CWA branch has largest member increase
Woy Woy Country Women Association Branch was awarded first place at the 2018 Australian Event Services Award State Conference in Armidale. The award is granted to worthwhile recipients that record…
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Peninsula attractions included on tourism website
At least 54 tourist attractions on the Peninsula have been included on the new Visit Central Coast website. It lists 25 eateries, 16 attractions, six places to stay and other…
Chamber welcomes first pearl harvest
[Woy Woy] The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the news of the first harvest of pearls from the Brisbane Water. The Chamber views Broken Bay Pearls as the birth…
Not one cent used to recruit a GP, says O’Neill
The Department of Health has revealed in a Senate Estimates hearing that only $2000 of the $100,000 promised to the Peninsula GP Committee has been used by the committee. The…
No catch-up rain in May
[Umina] Very little of the rain hoped for in the final days of May ended up falling on the Peninsula, according to Mr Jim Morrison’s rainfall data. The area experienced…
Cafes and council promote reusable coffee cups
Four cafes on the Peninsula have partnered with Central Coast Council to promote the use of reusable coffee cups. The Council has identified disposable coffee cups as a major contributor…
Community meeting calls for Crown Land buy back
[Woy Woy] A community meeting, held at the Everglades Country Club on Sunday, May 27, voted unanimously to call on the NSW Government to re-acquire Crown Land that was sold…
Meeting to discuss Sporties development application
The Save Woy Woy Waterfront Group is holding a community meeting to air public opinion about the Woy Woy Sporties development application at the Woy Woy CWA Hall from 10…
Half usual rainfall recorded so far this year
The usual April rains did not arrive in 2018 and May is off to a dry start so the Peninsula continues to be on track for another year of below-average…
New surgeons set up rooms at Woy Woy
Two new surgeons with specialities in breast surgery and gastro-intestinal surgery have set up rooms at Woy Woy. Dr Mary Ling and Dr Simon Ghosh began operating and consulting at…
Peninsula library could close
One of the Peninsula’s libraries could be closed, discussion at the latest meeting of Central Coast Council has revealed. Cr Troy Marquart raised the possibility of library closures on the Peninsula…
Comprehensive Central Coast ANZAC day commemorations
Across the Central Coast, in dozens of locations, from The Entrance, Terrigal and Gosford to Woy Woy and beyond the community is preparing to honour the fallen as 2018 ANZAC Day…
Labor commits to replace level crossing
A State Labor Government would replace the Rawson Rd level crossing if elected in March next year. Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch said she did not need to be…
Water supply cut after main bursts
Water supply was cut to properties in Woy Woy after a water main burst at the corner of Blackwall Rd and Railway St, Woy Woy, in the early hours of…
Transport NSW counts train passengers
Transport for NSW has confirmed it has been counting passengers on trains departing from Woy Woy for Central. But according to the Member for Gosford, Ms Liesl Tesch, they’ve been…
Lightning stopped trains, caused fire and blackouts
A severe electrical storm hit the Peninsula at around 6:30 pm on Monday, April 2, and lightning caused power outages around Booker Bay and Orange Grove. Fire and Rescue units…
Anzac Day services Peninsula region
A number of Anzac services will be held across the Peninsula on Anzac Day, April 25; Woy Woy, Empire Bay, Ettalong, Patonga, Pearl Beach & Hardys Bay. Empire Bay Progress…
Wicks expects speedy response from ACCC
Member for Robertson Ms Lucy Wicks has told Federal Parliament she looked forward to a speedy response from the ACCC regarding her concerns about petrol prices, particularly on the Peninsula….
Council calls for rail underpass funding
Central Coast Council has called on the NSW Government to recommit funding to the Woy Woy rail underpass at Bulls Hill. The council will approach the Premier, Transport Minister, Roads…
Forensic science at Woy Woy
Students from Woy Woy Public School learnt about forensic science by hunting for a thief at the school. “Education Interactive visited the school, showing our students the science of forensics,”…