Competition showcases great gardens and green thumbs
The Wyong District Garden Competition is on again with this year marking the 48th year it has been run and entries are now open. Open to all the green thumbs…
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Funding boost for more childcare places
Childcare services in Toukley and Wyong will get a $568,000 boost to fund projects to improve services and increase the number of place available. Learn To Play, Play To Learn…
New guidelines to put community at the heart of planning
St Cecilia’s Primary School in Wyong had a special visitor on June 9, when author, Dr Cameron Stelzer, also known as The Story Doctor, came to present a workshop about…
Munmorah and Wyong win Pennants
LAWN BOWLS – The 2021 Women’s Pennant Season concluded in the post sectional play offs held at Canton Beach on May 31 and June 1, where teams from across the…
Sheds recommended in Men’s Health Week
Getting together with a group of mates has been linked to positive health and wellness outcomes. In Men’s Health Week, from June 15 to 21, the Australian Men’s Shed Association…
4,190 bundles of joy since January 2019
Parents of more than 4,000 newborns across the Central Coast have received a Baby Bundle from the NSW Government, valued at over $300. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and…
New Services Australia Centre at Wyong
Residents in the northern suburbs will benefit from enhanced access to Centrelink and Medicare services when a new service centre opens on June 15. Customers attending the new Wyong Service…
Young singers to perform alongside stars of Opera Australia
The talented young singers of the Central Coast Conservatorium of Music Children’s Choir are set to appear on stage alongside the stars of Opera Australia, when a production of Carmen…
Golf Day raised $20,000 for Elsie’s Retreat
More than $20,000 was raised for the Elsie’s Retreat Project at a golf day held by ClubsNSW Central Coast Region. About 114 people teed off first thing in the morning…
114 tee off in Wyong for Elsie’s Retreat
More than $20,000 was raised for the Elsie’s Retreat Project at a golf fundraising held by ClubsNSW Central Coast Region on Friday, May 7. Approximately 114 people teed off first…
Car Parking Study and Implementation Plan adopted
Tuggerah and Wyong are two of the five priority areas for investment focus identified in the Central Coast Car Parking Study and Implementation Plan. The Plan was adopted by Central…
Six townhouses proposed for one block at Wyong
Six townhouses are being planned for an irregular shaped block on the corner of Anzac Ave and Alison Rd, Wyong, across the road from Wyong TAFE campus. The development application…
Heritage Week celebrated
Central Coast Council is partnering with the Wyong Family History Group to deliver four guided heritage walking tours in the Wyong Town Centre. These tours will run between 11am and…
Together Home program to reduce the number of people sleeping rough
A consortium of Aboriginal service providers based in the northern suburbs will deliver a $1.3M expansion of the NSW Government’s Together Home program to reduce the number of people sleeping…
Accommodation upgrade approved at the Grand Hotel
Accommodation at the historic Grand Hotel in Wyong is going to get a facelift. Ten rooms on the ground floor will be upgraded for acoustic and fire separation between rooms…
113 housing lots proposed over two developments
A proposal for land at 84A Alison Rd, Wyong, has the potential to provide a variety of housing while also creating an environmental corridor and a walking trail linking Chapman’s…
“Why call the police when they’re clearly already there?” Wyong locals offended by A Current Affair coverage
A national prime-time TV news program has been criticised for its coverage of an important social message in which it portrayed a group of Wyong neighbours as turning a deaf…
Extensive wild dog and fox control program planned
Greater Sydney Local Land Services is about to embark on an extensive wild dog and fox control program around the Central Coast from April 8 to May 14 and warns…
Locals lead the way in the reuse of soft plastic
In an Australian first, Wyong company iQ Renew is one in a group of companies which have collaborated to produce a soft plastic food wrapper made from recycled content. Between…
Unfair grant distribution again
Forum – The Central Coast is to benefit from a NSW Government grant of $26.8M (Chronicle p5 Mar 31) of which only $1.3M is to be shared between Hamlyn Terrace…