Revving up for Cancer Council fundraiser
JAX Tyres & Auto Gosford franchisee Peter Bonvino and his brother-in-law, Nathan Metcalfe, are revving up to play their part in a nationwide effort to raise $2M in support of…
Health
Urgent care clinics confirmed for Coast
Providence Medical Umina and Coastal Lakes Medical Practice Lake Haven will be the providers of two Medicare Urgent Care Clinics (UCCs) set to open in November. Member for Robertson Gordon…
New pilates class to support cancer survivors
A new Breast Cancer Support Pilates class will start in October at Reform Pilates Studio in Toukley. The first of its kind on the Central Coast, the small class will…
Health team helps close the gap
An evaluation of a local key health initiative underpinned by the National Agreement on Closing the Gap has found the program is achieving its desired outcome of improving life outcomes…
Peninsula Villages looks after mental health of staff
Peninsula Villages at Umina Beach hosted a number of events on Thursday, September 14, to raise awareness of mental health in the aged care sector. The events, run as part…
Surf Clubs raise $14,965 for mental health
Macmasters Beach Surf Life Saving Club has raised $6,000 and Ocean Beach SLSC has raised $8,965 for mental health services at its Gotcha4Life’s 24-Hour Row on Sunday, September 10. The…
Make time for a mammogram
Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch has a personal reason for urging Central Coast women aged 50-74 to book in for a lifesaving mammogram, having lost her own mother to breast…
Free session on how to use a defib
Ocean Beach Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) is on a mission to prepare its members and residents from the wider community on how to react if a cardiac emergency should…
Tread as One to help save lives
Anytime Fitness West Gosford, Wyoming and Lisarow are asking all club members and the local community to come together in support of R U OK? People are being asked to…
Blender Bender to raise funds for R U OK?
Bateau Bay Square and Boost Juice have combined forces to host Blender Bender, a dynamic event raising funds and awareness for better mental health support. Kickstarting on R U OK?…
Shining a light on men’s health
A men’s health barbecue will be hosted on September 21 by Davistown RSL, in partnership with the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and healthcare company Bayer Australia. In Australia, 17,000…
Gosford Hospital on the improve
Gosford Hospital is showing signs of improvement, in spite of the broader NSW health system continuing to face major pressures, according to the latest release of Bureau of Health Information…
New trolleys for Gosford Hospital ICU
The Ourimbah Hospital Auxiliary has donated two Rapid Response Team emergency trolleys to Gosford Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Clinical Nurse Consultant of the Rapid Response Teams, Benita Bolcina, said…
Free community fitness program
The Get Active San Remo and Blue Haven campaign will run again in October, with residents encouraged to get out and take advantage of the many physical activity options that…
Rowing for mental fitness fundraiser
Ocean Beach Surf Lifesaving Club is calling on Central Coast locals to sign up and jump on a rowing machine as part a 24-Hour Row For Mental Fitness fundraiser being…
New GPs for Terrigal Medical Centre
Two new General Practitioners and two new GP Registrars have started at Terrigal and Avoca Medical Centres. Member for Terrigal Adam Crouch met the new doctors during a recent visit…
Supporting domestic and sexual violence survivors
The Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network (HNECC PHN) is one of six PHNs selected to pilot a new model of care to support victim-survivors of family,…
New machine will help breast cancer diagnosis
CancerCare Australia has funded a Mammography/Tomosynthesis (MT) machine which is the first of its kind to Central Coast Local Health District. CancerCare Australia, a project of the Rotary Club of…
Audit freeze will help local GPs
Hunter and Central Coast GP clinics could benefit with the NSW Government announcing it will pause payroll tax audits for 12 months. There will also be a 12 month pause…
Coasties encouraged to take part in Walk to Work Day
Central Coast workers are being encouraged to start Spring by getting out and walking on Friday , September 1, for Walk to Work Day. Walk to Work Day encourages employees…