Battle lines drawn for State election
With just over a week to go before the March 25 State election, ballot positions have been drawn and the major parties are vying for votes with pledges galore. The…
Election
Libs dump their candidate for Wyong electorate
Just hours after “offensive and unacceptable” historical social media posts allegedly made by Liberal Party candidate for the Wyong electorate Matthew Squires came to light he was dumped by the…
Aunty Colleen to spearhead push for new alternative school
Aunty Colleen Fuller will spearhead an effort by four trained teachers to re-establish an alternative school for school refusers following the closure of Kincumber’s Eagle Arts and Vocational College at…
Housing crisis and homelessness loom large as election issues
With housing shortages and homeless on the Central Coast likely to be a big election issue on March 25, Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch and Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch…
Government can fix cost of living crisis
Living shouldn’t have a cost. The expression “cost-of-living” is obscene and completely at odds with what we expect for our families and communities. There are four things humans need to…
$20M pledge for specialist mental health housing
The Labor Party will invest $20M over two years to establish three sites for housing with mental health support in NSW, the first to be located on the Central Coast,…
Greens promise free public transport across coast
The Greens have pledged to put an end to the privatisation of the transport system, improve regional bus services and introduce free travel across the entire network if elected to…
CEN to host two candidate forums
The Community Environment Network (CEN) will host two candidate forums at the Ourimbah Campus of the University of Newcastle (UoN) in the leadup to the March 25 State election. Residents…
Libs pledge early start for free pre-Kindergarten
Thousands of Central Coast children will have access to free preschool sooner if a Liberal Government is re-elected on March 25, with the Government pledging to accelerate the rollout of …
We need details of parties’ plans for future
Forum I was reading my Coast Community News last week and came to Adam Crouch’s full page ad listing his achievements. Pretty Beach Public School $40,00, Copacabana Public School $40,00…
Central Coast to trial hydrogen powered bus
The state’s first hydrogen-powered electric bus will soon take to the streets of the Central Coast in a local trial of the technology. Treasurer and Minister for Energy Matt Kean…
$23M election funding promise for surf life saving clubs
The Entrance candidate in the March 25 State election, Nathan Bracken, says the $23M commitment by the Liberals to surf lifesaving clubs would include rescue vehicles, jet skis and more…
Rally to demand shark net removal
A rally will be held at Shelly Beach on Sunday, March 5, demanding the removal of its shark net, amid fears for the safety of a loggerhead turtle nest on…
Greens announce candidates for State election
The NSW Greens have formally announced their Central Coast candidates for the March 25 State election. Upper House Greens MLC Abigail Boyd hosted the official launch at Ourimbah State Forest…
Labor pledges to boost women’s health centre funding
Central Coast Community Women’s Health Centre will receive a sizeable funding boost if Labor is successful at the March election. Central Coast Labor MPs joined Shadow Minister for Women and…
Labor pledge to protect koalas
Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch says new plans announced by NSW Labor if elected in March will protect key koala habitats in the state. Labor’s plan will commit $80M to…
Three Coast women to run as Independents
Three Central Coast women are set to run as Independents in the March State election, calling themselves the Three Sisters of the Sacred Sites and Environment. With the common goal…
Foord stands for The Greens in Swansea electorate
The Greens have announced Heather Foord as their candidate for the Swansea electorate in the NSW election on March 25. A Lake Macquarie local, Foord describes herself as being passionate…
Minns commits to new football facilities
A Minns Labor Government would commit $3.7 million in the next term to improve access to soccer facilities and programs on the Central Coast if elected. The commitment is in…
Labor endorses Sam Boughton as candidate for Terrigal
Physiotherapist Sam Boughton will be the Labor candidate in next March’s 2023 NSW State Election. Sitting Liberal Member Adam Crouch will be running for his third term, but Boughton says…