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…
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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…
Greater Sydney Commission outlines its Central Coast Strategy priorities
Unlocking employment land in Wyong and Warnervale is the highest priority set by the Greater Sydney Commission (GSC) in its Central Coast Strategy to drive economic and employment growth in…
A small army of volunteers rid some northern suburbs of graffiti
A small army of volunteers was out and about with their cleaning buckets on Sunday, March 28, to rid the northern suburbs of the graffiti scourge, and in particular, seven…
Former Mayor explains rate differences
Forum – Here are some basic facts about rates. On amalgamation in 2016, both Gosford and Wyong Councils had about $60M of residential rate income per year. Your annual residential…
The real regional capital … Tuggerah
Forum – Mark Ellis’s contention that Council meetings should be held in Ourimbah, rather than in Gosford or Wyong (CCN 283) is right in principle but wrong in detail. He…
Mayhem and gridlock on the M1 and surrounds
There was mayhem on the M1 near Wyong on Thursday, March 11, due to damage to the road surface and reports of debris on the road near the Alison Rd…
Community encouraged to participate in ANZAC Day driveway services
Wyong RSL Sub-branch is holding a photo competition for the best ANZAC Day driveway service set up to encourage community members to participate in ANZAC Day. Welfare Officer, Peter Niven,…