Aged care provider welcomes new CEO
Local aged care organisation Peninsula Villages has welcomed Colin Osborne as its new CEO this month amidst a national crisis in the aged care sector caused by COVID-19 outbreaks. Taking…
Health
New CEO for Gosford Private Hospital
Michael Mitchell has been appointed as the new CEO of Gosford Private Hospital as Healthe Care Central Coast starts the year with a renewed focus of growth and collaboration as…
Be on alert for signs of heart attack
As Heart Awareness Month, REDFEB, approaches in February, Jen O’Neill of Narara is urging residents, and especially women, to be on the lookout for signs of heart attack. O’Neill, who…
How to make the perfect Summer salad
We’re back for the second instalment of our Summer salads series. This week we’re honing in on the vital elements required to create the perfect salad, to help guide you…
Kids-only vaccination centre opens at Long Jetty
Central Coast Local Health District has opened an additional kids-only vaccination clinic from Monday, January 24, at the Long Jetty Healthcare Centre. From January 24 to January 29 inclusive, this…
Diverse voices needed to address trauma
Due to COVID Central Coast ARAFMI have postponed ‘Roots and Renewal’ family community event which aimed to connect community in collaboration with First Nations Australians, multicultural and LGBTQIA+ communities. However,…
Rapid test kits given to women’s health centre
The Central Coast Community Women’s Health Centre received 20 free Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) last week to help keep community members safe. The centre provides women with counselling, medical services,…
What to do if you catch COVID
The spread of the Omicron variant has resulted thousands of COVID-19 cases officially recorded across the Central Coast since the start of January. The number is likely to be much…
Five men chained together and walking for their cause
Five men will complete a 24-hour walk chained to each other from Belmont to Terrigal on February 5-6, all in the name of raising awareness and funding for men’s mental…
Opportunities coming up to support suicide prevention
Wyong-based suicide prevention not-for-profit, the Iris Foundation, has a list of fund-raising activities planned for the weeks and months ahead. It will start 2022 off with an Italian Dinner Fundraiser…
Summer days call for Summer salads
Greetings Coasties and Happy New Year. I hope you enjoyed a relaxing break and that any run-in with Covid you might have had, was mild and manageable. Thankfully, mine was…
Carers missing out on tests and essential supplies says McBride
Carers across the Central Coast and the people they care for have been left vulnerable and exposed to COVID-19 because of the Federal Government’s failure to shore up supply of…
Fun 4X4 day to support prostate cancer awareness
Two Central Coast brothers are getting into gear for a major fundraiser to be held on January 15 to support the work of the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA)….
Local surgeon says low third world vaccine rates keep us in danger
Copacabana obstetric fistula surgeon Dr Andrew Browning has warned that Australia will continue to suffer catastrophic COVID case numbers unless developing nations such as Africa are offered vaccinations. Browning has…
COVID vaccines now available for children aged five-11
Children aged five to 11 on the Central Coast are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination. Premier Dominic Perrottet said the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty) will be made available for…
Health chief says multiply official COVID cases by three
Recorded COVID cases on the Central Coast over the Christmas-New Year break were in the vicinity of 8-9,000 but Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) CEO, Scott McLachlan, says in…
New Year’s resolutions research reveals a healthy desire for change
Research released by HCF Australia this week reveals Australian’s top New Year’s Resolutions for 2022 will be a vow to be more healthy over any other goal this January. A survey…
New new year’s resolutions
Something occurred to me as I sat down to write what is to be my final column for 2021. By sheer coincidence, after an impromptu holiday decision, I’m writing this…
New health chief says expect a COVID case spike
Central Coast residents should be vigilant with COVID-19 numbers in the region likely to spike in coming weeks. That’s the message from Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) CEO, Scott…
Local health boss appeals to public to be vigilant
[Video story attached] Central Coast residents should be vigilant with COVID-19 numbers likely to spike in coming weeks in the region. That’s the message from Central Coast Local Health District…