How about facing up to some real issues
Forum – Laurie Powell’s call for a new railway station at south Woy Woy is a little puzzling (“Build a new railway station to fix crowded roads”, PP 019). The…
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Mary Mac needs more supplies
In recognition of Homelessness Week which begins on Sunday, August 1, Woy Woy-based community organisation, Mary Mac’s Place, is putting the call out for more support during the lockdown. The…
New spaces for Peninsula kids to play
Families across the Peninsula now have access to more playspaces with Central Coast Council recently completing construction on playspace projects at Umina Beach and Woy Woy. Construction has been completed…
Intersection design coming in March 2022
The upgrade of the roundabout at the intersection of Ocean Beach Road and Rawson Road, Woy Woy is a step closer according to Central Coast Council. In a statement responding…
Greening strategy may take 30 years to work
The Woy Woy Peninsula takes centre stage in the Central Coast Council’s Greener Places Strategy, adopted by Administrator Rik Hart on Tuesday, July 27. The strategy aims to address the…
Future of Austin Butler trees still in community hands says Hart
A recommendation to reclassify Lot 1, 9 Austin Butler Acc, Woy Woy, as a precursor to its sale, was adopted by Administrator Rik Hart on July 27 even though he…
Tensions rise over Auditor-General’s carpark report
In the face of a recent report from the Auditor-General that a $389M Federal Government car park construction fund has been administered ineffectively, Central Coast based Senator Deborah O’Neill has…
Build a new railway station to fix crowded roads
Forum – I am reading with interest the suggestions about places to put further parking in Woy Woy town centre. They all revolve around finding somewhere near the station, which…
Pharmacies ready to give the jab
Three pharmacies on the Peninsula have indicated that they will be taking part in dispensing COVID-19 vaccines in the coming months. Lance Clarke, owner of Amcal Woy Woy, said he…
Feng Shui house plans on exhibition
Plans for the erection of a new dwelling in Woy Woy went on public exhibition last week. The site at 2 Woy Woy Rd currently contains a one-storey dwelling ‘in…
No more half-baked makeshift planning, please!
Forum – Assuming that it ever gets started on time, the redevelopment of the Ocean Beach/Rawson Roads intersection is going to disrupt traffic through this bottleneck for the next five…
Matthew Wales re-elected for 24th term
Matthew Wales has been re-elected as President of the Peninsula Business Chamber for the 24th year in a row making him one of the longest-standing presidents of any NSW Chamber….
$210,000 per car space … that wasn’t on the leaflets
Forum – Woy Woy commuter car park to cost more than $210,000 per space!!! More than 4 times the recommenced benchmark cost. Based on these figures that is 15 times…
ACF submitted three GIPAs for Pelican Park
The Central Coast Branch of the Australian Conservation Foundation has called for more transparency over Council’s plan to demolish the Pelican Park in Woy Woy. In a media release sent…
Joan Redmond hands over the collar
Outgoing President of the Rotary Club of Woy Woy, Joan Redmond, has reflected on her time at the helm of the popular community club. Redmond said it has been a…
Council’s 4-year capital works budget released
Central Coast Council has announced its four-year capital works budget, adopted at the June 29 meeting, with around $58.5M earmarked to be spent on Peninsula projects between now and 2025….
Intersection upgrade likely to cause major disruptions
The $32 million upgrade of the Rawson Road and Ocean Beach Road intersection, Woy Woy, may take more than four years to complete, according to the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce….
Long-awaited Woy Woy commuter carpark may soon be a reality
Local commuters may soon hear news of the location of a new commuter carpark at Woy Woy Station after a two-year wait for plans to be confirmed. The long-awaited $5…
BWCS Umina and Woy Woy Students break 20 year drought
ATHLETICS – Students from Brisbane Water Secondary College’s Umina and Woy Woy campus have helped break a 20-year drought, taking home gold in the Zone Athletics carnival at Mingara Athletics…
Woy Woy boxer takes to the ring in Tszu-Zarafa curtain-raiser
BOXING – A young Woy Woy carpenter has swapped rafters for the ring as he prepares for his second ever professional boxing fight next week. Jason Fawcett is set to…