TAFE launches online Basic Wildfire Awareness course
A new online course to equip locals with the skills and knowledge to better protect themselves, their land and their assets from bushfires, is now available through TAFE NSW. The…
Education
Workshop for young out-of-work Coasties
With many young people struggling to find work in the current economic climate, Central Coast Council will run a free Employ Me workshop on October 7 to arm young Coasties…
Fallout growing from traumatic TikTok video
Central Coast Council of P&Cs (CCCP&C) has highlighted the need for parents to monitor children’s use of social media as some schools on the Coast call for their communities to…
Uni students falling behind
With new research showing 68 per cent of Australian higher education students say they are falling behind on their studies due to COVID-19, Central Coast Council of P&Cs (CCCP&C) is…
Year 12 students farewelled
It’s been a school year unlike any other, and for the Class of 2020, it’s officially come to an end, with schools across the Coast farewelling them ahead of the…
Take 3 for the Sea launches online program for students
In celebration of last week’s World Clean-Up Day, Central Coast based environmental organisation, Take 3 for the Sea, has launched an online learning program for primary and secondary students across…
Student strike over PM’s commitment to gas
Groups of 20 school students will rally at various parts of the Coast on September 25 as part of a day of action protesting Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s recently announced…
Call to strengthen anti-bullying programs in high schools
Parents and high schools across the Central Coast and NSW have put pressure on the Education Minister, Sarah Mitchell, to deliver a single state-wide policy addressing bullying in public high…
Library Service unveils new look Spring School Holiday program
Central Coast Council Library Service has unveiled its new look Spring School Holiday program, with a range of fun online and at home activities on offer. With no in-branch activities…
Gorokan Public School has the best school garden
Gorokan Public School has been crowned Wyong District Garden Competition’s best school garden for 2020. Regular entrants in the competition, this is Gorokan PS’s inaugural win and it’s a double…
Chickens hatch at Woy Woy
Woy Woy Public School Kindergarten students have participated in a chicken hatching program during Term 3. “Students are learning about lifecycles for our science unit Staying Alive,” said teacher Ms…
Narara PS holds its own public speaking competition
Speaking in public is a challenging skill to master, but the students at Narara Public School have stepped up to the plate by participating in their own annual Public Speaking…
Grammar school students show resilience
Tug of war, sack races, resilience talks and gratitude trees; they were just a few of the fun games and activities coordinated for Central Coast Grammar School’s Middle School We…
Pyjama Angels instil Love of Learning
Foster care support on the Central Coast has been given a boost with the region welcoming its first wave of ‘Pyjama Angels’, just in time for NSW Foster Care Week….
ET Australia school relocation to create 40 new jobs
The relocation of the ET Australia School from Donnison St, Gosford, to two new locations is one of 11 projects the NSW Government will fast-track to stimulate the economy and…
School has new $95,000 outdoor gym
Northlakes High School students now have more options to keep fit and active, courtesy of the school’s newly installed outdoor gym. Adjacent to the school oval, the two banks of…
RFS thanks school for donations
Wyong Creek Public School has received a certificate of appreciation from Yarramalong RFS. The school received the certificate for donations made to the RFS unit earlier in the year, with…
Lots of colours everywhere
Wamberal Public School was awash with colour on August 28 as students celebrated Rainbow Day. A fundraiser for children’s charity Stewart House, no colour was off limits as students embraced…
New look for Erina Heights PS
Things look a little different at Erina Heights Public School. Over the past few months, the school has welcomed a series of upgrade works, but with the wider school community…
Minister unveils Wamberal and Terrigal school upgrades
After more than two years of construction work, the multi-million-dollar upgrades at Wamberal Public School and Terrigal Public School are officially open. Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning, Sarah…