Central Coast Kids in Need, need help themselves
For 27 years Central Coast Kids in Need (CCKIN) have been a fountain of support and compassion for Central Coast families with seriously ill children but now they need help…
Education
NSW Central Coast Training Awards announced
The winners of the 2020 NSW Central Coast Regional Training Awards have been announced. Hosted by the Central Coast Apprenticeship and Traineeship Advisory Committee (CCATAC), the awards are the Coast…
Free First Aid in Schools program available
With school’s officially back in session for Term 3, St John Ambulance NSW is reconvening its First Aid in Schools program, and schools across the Coast are being encouraged to…
Regional training awards recipients announced
The winners of the 2020 NSW Central Coast Regional Training Awards have been announced. Hosted by the Central Coast Apprenticeship and Traineeship Advisory Committee (CCATAC), the awards are the Coast…
Conductor, Patrick Brennan on road to recovery
[Exclusive video interview included] Conductor and Central Coast Conservatorium Artistic Director, Patrick Brennan, has much in common with the iconic old building on the corner of Mann St and Georgiana…
Education Week 2020 goes online
All NSW’s Education Week events will be held online to help reduce face-to-face contact between parents, students and teachers. The annual state-wide event will be running from Monday August 3…
Search finds no asbestos contamination
A search of Umina Beach Public School grounds has found no asbestos-contaminated material. The investigation was carried out at the school by an independent hygienist appointed by the Department of…
Virtual Career Expo for senior students
My Journey, a free two day virtual career expo for NSW high school students in Years 10 to 12, will launch on July 22. Created by Career Links and the…
Indigenous artworks displayed on nbn nodes
Residents may have already spotted the first of a series of artworks popping up recently as a number of nbn network nodes have been wrapped in striking indigenous designs. The…
Opposition leader joins Tesch in preschool call
State Opposition Leader Ms Jodi McKay and Shadow Minister for Central Coast Mr David Harris have joined Member for Gosford Ms Liesl Tesch at Woy Woy Peninsula Community Childcare to…
Council series to discuss the future of education
Central Coast Council’s next Innovation Series event will focus on the future of education. Running from 8:30am on July 16, the online event is set to feature the University of…
HSC Hub officially launched
The NSW Government has launched its new HSC Hub to give HSC students access to a range of curriculum and support materials in the countdown to their exams. The hub…
Good response to school’s annual Winter Appeal
Student’s from Toukley’s St Mary’s Catholic School have made a large donation of winter goods to the St Vincent de Paul Society. Students from the school’s Mini Vinnies team organised…
The Water Gang wins Choose Water competition
Students from Henry Kendall High School have won their school a chilled water station after taking out Central Coast Local Health District’s Thirsty? Choose Water! program. The secondary school program…
Students learn to set goals with Olympian
Year 8 students from Henry Kendall High School have enjoyed a video conference with Australian Olympic and Commonwealth games sprinter, Rohan Browning. Browning currently holds the record for the fastest…
Kincumber HS has new covered outdoor learning area
Kincumber High School’s covered outdoor learning area (COLA) project is now complete. In 2019 the school secured a $250,000 grant from the NSW Government to build a new COLA to…
Art students make props for Shrek Jr
Year 8 Visual Art students at Lake Munmorah’s St Brigid’s Catholic College have been putting their creativity and ingenuity to the test in a whole new medium. Students were tasked…
Mathlympics a hit with students
Year 5 students at Berkeley Vale Public School have enjoyed a hands on maths lesson inspired by the Olympics. With the upcoming Tokyo 2021 Olympics in mind, students in class…
Wyoming OLR students unlock their inner poets
Students from Wyoming’s Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic School have completed a four week poetry workshop. Over the past month students in Years 4, 5 and 6 have been…
Gorokan High School welcomes new Principal
Matthew Boake has been confirmed as Gorokan High School’s new Principal. Relieving Principal, Shanie Singleton, confirmed Boake’s appointment in the school’s July 1 newsletter, noting that he’d officially start in…