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…
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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…
New alternative school at Kincumber
A new alternative school for teenagers who struggle with mainstream high school has opened at the Kincumber Youth Centre. Principal Ms Gab McIntosh said “Our School, Eagle Arts and Vocational…
App to help preschool children learn a language
A successful play-based mobile tablet app will be giving more preschool children on the Central Coast the exciting opportunity to learn another language throughout the year. Member for Robertson Ms…
Youth Connections has a new CEO
Youth Connections has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The new appointee is the former chief of operations and fi nance, Ms Claudia Devlin. Ms Devlin…
Changes to student loan scheme results in campus closure
Gosford students face an uncertain future following the closure of the Gosford branch of the private vocational college Evocca. Ms Suzanne Ross from Evocca College said the Gosford campus closed…
Mariners visit school as part of Harmony Round
Three Central Coast Mariners players visited Avoca Beach Public School as part of Harmony Round, a partnership between Football Federation Australia and Harmony Day to spread the message ‘everybody belongs’….
Land owners’ rights further eroded by anti-protest laws
Local Greens, sitting Labor MPs and activists have been united in their condemnation of the NSW Government’s introduction of the Inclosed Lands, Crimes and Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Interference) Bill…
Performing Arts Centre on the waterfront is still a possibility
Friends of the Performing Arts Precinct (FOPAP) have officially resolved at a special meeting on March 16, that the vacant former Gosford Public School site is the preferred location for…
NAISDA welcomes two internationally renowned choreographers
The NAISDA Dance College at Kariong has opened its doors to two internationally renowned choreographers, founder and executive artistic director of US dance company Dance Iquail!, Mr Iquail Shaheed, and…