Cutler Dr intersection improvements underway
Road safety improvements at the intersection of Cutler Dr and Pacific Highway, Wyong, were due to start on Monday, November 9. Safety upgrades will include a new painted median island…
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Wyong and The Entrance have wins in Round 2
Cricket – Round 2 of Central Coast Cricket Association’s First Grade Competition saw Wyong overcome Northern Power and The Entrance topple Kincumber-Avoca to pick up their first wins of the…
Airport costs could be better spent
Forum – It’s interesting that the NSW Government is pushing ahead with the repeal of the Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Act that limited flights and the runway length, among other important…
12-year-old boy pulled unconscious from a swimming pool
A 12-year-old boy has been flown to hospital in a critical condition after being pulled unconscious from a swimming pool at Wyong. Emergency services were called to the scene at…
Driver stuck in floodwaters
The Central Coast Volunteer Rescue Squad came to the aid of a driver stuck in floodwaters at Hamlyn Terrace. Emergency services were called to Louisiana Rd in the early hours…
Best forgers decided
Retro replicas, captivating copies and scintillating shams were all on show when the 2020 Fab Fakes exhibition was unveiled in Wyong last week. Originally started to teach aspiring artists the…
Far north misses out again and again
Forum – Former Wyong Shire residents, especially those who didn’t support the amalgamation delivered to us, can rightfully feel aggrieved by the latest budget blowout to about $89M in the…
Wyong Roos suffer first loss
Rugby League – The Wyong Roos have suffered their first defeat in the Toohey’s Newcastle Cup, going down 18-12 to the Western Suburbs Rosellas. Player availability issues put the undefeated…
Lake Haven-Wyong Business Fibre zone launched
Businesses across Lake Haven and Wyong will benefit from a new roll out of ultra-fast broadband, with the launch of 85 new Business Fibre Zones nationwide. NBN Co’s launch of…
Three major highway upgrades are at different stages
Detailed design for the upgrade of the Pacific Highway through Wyong Town Centre will start in the second half of 2020. There is no start date in sight and there…
Yerin Yarns share awareness about Yerin services
Yerin Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Health Centre in Wyong has released its own podcast, Yerin Yarns, aimed at educating listeners on the centre’s services, while also engaging the community. The second…
Japara Aged Care facility at Wyong to close
Japara Aged Care Facility at Wyong is closing and the final few residents at the 48-bed home are now being re-located. A spokesperson said the Wyong nursing home had been…
Pacific Highway upgrade through Wyong is not the answer
[Forum] I agree with James Donachie (Chronicle Forum July 8) regarding the Pacific Highway upgrade through Wyong, that this will cause major disruption for years. Is that why the government…
Construction started on the ING purpose built office
Construction started on July 20 on the ING purpose built office in Wyong, which is due to open in 2022 and provide 400 jobs. ING Australia’s CEO, Uday Sareen, said…
Viva De Vivo!
Gosford tennis superstar, Nick De Vivo, endured in a tantalisingly tight final of the Gosford Tennis Club’s (GTC) U18 boys UTR event against Wyong rival, Riley Courtney.
Wetlands-Pioneer Dairy is a twitchers’ paradise
Central Coast Wetlands-Pioneer Dairy is the premium birdwatching place on the Coast, says spokesperson for Central Coast Birding Group, Allen Benson. It’s hard to believe though, that the twitchers’ paradise…
When will the upgrade to The Pacific Highway through Wyong commence?
[Forum] One has to ask; just how much planning is really needed to achieve the long overdue and much needed upgrade to The Pacific Highway through Wyong? I enclose extracts…
Black Lives Matter movement supported in Wyong
About 400 people turned out in Wyong on Saturday, June 6, to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement which has swept Australia and the globe. Tens of thousands…
Seven local sporting clubs receive grants
Seven sporting clubs across the Wyong electorate have benefited from a share in $42,070 as part of the NSW Government’s Local Sport Grant Program. The $4.6M program was designed to…
$1.5M Cultural Hub announced for Wyong
Wyong is set to receive a brand new $1.5M Cultural Hub to boost its offering to the local arts community but some are questioning whether that’s money well spent. Central…