Wyong




Zen dens help patients relax

New calming spaces have been opened in mental health units at Gosford and Wyong public hospitals to support relaxation and recovery for patients. The Zen Dens have been developed in…


Teacher shortage in 10 local schools

The NSW Teachers Federation (NSWTF) has launched a campaign to address growing teacher shortages across NSW, with 10 schools in the north of the Central Coast showing vacancies in the…


Hely Street to be Council Headquarters

Wyong is set to become the headquarters for Central Coast Council with staff based at the Gosford administration building being put on notice that their jobs are to be relocated…


Exposure sites in every local postcode

The number of COVID-19 cases in the past week has more than doubled and the virus is now present in every postcode area of the Central Coast. Between September 7…


Two fire stations at risk of service cuts

The Fire Brigade Employees Union (FBEU) is calling on community support to save Budgewoi and Wyong Fire and Rescue NSW stations being taken temporarily offline during periods when they are…


MP disgusted by minority protests

Four people were arrested and eight fines issued by police after an anti-lockdown protest outside Wyong Council Chambers on August 31. During a similar protest at Gosford, two were arrested…


Latest exposure sites

Health authorities are urging anyone who has been to new exposure sites announced in the past week to get tested immediately and self-isolate until receiving a negative test result. These…



Fox numbers on the increase

Fox numbers are increasing and reports of fox sightings in urban areas are almost a daily occurrence according to Wyong-based Local Land Services. Biosecurity Officer, Gareth Cleal, said this was…



One happy rate payer

Forum – I have some good news for Wyong ratepayers. I have just received my latest annual rate notice with a total cost of $1856, a saving of $163. Note…


Patient left out when books closed

Forum – I have been going to a family doctor practice in Wyong for the past 58 years and in that time its name has changed, it has changed location,…


Hyland Bytes: Omelette or scrambled eggs?

Forum – It is astonishing that people you would expect to think in better than one-issue terms, apparently, imagine that demerging Gosford and Wyong is the most important problem we…


Courthouses to be upgraded

Courthouses at Gosford, Woy Woy and Wyong will be upgraded to better protect and support domestic violence victim-survivors and other vulnerable witnesses who attend court to give evidence. Parliamentary Secretary…