Last days to get a free flu shot
Central Coast residents have only a few days left to take advantage of free flu shots being offered until the end of June. Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) is…
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Camp Magic comes to Coast for first time
About 45 children gathered at Lake Macquarie on June 17-19 for the first-ever Camp Magic in the Central Coast/Hunter region for the Feel the Magic charity. Feel the Magic is…
Labor MPs raise concerns over declining hospital performance
Labor MPs on the Central Coast have raised concerns over declining performance at Gosford and Wyong hospitals following the latest Quarterly Report from the Bureau of Health Information (BHI). Data…
Free exercise sessions for diabetes research
Researchers at the University of Newcastle (Central Coast) are looking for men and women with type 2 diabetes to participate in eight weeks of free group telehealth exercise sessions. They…
Addressing the elective surgery backlog
Central Coast residents waiting to have elective surgery will be heartened but news the NSW Government will invest a further $408M to fast-track surgeries delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic…
Cyclists raise $100,000 for Yerin health centre
A cycling team led by Central Coast GP Elly Warren has raised $100,000 for the Darkinjung community to help improve cancer outcomes. Warren said the cheque would be presented to…
Go4Fun promotes healthy active children
Registrations are now open for the Go4Fun face-to-face program to encourage healthy active youngsters which will return in Term 3 of school, starting on July 18. The program will be…
Vote now for people’s choice award in breastfeeding art competition
The winners have been announced in Central Coast Local Health District’s (CCLHD) community breastfeeding art competition, with voting in the people’s choice category set to close on June 30. The…
CWA spreads the love at Gosford Hospital
As Woy Woy CWA celebrates its 90th birthday this year, two members decided to pay a surprise visit to Gosford Hospital last week. Two baby baskets, one for a boy…
Heart centre celebrates 10th anniversary
The Gosford Heart Centre is celebrating 10 years of providing the Central Coast with access to complex, state-of-the-art cardiac and cardiothoracic care which has seen more than 21,000 hearts mended…
Major boost to health staffing levels
The Central Coast is set to benefit from a major boost to the state’s health workforce expected to be announced in the State budget later this month. A record 10,148…
Free breast screening at Woy Woy
The big pink bus is back on the Peninsula for a fifth year, offering free breast screening. Woy Woy CWA has brought the mobile BreastScreen bus to the grounds of…
Be a superhero for child heart disease
Hero For HeartKids Day on Friday, June 17 is a fun way to unleash hidden superpowers by dressing up in a favourite superhero for the day while raising money and…
Swampies pop into Gosford Hospital with a $5,000 donation
The Swampies Social Golf Club has donated $5,000 to Gosford Hospital to buy a new remote paging system. Associated with The Everglades Country Club, Woy Woy, Swampies members handed the…
Two new ambulance stations for Central Coast
The Central Coast is to have two new ambulance stations – at Kincumber and Lisarow – as part of a $1.76B boost to frontline emergency care announced by the State…
Bittersweet milestone in childhood poverty
We Care Connect has reached a major milestone by supporting more than 10,000 local children with provision of quality preloved children’s essentials to families who need them most. Founder and…
Green Point dad runs 250km to raise funds for Leukaemia Foundation
Green Point father of two, Callan Gates, set off on June 2 on a 250km run in support of people living with blood cancer. The 250 Reasons run from Newcastle…
Coasties urged to sign up for Dry July
Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) is encouraging residents to go dry this July to help the region’s cancer patients, their families and carers. CCLHD’s CoastCanCare wellness program is a…
Rotary donates $15,500 to Gosford Hospital
The Rotary Club of Gosford has donated $15,500 to Gosford Hospital, to be used to buy an electronic Bladder Scanner for the operating theatres. The donation was recently accepted by…
Family Room needs more volunteers
In the wake of National Volunteer Week (May 16-22), Ronald McDonald House Charities is putting out the call for more volunteers for its Family Room at Gosford, which is operating…