467 new ambulance paramedic recruits in NSW
The NSW Government has announced further boosts to the health sector in the form of a $3M investment in ICU nurses and $17M investment in a new state-of-the art ambulance…
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HoTS health checks and outreach to homeless
Schoolgirls’ 3D-printed ear guards in use at Gosford Hospital
Fundraising for rescue helicopter by kayak
Staff look over new aged care wing
Approval for Woy Woy aged care alterations
$16,000 for children’s cancer research raised
The Y hotline keeps youth connected
Restrictions no problem for retirement village manager on Mothers’ Day
Local survivor calls on Coasties to get vaccinated
While the Coast’s consciousness has been dominated by the coronavirus, one local woman is reminding residents about the importance of getting vaccinated against other deadly diseases. Sarah Joyce was 30…
Online AA meetings take off on the Coast
Worrying new data exploring the rise of drinking during home isolation, shows that one-in-five Australians have purchased more alcohol than usual during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the majority have concerns…
Stoush brewing over nurses’ wages
The State Opposition and the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association (NSWNMA) have both called on Premier Gladys Berejiklian to rule out pay freezes for the state’s nurses in the wake…
Elaine celebrates International Nurses Day 2020
International Nurses Day was celebrated on May 12 and the Central Coast Local Health District has shared the story of one of their own. Elaine Duck, has spent the past…
Drive through COVID-19 clinic at Kanwal
The new drive through clinic opened on May 4 and is located within the grounds of the Wyong Leagues Club at Kanwal. It will operate from 8am to 4pm from…
Free flu vaccination clinics for First Nations people
Central Coast Local Health District’s Nunyara Aboriginal Health Service has partnered with Wyong based Yerin Incorporating Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Health Centre to deliver free flu vaccination clinics for First Nations…
$205M aged care package announced
More than a dozen Federally funded residential aged care providers on the Central Coast will benefit from an additional COVID-19 specific support package, totalling $205M, which was announced on May…
Betty Swannell celebrates her 100th birthday
Coronavirus restrictions weren’t going to stop staff at Yallambee Lodge, West Gosford, from celebrating the 100th birthday of resident, Betty Swannell, on May 2. Facility manager, Ann Young, said although…
New Pop-Up Test Clinic in Erina
A new COVID-19 Respiratory Clinic opened at Erina on May 1, providing Central Coast residents with a third Government clinic where they can be tested for the coronavirus. Clinics at…
Centre for women to be the benchmark for drug and alcohol rehabilitation
A fully qualified and culturally appropriate drug and alcohol women’s rehabilitation centre is a step closer to becoming a reality after an ideal parcel of land was purchased at Wyong…
Camp Breakaway is akin to Christmas for the disabled community
With the temporary closure of San Remo’s Camp Breakaway, clients of the disability respite camp have expressed how much the service has meant to them. In Wyong Regional Chronicle edition…