Spotlight on women’s mental health
More than 50 people gathered at Tuggerah Lakes on Sunday, January 14, to help raise funds for the Debbie Gaunt Foundation. The family, friends and colleagues of Debbie Gaunt donned…
Health
Answers sought over Wyong palliative care unit
Members of the Elsie’s Project committee want answers on when a new palliative care unit will open at Wyong Hospital and will hold a public forum on Sunday, February 4….
New app to find right person for the job in aged care
Peninsula Villages, a leading provider of aged care and retirement living services on the Central Coast, has achieved significant recruitment outcomes since launching its new employee referral and reward program,…
Telehealth cart for Lake Haven Village
Residents at the RFBI Lake Haven Masonic Village are in for better health services, with a new Visionflex telehealth cart set to support telehealth appointments. A show and tell demonstration…
Out of the loop for community care
River Cares spokesperson Robyn Downham says the Lower Hawkesbury is always overlooked when it comes to community health. “I was recently at a Kariong-Somersby Rotary Club breakfast where Member for…
Urgent care clinic a “game changer”
Member for Robertson Gordon Reid has told Federal Parliament that the new Peninsula Medicare Urgent Care Clinic has helped take pressure off hospital emergency departments since opening in November. He…
Kincumber pharmacy finalist in national awards
Priceline Pharmacy at Kincumber has been announced as one of six finalists in the 2024 Guild Pharmacy of Year Awards. The 2024 Pharmacy of the Year will be announced at…
Fitness program helps people get ready to move
Recently, nine members of the Central Coast community signed up to a different kind of fitness class, a pilot program called Ready2Move. It was run in September, just prior to…
Give the gift of blood this Christmas
As the festive season fast approaches, Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch is urging potential blood donors across the Central Coast to roll up their sleeves and give blood to help…
Sarah wins national disability award for meningococcal policy work
Local woman Sarah Joyce is a meningococcal survivor who continues to suffer debilitating side effects of the disease that very nearly killed her in 2016. Last week while in yet…
Freemasons caring for the carers
Freemasons on the Central Coast (FotCC) recently made a $6,300 donation to enable the purchase of a massage chair and garden furniture for the Carer Retreat at Gosford Hospital. While…
Work starts next year on new obstacle course
Work is expected to start early next year on the construction of a $150,000 obstacle course at The Glen, a drug and alcohol residential rehabilitation centre at Chittaway Point. The…
Boost for medical practice
Terrigal and Avoca Beach Medical Centres have received $35,000 and $25,000 respectively from the Federal Labor Government’s Strengthening Medicare General Practice Grants Program. Combined, Coastal Family Medicine, which trades as…
Accolades for two Central Coast disability service providers
From 50 finalists Australia wide, two Central Coast organisations have won major awards at the recent 2023 Australia Disability Service Awards, organised by One Community and held the Melbourne Convention…
New health platform for young people
Your Road Starts Here is a new digital platform packed with resources, videos and advice to help young people leaving high school. It is a collaboration between the Hunter New…
Free gym pass for teens over Summer
With school nearly out for the Summer and parents looking for activities to keep their teenagers busy, Planet Fitness at West Gosford is opening its doors for free with the…
New dementia café for Kincumber
Kincumber Neighbourhood Centre will host a dementia café (DCaf) Creative Arts Workshop from February next year. Through support provided by the Rotary Club of Terrigal and Australia Post, the bi-monthly…
Public screening turned dream into reality for Mannering Park couple
Like any would-be parent, Calista Pinchen of Mannering Park wanted a healthy baby, which is why she decided not to have one. Pinchen never thought motherhood would be an option…
Blood Run tells story of ultra-marathon
The Australian premiere of the documentary about ultra-marathon runner Callan Gates will be held at the Avoca Beach Theatre on December 2. The Blood Run documents Gates’ 250km run from…
Tyler pounds the pavement in honour of her Nan
A Central Coast high school student and her friends will be pounding the pavement this month, in honour of a much-loved member of the community. Seventeen-year-old Tyler Cossor is making…