Parents told of play equipment ban
Woy Woy Public School has told parents that students must not use the school’s play equipment out of school hours, even when under parental supervision. “We encourage parents to be…
Education
Some schools missing out on repairs and maintenance
Shadow Minister for Education, Mr Jihad Dib, and Mr David Mehan, Member for the Entrance, today called on the Berejiklian Government to explain the lack of funding allocated to schools…
Government funding available for preschools
Local preschools have been urged to apply for funding as part of the $15m injection from the NSW Liberal-National Government to ensure children attending preschools have the safest and most…
Girls encouraged to consider a trade
Girls from High Schools across the region were invited to Wyong High School on February 26, as part of the Supporting and Linking Tradeswomen (SALT) Bush Tour. SALT, in conjunction…
Lucy Wicks speaks on Closing the Gap
Barang, Yerin, NAISDA , Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council and The Glen have been acknowledged in the Commonwealth Parliament by the Member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks. Ms Wicks was…
Artwork selected for exhibition
Two students from Henry Kendall High School have had their works selected for exhibition in ‘A Central Vision’ that will show in the Gosford Regional Gallery from March 24 to…
Exchange student reports on 12 months in Mexico
The Rotary Club of Umina Beach has celebrated the experience of their latest Rotary Youth Exchange Student, Jenna Woodhouse, who has just returned from 12 months exchange in Puebla, Mexico….
Library offers help to students
Central Coast Council Library Service is on hand to help Central Coast school kids excel in 2018. Council Unit Manager, Libraries, Ms Michelle Swan-Beardmore, is encouraging parents of young children…
Local schools have over $3.4m maintenance work done
Only one school in the former Wyong LGA made the list of 10 schools that topped the Central Coast’s school maintenance blitz that took place over the holidays. Wadalba Community…
Traineeship program while still at school
A group of 42 local students will gain practical, hands-on experience in the health industry, thanks to the collaboration between the Central Coast Local Health District and TAFE NSW. Two…
Library wants children for ‘some creative building’
Woy Woy library is calling on children from the age of 5 to12 to come along on Wednesday, February 28, for some creative building with interlocking plastic bricks. This workshop…
Rotary club pays for three Ugandan classrooms
The Rotary Club of Woy Woy has successfully raised funds to complete three new classrooms for a primary school in Buwampa, Uganda. “The classrooms for the Divine Mercy school are…
Free ethics teacher training in Ourimbah
Free ethics teacher training will be available in Ourimbah on the last weekend in February. Ethics teachers are members of the public who receive free training to be able to…
Rotary provide computers for hearing impaired children
Gosford Rotary Club has supplied 17 new computers to Chertsey Primary School to aid the school’s children with additional needs. When anxious mum Ms Amanda Harvey contacted the Rotary Club…
New mentor program for organic market gardeners
Expressions of interest are open for a new mentor program designed to support up and coming organic market gardeners on the Central Coast. Part of the Central Coast Sustainable Farming…
Donated truck already put to use
The farm of Brisbane Water Secondary College, Umina Campus, has taken delivery of a donated new cattle truck, which has already been put to use for recent agricultural shows. The…
Simple solution to lack of school playground space
Member for The Entrance, Mr David Mehan, joined the Tuggerah Public School P & C to share their concerns regarding the failure by Education Minister, Mr Rob Stokes, to address…
University and businesses join together to support Wyong students
Business leaders, Mars Food Australia, Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing, and the University of Newcastle, are joining together to support Year 10 students at Wyong High School in a mentoring program…
Coding controls NASA robots inside the International Space Station
Students from Gosford High School and four other NSW high schools gathered with family and friends to watch as computer coding they had written was used to control NASA robots…
$100 voucher for active kids
From January 31, parents, carers and guardians of children residing and participating in sport and other approved physical activities in NSW, will be able to apply for a $100 voucher…