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…
Woy Woy
Roads receive $1.4 million in government funding
Road works on the Peninsula totalling $1.4 million have received State and Federal funding. Almost $1 million of this will be spent in Woy Woy Rd. The road pavement will…
Landscaping work in Woy Woy town centre
Landscaping work has been completed in Woy Woy, with Central Coast Council working on garden beds around the town centre. New garden bed edging has been introduced to the corner…
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…
Councillors make welcome changes to parking plan
[Forum] In response to Vic Wulf’s letter that appeared in edition 190, parking is a Central Coast Council matter. Metered on-street parking at Gosford and Woy Woy have been deleted…
Woy Woy to be ‘high density’ residential and office area
Woy Woy’s classification as a Strategic Centre in the draft Local Strategic Planning Statement allows it to have “high density” residential and office buildings. The Statement does not define what…
Tesch calls for idea’s on shared spaces
Widening footpaths and closing streets to vehicles on weekends are just some of the ways in which we can encourage more people to visit our town centres, according to Member…
Roosters junior registration continues
Woy Woy Roosters Junior Rugby League Club has opened registration for its teams. Training is scheduled to resume on July 1, and round one on 18 July. “This season, our…
Approval for Woy Woy aged care alterations
Central Coast Council has approved deferred commencement of $12.2 million in alterations and additions to an aged care facility in Kathleen St, Woy Woy. Development consent for the alterations and…
Clothing ready for distribution
The Woy Woy branch of the Country Women’s Association is distributing winter clothing for those in need. The range includes men’s, women’s and children’s clothing; sports wear, business wear and…
Cafe closes after suffering break-in
A Woy Woy cafe has closed its doors having suffered a break-in after it suffered a downturn with coronavirus. Nevertheless, cafe and cake-shop owners Mr Ganesh Crumlin and Ms Angie…
Hoop pines planted to represent Woy Woy’s fallen
Woy Woy Memorial Park, the usual site for Anzac ceremonies, is dominated by hoop pines planted more than 90 years ago. Fourteen hoop pines were planted in 1927 at Woy…
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…
Woy Woy Philosophers Society
Missive #16: The Age of Enlightenment (wait, did it just end?) Between stints under the pyramid and feeding his fish, Thommo had installed yet another amazing app on his phone….
Woy Woy Philosophers Society – Missive #13: Spinoza’s Taxonomy of Knowledge … and dunny roll
“I’d like to see the bloody virus get through that!” It may not have been Robbo’s best idea ever, to meet in the empty Gosford Leagues carpark, but after we’d…
Plans for six three-storey townhouses
Plans are being considered by Central Coast Council for the construction of six townhouses in two, three-storey blocks at Woy Woy. The proposal put forward by Ark Express Design is…
Tesch asks RMS for more time for resident engagement
Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch is asking for residents of Farnell Rd, Woy Woy, to be given more time to voice their concerns over proposed upgrades along Blackwall Rd….
Woy Woy Philosophers Society – Meeting #11: A Prince Among Men & women too of course
What a comedy of errors. It all started with Boof’s winning goal for the Mariners last week and ended with him being elected to Council. He only went into Council…
Stall provides information about guide dogs
A fundraising stall will be run by the Central Coast Volunteer Support Group for the NSW-ACT Guide Dogs Association in Woy Woy on March 19. Organiser Ms Lynne Lillico, of…
Australia Day festivities attract 10,000 to Woy Woy
This year’s Australia Day festivities at Woy Woy attracted around 10,000 people, according to Central Coast Council unit manager Mr Glenn Cannard. “Woy Woy was a well-attended, family-friendly event which…