Boom gate failure adds to level crossing danger
The failure of boom gates at the Rawson Rd level crossing at Woy Woy and an inadequate response from NSW Trains has added to the danger of the level crossing,…
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Encourage development in Woy Woy, says Chamber
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce wants to see a new masterplan for Woy Woy “focus on planning controls that encourage residential accommodation that complements the retail and commercial base”, according…
Australia Day activities on Woy Woy waterfront
An afternoon and evening of festivities will be organised by Central Coast Council on the Woy Woy waterfront to mark Australia Day 2018. The events are scheduled to begin at…
Woy Woy masterplan due in 2020
Central Coast Council has set a timeframe for delivery of a new masterplan for Woy Woy Town Centre. It is to be prepared by June 30, 2020, according to the…
Waterfront group asks Council to oppose development
The Save Woy Woy Waterfront group has called on Central Coast Council to oppose the redevelopment of Sporties at Woy Woy. It has asked the council to make a submission…
Scholarships benefit Peninsula youth
Applications are being invited from Peninsula students for a new scholarship program that will cover their study costs in their first year of higher education. Successful scholarship applicants will initially…
Teenagers charged with alleged assault at Woy Woy
Two teenage boys have been charged after allegedly assaulting a man in Woy Woy. Police will allege a 36-year-old man was approached by a group of four teenagers at a…
Sporties proposal attracts more than 50 objections
More than 50 submissions have been lodged with Central Coast Council objecting to the proposal to redevelop Sporties at Woy Woy on the corner of Brick Wharf Rd and North…
King tides prompt renewed call to upgrade wharf
Recent king tides which have left Woy Woy wharf under water have prompted Central Coast Ferries to renew calls they have been making since 2010 for the upgrade of the…
Tesch backs dredge cost-sharing
Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch has called for cost-sharing between Central Coast Council and the State Government to keep the Ettalong Channel open. She said the safety of the…
High tides causing concern
High tides are causing jetties to virtually disappear and making cars parked at the Woy Woy Wharf and at Bayview Marina look like they could be used as boats. High…
What is the future of the Peninsula?
The recent news of Woy Woy Sporties’ overdevelopment is not just about the future of an 84 year-old bowling club. It’s about the future of the Woy Woy Waterfront, our…
Creeks are the best form of drainage we have
Regarding “Councillors invited to community meeting at Umina”, Peninsula News, November 13. Ms Greyem tells us that the lack of adequate drainage and drainage solutions are of massive importance to…
Sporties’ plan attracts 30 submissions so far
Submissions from community members regarding the proposal to demolish the Woy Woy Sporties Bowling Club, on the Corner of Brickwharf Rd and North Burge Road, and replace it with 63…
Woy Woy police station may get officer in-charge
It is unclear whether Woy Woy police station will get its own officer-in-charge and local police assigned to the station under “a new policing model for regional NSW”. Under the…
Cafe operator’s negotiations continue after 18 months
A Peninsula cafe operator who successfully tendered for the lease of the cafe outside the new Woy Woy Oval says she has been attempting to finalise the terms of the…
Proposal to replace two houses with six townhouses
Six townhouses could replace two free-standing houses in Victoria Rd, Woy Woy, if Central Coast Council gives consent to a $1.2 million proposal. The proposal does not comply with local…
Combined libraries hold one of the largest catalogues in the State
The region’s library services have been upgraded by Central Coast Council. A new management system has been launched which allows members to access one of the largest catalogues in the…
Underpass is only sensible and effective solution
It is with alarm that I read that the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce takes its usual big infrastructure approach in suggesting the solution to this problem would be to build…
Blue-ringed octopus found at Lions Park
A blue-ringed octopus has been found in Brisbane Water off Woy Woy’s Lions Park. Central Coast Outriggers Canoe Club president Ms Virginia Westerson said a club member had unknowingly picked…