Mar 2021 02:08:15 +0000 https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/?p=44235 Central Coast Local News

Lee is 103 years old, legally blind and has lived in aged care at Killarney Vale for 12 years. She has knitted and donated more than 2,000 trauma teddies for...

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