Students complete Ukulele course
Y ear 4 students at Point Clare Public School finished their ukulele course on Thursday, June 26. The students attended a one hour lesson every week for a period of…
Education
Two students win Australian Vocational Student Prize
Two students, from Erina and Green Point, have been awarded one of the nation’s top prizes for Year 12 students undertaking Vocational Education and Training in School (VETiS). Isabella Mitchell from…
Wellbeing Day in East Gosford
After the success of last year’s Kidsmatter Day, St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School has organised another Well-being Day to be held on Friday, June 27, at the Primary campus and Hylton…
Liturgical composer holds concert
Students at Holy Cross Catholic School, Kincumber, were visited by Monica Brown, an Australian composer of liturgical music for children, on Monday, June 2. The concert focussed on sharing Gospel…
NAIDOC Week celebrated
Holy Cross Catholic School, Kincumber, will celebrate NAIDOC week on Monday, July 14, with a cultural day. Aboriginal people from the community will visit the school and facilitate cultural activities…
Future Council to debate environmental issues
Students from 10 local high schools will be debating environmental issues close to their heart at a series of mock council meetings on Friday, June 13. Gosford Council’s chambers will…
A new playing experience
Six months of support from families and local businesses for students with disabilities at Valley View Public School has culminated in the official opening of a new playing experience. A…
Petitioners seek installation of Mobi-Mats
A petition, with 70 signatures, has been received by Gosford Council from residents asking for Mobi-Mats to be installed on beaches around the Central Coast to increase access for community…
Free Health Connection at Kincumber
A new, free, family wellbeing event with entertainment and activities for all ages, will be held at Kincumber on Saturday, June 14. Kincumber Neighbourhood Centre and Lend Lease have teamed…
Kincumber PS wins engineering challenge
A group of students from Kincumber Public School engineered their way to winning the Engineers Australia Straw Building Challenge on Thursday, May 22. Two teams of four Year 4 students…
Mixed results in PSAA knockout
Point Clare Public School boys and girls football teams travelled to Chertsey Primary School on Monday, May 26, to play in the first round of the PSSA Knockout competition. The…
Makayla Reilly is inaugural scholarship recipient
Central Coast Conservatorium of Music student Makayla Reilly, 10, has been awarded the Stella Sheppard Memorial Scholarship to help her enjoy music and instruments, despite the difficulties she encounters due…
Youth Connections funding axed
Despite youth unemployment continuing to be stubbornly high on the Central Coast, the Federal Budget has spelled the end for Youth Connections, with the program to close by the end…
Abbot Government is honouring its commitment
Students and schools on the Central Coast will benefit from the Abbott Government’s record recurrent funding investment of $64.5 billion in schools over the next four years. “This government has matched funding…
Nicky Mann off for a six week intensive global tour
Central Coast hydroponic rose grower Nicky Mann is all set to embark on a six week intensive global agricultural study tour as part of the Nuffield Australia Farming Scholarship she…