Peninsula man not permitted to address Council on Ettalong issues
A Woy Woy Peninsula resident was knocked back from talking in the open forum held before the September 28 Central Coast Council meeting. The forum is held before every Central…
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College receives funding to improve access
Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy campus has received funds to help upgrade its facilities, as part of the NSW Government’s Minor Capital Works Program. Works will involve contrast markings…
Peninsula gets frisky in lockdown
For those stuck at home during lockdown, or business owners that have seen their incomes disappear, it’s easy to get a little pent-up. But one industry that’s doing very well…
Second storey will create master bedroom
A development application to expand a dwelling at Woy Woy has been approved by Central Coast Council. The 65 Moana St property currently contains a single-storey brick veneer dwelling. Plans…
150 masks made for school children
The Country Women’s Association’s (CWA) Woy Woy branch has helped prepare local students to return to the classroom next term with a series of handmade colourful masks. With students expected…
Community garden starts seed library
The group behind the Woy Woy Peninsula Community Garden plan to start a new seed library at the garden. The group said they do not have access to the existing…
Peninsula has 30 new COVID cases in past week
With over 30 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on the Peninsula during the past week, and a series of new exposure sites, local health authorities are encouraging residents to keep…
Private hospital to add second storey
The Brisbane Waters Private Hospital in Vidler St, Woy Woy, has applied to Central Coast Council to add a new storey to its northern ward and expand at ground level…
Real people supporting each other
Forum – Regarding observations made while doing legal exercise along Woy Woy waterfront. Mask up, put on your PPE and white gloves and take time to learn the stories of…
Two men injured in Woy Woy stabbing
A man has been charged after a stabbing in Woy Woy on Sunday, September 12 left one man in hospital, and another injured. Emergency services were called to a unit…
Students get chance to learn about fresh food
Local students will have the opportunity to participate in a digital education program to learn where their fresh food comes from, thanks to Woolworths’ Fresh Food Kids Discovery Tours. Students…
CWA needs $600 to secure its flags and rigging
UPDATE: After this article featured in the Pelican Post an anonymous donor has given funds to replace the flag. The Country Women’s Association Woy Woy branch has put the call…
Ritual beer drinkers flout health orders
Forum – I find it increasingly difficult to maintain a positive energy when my “legal” exercise walk clashes with the ‘Beer Garden’ in Woy Woy Memorial Park/old Baths area. There…
No objections to new dwelling
A proposal to construct a new single storey dwelling in Woy Woy has been approved under delegation after no public submissions were received in relation to application. The site at…
Charities humbled by swelling support
A range of local charities and non-profit organisations across the Peninsula are taking an ‘all hands-on deck’ approach to support those in need and have been overwhelmed by the support…
‘First Gentleman’ creates footpath library
‘Take a book, leave a book’ is the motto of the Country Women’s Association Woy Woy as they launch their new ‘footpath library’ along the Woy Woy Waterfront. The ‘library’,…
Draft water security plan ready for public comment
The community will have 28 days to comment on a draft Central Coast Water Security Plan which will determine the region’s water supply through to 2051. The draft plan was…
Another bank pulls the plug on local branch
The recently announced closure of the NAB branch in Woy Woy has sparked community backlash after concerns over leaving communities without access to an essential service. Local customers were sent…
Jane stitching a quilt a week for retreat
President of the Country Womens Association Woy Woy, Jane Bowtell, has been keeping busy this lockdown, creating seven quilts for the Elsie’s Retreat Project. Elsie’s Retreat is a dedicated in-patient…
Train station to get facelift
Works to give Woy Woy Station some TLC are expected to commence ‘immediately’ after an $800,000 commitment from the NSW Government to renew platforms, the carpark and refresh line markings…