Federal election wrap
FEDERAL ELECTION 2025 The results are in – and what a set of results they are. While pollsters picked up the strong swing to the ALP during April as the…
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A sea of red on the Coast
McBride “humbled” to be re-elected
Local Labor landslide mirrors national result
Election day nears – but have the democracy sausages missed the moment?
Federal election 2025: Do the major parties have egg on their faces?
Wagstaffe Hall campaign pitch
Both major parties promise trauma recovery centre for Coast
Don’t vote in Labor/Greens
Former MP doesn’t deserve support
The LNP candidate for the seat of Robertson, Lucy Wicks has pleaded to her constituents for their trust. When last elected most of us would recall that Lucy was a…
Mental health care pledge
Australians on the Central Coast will have more options for free, public mental health care backed by Medicare, if the Labor government is re-elected on May 3. The Medicare Mental…
Federal election 2025: Hey kids, want some more sugar?
Tax breaks and handouts rained from the campaign clouds this week as both Labor and the Liberal National Party (LNP) traded sugar hits. Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced an…
Avoca pathway funding on the table
If re-elected on May 3, the Labor Party will deliver $2.1M towards the construction of the Beaches Shared Pathway at Avoca Beach. Member for Robertson Dr Gordon Reid said the…
Pledge to expand urgent care clinics
A re-elected Labor Government will deliver more funding to the Medicare Urgent Care Clinics in Lake Haven and Charlestown to boost their capacity to treat more patients. The Lake Haven…
Sports funding promise from Libs
The Liberal Party has committed $3.5M to deliver upgrades to grassroots sporting facilities across the Central Coast if elected on May 3. This will include $1.8M to redevelop amenities at…
Conroy pledges to boost Budgewoi sporting clubs
A re-elected Albanese Labor Government will back Budgewoi sporting clubs with a $360,000 investment in local playing fields. Labor Member for Shortland Pat Conroy has announced this election commitment would…
Labor promises cheaper batteries
A re-elected Federal Labor Government has promised to make solar batteries cheaper, slashing energy bills for households, small businesses and community facilities by up to 90%. The $2.3B Cheaper Home…
Kariong residents oppose fast food development plan near school
Independent candidate for Robertson at the May 3 Federal election, Lisa Bellamy, addressed an on-site hearing of the Land and Environment Court on April 7 regarding a proposed development at…
Federal election: A rough and tumble week one
Just as the ALP was busy portraying Peter Dutton as another Donald Trump, Albo did his best Joe Biden impersonation by falling off a stage up in the Hunter. Dutton…
Call for candidates to support new sport facilities
With the Federal election looming, Cricket NSW has called on candidates in Dobell and Robertson to commit to supporting local community sport infrastructure projects at Tuggerah and Point Clare. The…