Doctor praised for services to medicine
A Woy Woy doctor has been praised for his services to medicine as a neurosurgeon, which resulted with recognition in the Queens Birthday Honours list. Dr Michael Briggs works from…
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Students raise $1200 in 40-Hour Famine
Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy campus students have raised more than $1200 as part of the 40- Hour Famine. Students participated in a Backpack Challenge earlier in the month…
Council stops testing water blamed for pelican deaths
Central Coast Council stopped monitoring water quality in a drainage channel at Alpha Rd, Blackwall, in April 2017, less than eight months after being told it was the most likely…
Science fair displays cover range of topics
Over 70 budding scientists have taken part in Woy Woy Public Schools Science Fair. Principal Ona Buckley said students created a number of exciting and educational displays for the Science…
Service NSW opens shop in Woy Woy
A new Service NSW shop opened its doors in Woy Woy on August 2, replacing a shopping centre kiosk. The opening comes four years after the State Government closed the…
Cane Toad Discovered in Woy Woy
A can toad has been discovered at Woy Woy, according to the minutes of a meeting of the Coastal Open Spaces System committee. The discovery was mentioned in minutes of…
Jane Bowtell is the 2019 Gosford Woman of the Year
Woy Woy Country Womens Association Branch President, Jane Bowtell, has been named the 2019 Gosford Woman of the Year. Bowtell received the honour after being selected by Member for Gosford,…
Campaign attracts 48 submissions against Woy Woy proposal
The Save Our Woy Woy community group’s campaign against a proposed development at 170 to 176 Blackwall Rd has succeeded in encouraging 48 residents to make submissions on the latest…
CWA branch sends Christmas package to the Pilliga
Members of the Woy Woy branch of the Country Women’s Association have sent a Christmas package to the drought afflicted Pilliga branch of the Association. Branch president Ms Jane Bowtell…
Woy Woy designated as town centre like Gosford
Woy Woy has been designated a “principal town centre” in a review conducted for Central Coast Council which was adopted at the December 10 council meeting. The staff review has…
Bowling green and fishing shed to go
A local fishing club has been informed it has until December 17 to vacate its long-term home within the grounds of the Woy Woy Sporties Bowling Club. The Woy Woy…
Wet Christmas needed to reach rainfall average
Over 300mm of rain will need to fall in December for the Woy Woy Peninsula to reach its average annual rainfall total for 2018. The most rain recorded so far…
Wholefoods grocer officially opens
A new whole foods cafe and grocer was officially opened at Woy Woy during a function attended by 40 local business and community representatives on November 7. The new business,…
Three-storey block of flats proposed in Blackwall Rd
A three-storey, 10-unit residential flat building, valued at $1.1 million, has been proposed for 145 Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy. The proposal has been advertised for public feedback with submissions closing…
Council promotes buying from opportunity shops
Central Coast Council’s Green Living Unit has organised a Woy Woy Op Shop Hop. The event will take place on November 17 and will focus on promoting the sustainable practice…
Woy Woy hotel in running for award
A Woy Woy hotel has been entered in the Australian Hotel Association’s NSW Awards for Excellence. The Bayview Hotel was announced as a finalist on October 16, in the category…
Preschool rating was ‘excellent’
Woy Woy Public School’s Guliyali Preschool has received an excellent rating from the national early childhood standards watchdog, the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority, according to principal Ms…
Group to fight over-development of Peninsula
The Save Our Woy Woy community group has renewed its determination to fight over-development on the Peninsula following a meeting at the Woy Woy Leagues Club on Tuesday, October 16,…
13 year rainfall record for the Peninsula
October is officially the wettest month of 2018 with the Woy Woy Peninsula recording 228.9mm of rain in the first 18 days of the month, according to rainfall data compiled…
Building density increase proposed for Woy Woy
Central Coast Council is planning to increase population density and residential building heights within 400 metres of Woy Woy town centre in an attempt to create affordable housing in the…