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Thanks to the Grange

I would like to give an enormous thank you to the Grange Hotel at Wyoming for their wonderful help and support. Our group of 30 members, all retired, visited the…


Calling ex-service people

I am setting up a branch of the Royal Legion Branch in Australia. It is open to all members of the British Armed forces and anyone who has served in…


Boycott a bad idea

I will not comply with Peter Dutton’s request to boycott Woolworths, which in  turn could mean the standing down of thousands of Australian workers. Misused words generate misleading actions. This…


Thank you to Adelene Village staff

As my mobility causes me to sit quietly, watching, but still enjoying the Christmas festivities, I was recently privileged to observe, and participate, at our Adelene Village Independent Living, Wyoming…




Be careful sitting under trees

On Thursday January 4 at Macmasters Beach a large tree fell narrowly missing a family sitting almost underneath it. (It snapped) off at the base, which apparently had rotted through….



Wisemans Ferry Rd appalling

I am (concerned) with the neglect of Wisemans Ferry Rd. I was travelling along it to visit Wisemans Ferry and have lunch at the famous pub, but.was appalled at the…




More to business than bottom line

Henry Chisholm (CCN 420) justifiably complains of Woolworths’ termination of 15-item-or-less fast lanes. However, he suggests that “many elderly shoppers will not use the self-serve checkouts as they are confused…


Reassurance from Forestry Corporation

In response to the story Forest fire heightens residents’ fears (CCN 420) I wish to reassure the community that State forests are managed responsibly in line with strict regulations, with…


Central Coast’s identity crisis

The Central Coast is being driven into an identity crisis by the NSW Government, faceless government appointed bureaucracies called planning panels, and an out-of-control Administrator. Firstly, we are not part…


Councillors should appoint CEO

The five-year contract extension for Central Coast Council CEO David Farmer is the wrong decision, taken for the wrong reasons, using the wrong procedure (Five more years for Council CEO,…



Is this your boat?

The boat pictured washed-up outside our complex during a recent storm last week but so far no-one has come to collect it. We have a rock shelf surrounding Peeks Point…




Changed plan for Gosford CBD

The original plan for the Gosford CBD has been altered so much that the citizens can’t work out what happened to the original plan. Gosford City Library was to be…