Losing the locks to help lick lymphoma
Staff from Grill’d at Erina, West Gosford and Tuggerah came together for a good cause on Tuesday, October 17, at Erina Fair. They were taking part in the Grill’d Lose…
Health
Housing shortage affecting aged care workforce
The aged care sector on the Central Coast is suffering a staff shortage, largely because of the lack of accommodation for workers, according to the Committee for Economic Development of…
Increasing costs force hospital closure
Tuggerah Lakes Private Hospital will close its doors in November because of increasing operating costs and poor private health fund rates. A statement from the hospital operator, Healthe Care Australia,…
Trolley donation a boon for ICU staff
The Wyong Hospital Auxiliary has donated two Rapid Response Team emergency trolleys, worth more than $6,000, to Wyong Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Acting Clinical Nurse Consultant Lucy Trojkovic said…
Challenge pushes the right buttons for Zayd
In 2022, Central Coast Sports College student Zayd Husain joined his school mates in taking part in Australia’s largest mental health and fitness event, The Push-Up Challenge. This year, the…
Heart of a nation comes to Central Coast
Following a collaboration between the Mounties Group and former yellow Wiggle Greg Page’s charity Heart of the Nation, a number of AEDs have been installed in community centres and public…
Gosford ‘angels’ off to PNG on surgical mission
Charity organisation, PNG Angels, is preparing to embark on their sixth surgical mission to Papua New Guinea (PNG). The mission, scheduled from October 25 to 29, will see the team…
Walk to shine a light on lung cancer
November is Lung Cancer Awareness month and during the first weekend Shine a Light on Lung Cancer walks will be held in dozens of locations nationally including Gosford. Clinical Nurse…
Crackdown on vapes
Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch has welcomed a funding injection of $6.8M from the NSW Government to crack down on the sale of illegal vapes and increase support for vape-addicted…
Call for palliative care funding guarantee
Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch is calling on the NSW Government to ensure a “shameful” $150M budget cut to palliative care does not affect the delivery of services on the…
Meningococcal survivor lobbies for vaccine
Local woman Sarah Joyce has joined the front line to lobby the state government for better protection against the deadly meningococcal disease. Joyce, a survivor of meningococcal who has just…
Spotlight on breast cancer survivors
Since being diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in 2016, Nicole Kruse of Tascott has been relentless in her determination to raise funds for research into the deadly disease. Member…
Little Rippers rally for Redkite
Nathan Jepson of Forresters Beach is set to become a hairless hero when he waxes his back to raise funds and awareness for Redkite’s You Little Ripper campaign. Funds raised…
Free course to learn mindfulness
A free online course to learn mindfulness skills will start on October 26. It is being run by Suzie Brown of Narara Ecovillage who has been teaching mindfulness meditation for…
Campaign aimed at safe drinking behaviour
Minister for the Central Coast and Member for Wyong David Harris is urging people to take heed of a State Government campaign aimed at educating both patrons and venue staff…
Raising awareness for Type 1 diabetes
The annual Central Coast Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) One Walk was held at Davistown waterfront recently to raise awareness and funds for people living with Type 1 Diabetes. The…
Men walk it off in Terrigal
The grassroots community-based mental health support initiative Walk It Off is coming to Terrigal. Organiser Craig Ball says Walk It Off is a safe place to connect and find non-judgemental…
Free shingles vaccination from November
From November 1 thousands of Central Coast residents will have free access to the best protection against shingles through one of the most comprehensive and widely available vaccination programs in…
Men’s Table support group for Wyong
Mental health support is on the way for men in the Wyong area with The Men’s Table launching a local support group. Central Coast Council has partnered with the local…
Ride to work on Wednesday, October 18
Central Coast workers are being encouraged to get on their bikes and join in Australia’s biggest celebration of commuter riding on Wednesday, October 18. National Ride2Work Day is organised by…