Wildlife Protection Area still sought after 20 year delay
In May 2016, Saratoga and District Sport and Recreation Association (SDSRA) issued a written request to Central Coast Council to consider, as a matter of urgency, the establishment of a…
Education
Three TAFE students to compete in National WorldSkills competition
The Hunter and Central Coast regions will be well represented at the WorldSkills Australia National Competition. Twenty Hunter TAFE competitors will be amongst the 500 apprentices, trainees and students from…
Gosford Regional Gallery joins 21st century
Gosford Regional Gallery has launched visitor-friendly multimedia tours. The bespoke tours lead visitors from one area of the Gallery or Japanese Garden to another, and provide additional information as well…
Students’ film makes NSW finals
Three budding student filmmakers from Gosford High School are in the running for the people’s choice award in Interrelate’s NSW Film Festival for High Schools. Year 9 students Jasmin Walker,…
Gosford Public School wins State Band Championships
Gosford Public School hit a triumphant note on August 21 when it won the NSW State Band Championships. It was a stunning performance at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre,…
Greyhound racing ban could cost Central Coast economy $79 million pa
The passing of the Bill to ban greyhound racing in NSW Parliament could cost the Central Coast economy $79 million per year and threaten the future of the Gosford Showgrounds…
Mandarin on the curriculum at Wyoming
Students in Years 3 and 5 at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School will have the opportunity to learn a new language when it is introduced into the…
Nationally Consistent Collection of Data to take place in Term 3
The 2016 Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) will take place in Term 3. The NCCD on students with a disability provides Australian schools, parents/ carers and authorities with community…
Music and dance mentoring programs available
Musicians Making A Difference are encouraging young people in and around Gosford to get involved with their music and dance mentoring programs. Musicians Making A Difference (MMAD) have four programs…
Pop up eateries made unviable due to additional council requirements
Plans to build ‘pop up’ eateries on the waterfront near Brian McGowan Bridge have had a setback, according to the man behind the concept, Mr Tim Gunasinghe, from Commercial HQ….
Crown Lands Inquiry public hearing in Gosford
A public hearing into the NSW Legislative Council’s Inquiry into Crown Lands will be held on August 8 in Gosford. The meeting will be held at the Central Coast Leagues…
Maria to assist at New York Fashion Week
Kariong resident, Maria Ganeko, completed her HSC at Kariong Mountains High School in 2015 and now she’s off to New York City for Fashion Week. “I spent most of Year…
Liberal definition of TAFE reform is destroy and dismantle – Harris
Shadow minister for the Central Coast Mr David Harris has described the latest NSW Government changes to TAFE as “continuing its disgraceful attack on NSW TAFE. He said the proposal…
Harris accused of fear mongering
Central Coast Labor MPs have been accused of causing alarm in the community and spreading false information about the future of local TAFE campuses. The thrust of the latest changes…
Council proposes to reduce public meetings to one per month
Public council meetings on the Central Coast may be reduced to one per month under the merged Central Coast Council. Webcasting of meetings may also be trialled for six months….
Special screening to raise funds
Female empowerment organisation Zonta’s Central Coast branch will hold a special screening of new Australian film Goldstone, to raise funds for alternative education programs and Indigenous education programs on the…
Film & Media Stars at Kincumber High
Kincumber High School will give community members the opportunity to go ‘back to school’ to launch Education week on Saturday, July 30. The community will have the opportunity to attend…
Ferran Thornycroft to debate in Youth Parliament
The Youth member for Gosford, Ferran Thornycroft, will debate matters of national importance in NSW Parliament House, along with 160 other youths, as part of the YMCA NSW Youth…
State government proposes TAFE re-structure
A modernised structure for TAFE NSW will reduce overheads, direct more resources to frontline teaching and guarantee TAFE is meeting the training and skills needs of the Central Coast…
150 music students prepare for HSC
Central Coast music students converged in Narara Valley High School for a day of fi ne tuning, in readiness for the 2016 HSC exams. 150 students from 15 Central Coast…