Last Smiles on Dials for the year
Central Coast Disabled Surfers Association (DSACC) will hold its last Smiles on Dials event for the season at Umina Beach on April 1. The group is looking for volunteers to…
Health
Brothers go off-road to held prostate cancer research
Two young Narara brothers are taking their fundraising efforts off-road in an effort to drive forward support for prostate cancer research and support services across the Central Coast. Logan Grattan,…
Free hearing checks on the way
Hearing Australia will conduct free hearing checks on the Central Coast later this month. In Australia, it is estimated 3.6 million people are living with some degree of hearing loss…
Recruitment grants aim to help boost the health workforce
The Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network (PHN) has announced funding of $350,000 to recruit and retain mental health practitioners to the Central Coast, Hunter, Upper Hunter,…
New MRI services at Wyong Hospital
A new MRI machine now operational at Wyong Hospital means these Medicare-funded scanning services are available at the hospital for the first time. The Federal Government has made good on…
Latest stats show health system still in crisis
Latest data from the Bureau of Health Information (BHI) reveals that the Central Coast has slipped to become the second worse Local Health District (LHD) in NSW for emergency treatment…
Focus on emotional wellness in melanoma treatment
A young school teacher from Terrigal, Ella Peers, will be joining this year’s Melanoma March Central Coast in honour of her mum, Amanda, who was only 52 when she died…
EOIs open for Coast urgent care clinics
The Federal Government is delivering on its pre-election promise of establishing 14 Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (Medicare UCCs) state-wide, including two on the Central Coast, with expressions of interest (EOIs)…
Spreading the safety message across Australia
Continuing the legacy created by his dad and uncle when they started their family first aid company, Survival on the Central Coast more than 35 years ago, Mike Tyrrell of…
Free hospital parking says Labor, Libs and Nats post election
Parking at Gosford and Wyong Hospitals will be free for patients, staff and visitors if either the Labor party or the sitting Liberal-National parties are elected to Govern on March…
Review of health care services at Long Jetty centre
Member for The Entrance, David Mehan, is pushing for a commitment from the NSW Government about the future of Long Jetty Health Care Centre to provide the services the community…
The go-to guide for community services across the Coast
A new comprehensive guide to community services on the Central Coast was launched last week by The Entrance Rotary Club. The club’s Director of Community Services, Joe Scicluna, said it…
Special exhibition brightens hospital corridors
A a photography exhibition celebrating the joy and benefits of personal pet visits will adorn the corridors of Gosford Hospital through to April. The Pets are Family Too exhibition, run…
Camps back in full swing at Breakaway
Camp Breakaway at San Remo is going through a reset after the Covid downturn, starting with 40th anniversary celebrations, a dance night for the disabled last Friday and four camps…
Helping veterans access medical cannabis
VETERAN owned medicinal cannabis company The Provocatus is looking to to recruit GPs in the Gosford area to support an Australian first scheme in veteran healthcare, with more than 3,800…
New COVID boosters available this month
New COVID-19 booster shots will be available for adults from February 20. People will be eligible for a booster shot if they are over 18 and haven’t had COVID-19 or…
123 new nurses and midwives
The Central Coast health workforce has been boosted with 123 new graduate nurses and midwives beginning their careers at Gosford and Wyong hospitals this year. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central…
Report highlights nine years of Medicare “neglect” – Reid
Member for Robertson Gordon Reid says the recent release of the Federal Government’s Strengthening Medicare Taskforce Report highlights the “neglect” of Medicare over the past nine years by the former…
Crestani Scholarships continue to help cancer research
Local Central Coast cancer charity Crestani Scholarships has continued to expand with the help of its supporters and awarded13 new scholarships during the 2022 Year. Since its inception by Yvonne…
Partnership to help build nursing workforce
TAFE NSW Wyong is helping build the Central Coast’s nursing workforce of the future as part of a landmark partnership with Australia’s largest private hospital operator, Ramsay Health Care. It…