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…
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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…
Thank You Day to honour the real heroes in organ transplant journey
With a second lease on life following a liver transplant two years ago, Killarney Vale’s Rob Manning is on a journey to spread the word and educate people about organ…
New prostate cancer treatment option
The Central Coast has come in at number five on a list of 20 regional and suburban “hot spots” across Australia where prostate cancer is diagnosed late, and men are…
The next generation of aged care workers
Peninsula Villages has unveiled its new and innovative traineeship program in partnership with Registered Training Organisation, ET Australia. The first of its kind on the Central Coast, the Care Partner…
Raising awareness of lung conditions
With World COPD Day falling on November 15, Central Coast Local Health District is raising awareness of the symptoms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Respiratory Clinical Nurse Consultant Darren…
Boost for Point Clare medical practice
Point Clare Medical Practice has received $25,000 through the Federal Government’s Strengthening Medicare General Practice Grants Program to buy a new internal phone system and a ABI machine, to assess…
Where to get help when parenthood is a challenge
Perinatal Mental Health Week, November 12-18, is a national week aimed at raising awareness and destigmatising perinatal mental health issues. Perinatal refers to the period of time when a woman…
Safe haven for those with mental health issues
The NSW Government has bolstered access to free mental health support on the Central Coast with the official opening of a Safe Haven at Gosford Hospital on November 7. The…
Crestani Scholarships handed out
More than 100 guests attended the 2023 Crestani Scholarships Awards Night on Friday, November 3, at the Central Coast Clinical School of the University of Newcastle. Recipients will apply their…
Thousands of Coasties have easier access to bulk billing
More than 50,000 children and their families and more than 130,000 pensioners and concession cardholders on the Central Coast will find it easier to see a bulk billed GP after…