Education


School mums tap into inner artist

Mums at Terrigal Public School tapped into their inner artist for the P&C Mums Masterpiece night, held on Friday, November 27. Organiser and P&C Vice President, Tonia Barclay, said the…


NAIDOC Week fun at Woy Woy

Woy Woy Public School students participated in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander activities in celebration of NAIDOC Week 2020. Aboriginal Programs Teacher Chloe Nebauer said some experiences included rock art,…


Students’ artwork up for auction

A collection of masterpieces created by the students at Pretty Beach Public School are being auctioned off online as part of the school’s Biennial Art Show. Throughout 2020, the students…


Students soar in Superhero obstacle course

Superhero students soared through Pretty Beach Public School with staff and students partaking in a superhero-themed obstacle course on November 12. The P&C organised fundraiser allowed students to exercise, challenge…


Students all set for farm stays

A local community group has stepped up to help Peninsula students learn about farming practices with the handover of a pop-up camping site on Tuesday, November 24. The AgFarm program…


Celebrating first nations people

Students celebrated NAIDOC Week at Pretty Beach Public school with a focus on understanding this year’s theme; Always Was, Always Will Be. Principal Karen Wardlaw said the week started with…



St Brendan’s opens new education hub

Lake Munmorah’s St Brendan’s Catholic Primary School has finished construction on its new state-of-the-art education space. A $1.3M State Government grant helped complete construction of the new building, which replaces…


Free public school tutoring in 2021

Every single public school student on the Central Coast will soon have access to free tutoring under the NSW Government’s COVID Intensive Learning Support Program. The $377M program was announced…




Large amount of rubbish collected

Marine science students at Wadalba Community College and The Entrance campus of Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College have been out with Clean4Shore, in the water and the mud, to collect rubbish…


Tech-savvy siblings spread their wings

The family team behind Little Butterflies Technology is well on its way to achieving national recognition for their innovative work in disability tech, even though none of the members are…



Wadalba Community School is big on recycling

Students at Wadalba Community School have been collecting cans and bottles to raise funds and awareness for National Recycling Week. The Envirobank initiative saw 11 NSW schools participate with collected…


Students’ artwork up for auction

A collection of masterpieces created by the students at Pretty Beach Public School are being auctioned off online as part of the school’s Biennial Art Show. Throughout 2020, the students…



These kids will have their day out

COVID-19 might have caused Central Coast Kids Day Out’s annual event to be cancelled for the first time in its 21 year history, but it hasn’t been able to stop…


Tesch congratulates the Class of 2020

Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch has labelled the HSC class of 2020 as “extraordinary”. With exams finally over, Tesch said students, teachers and support workers were to be commended for…