COVID outbreak at new Hakea Grove care home
Hakea Grove, the 150 bed newly-built care home at Hamlyn Terrace has reported a surge in the number of residents who have tested positive to COVID in the week to last Friday (March 25).
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Mangrove Mountain children’s centre reopens
Mountain Community Children’s Centre at Mangrove Mountain reopened last week, after being devastated by an electrical fire in 2017. The fire left the centre inoperable, with hundreds of thousands of…
$30M Health Hub proposed for Gosford
A new $30M state-of-the-art Health Hub has been proposed for Showground Rd adjacent to Gosford Hospital. As demand for healthcare clinicians on the Central Coast continues to rise at rapid…
Warnervale school kids jump on bikes and scooters for National Ride 2 School Day
Children from Warnervale Public School among others will take part in National Ride2School Day, Australia’s biggest celebration of active travel on 25 March.
Seniors Festival Expo – events in the north
The Central Coast Council’s Seniors Festival Expo returns on 31 March with an event at Wyong Race Club.
Medical staff fear for the future of Long Jetty Healthcare Centre Unit
The ongoing operation of Long Jetty Healthcare Centre In-Patient Unit which was closed last September on a temporary basis and reutilised for COVID vaccinations, looks uncertain if not impending, according to its long-serving staff.
Grace Springs Farm: A Holistic Approach
We’re midway through a series exploring the connection between farming methods and meat quality. This week we’re getting a peek behind the curtain at Grace Springs Farm in Kulnura as…
Environmental lawyers caution EPA for “unlawful” Vales Point license decision
Environmental lawyers have cautioned the NSW EPA that its decision to give Delta Electricity a pollution exemption in December last year is “unlawful”.
Rising cost of prescriptions has pharmacists worried
Central Coast pharmacists are concerned that the rising costs of prescriptions under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) are forcing some people to choose between essential medications and other essentials such…
New free exercise program for women
A new free exercise program for women will begin at Plus Fitness at East Gosford in May. Presented by Diabetes NSW & ACT, Move with Women is designed for women…
‘Smiles on Dials’ event returns to Umina
After cancelling their March event due to adverse weather conditions, the Central Coast branch of the Disabled Surfers Association (DSA) will return to Umina Beach on April 2 with a…
Prime Minister officially opens clinical school and research institute
Prime Minister Scott Morrison was on the Central Coast on March 14 to officially open the University of Newcastle Central Coast Clinical School and Central Coast Research Institute in the…
First sod turned on aged care refurbishment
Construction has started on a major refurbishment and rebuild at local aged care organisation, Bluewave Living, which will allow more residents to be accommodated. Stage one of the extension commenced…
NSW Governor pops in to Coast Shelter
Coast Shelter rolled out the red carpet on Thursday, March 10, when NSW Governor Margaret Beazley, who is the organisation’s patron, popped in for a visit. Beazley toured the Gosford…
Face-to-face aged care support now offered at Woy Woy
A new aged care specialist officer will now be able to offer face-to-face support at the Woy Woy Services Centre for locals wishing to access aged care services. The free…
Full Circle Farm: it’s not the cow, it’s the ‘how’
We’re midway through a series exploring the countless benefits associated with sourcing good quality meat and animal products. Last week we touched on how misleading labels like ‘free range’ and…
Wyong Hospital’s Medical Day Unit opening mid-2022
The final details of the Wyong Hospital redevelopment have been unveiled with confirmation that a new and expanded Medical Day Unit will open by the middle of this year.
More funding requested for women’s health services on the Peninsula
The Central Coast Community Women’s Health Centre (CCCWHC) is calling on the NSW Government to increase its investment into Women’s Health this year as the demand rises across the state….
Influx of GPs headed to the north
The Entrance, Wyong, Tuggerah and Budgewoi are set to benefit from an influx of almost 11 new GPs following an incentive program introduced by the Primary Health Network (PHN) to redress the shortage in the area.
Mobile men’s health clinic headed for Lake Haven
The Men’s Health Education Rural Van (MHERV), a mobile men’s health clinic, is coming to Lake Haven on 22 March to provide free life-saving health checks for the community.