Claudia Hobday from Wyoming was one of many around Australia who helped to help raise awareness around Neurofibromatosis (NF) in May. Across the month, the Children’s Tumour Foundation (CTF) ran…
Central Coast ARAFMI will celebrate 45 years of supporting carers and the community at a special function on June 9. To be held between 10am and 2pm at Lerida House,…
Central Coast Local Health District is in the process of recruiting 20 new nurses, a mix of Registered Nurses and Enrolled Nurses to join the team at Gosford Hospital. Each…
Since March 2020, the Health on The Streets (HoTS) team has been bridging the gap between the homeless and the healthcare system by providing free health assessments to those most…
A new doctors’ clinic has opened up its doors in Woy Woy following concerns of a shortage in GPs across the Peninsula. With a complex mix of an aging population…
With new data revealing NSW is home to four of Australia’s top 20 hotspots for high blood pressure, locals across the Peninsula are being encouraged to be aware of the…
A new mobile breast screening clinic has opened in Woy Woy to help provide free mammograms to women aged between 50 to 74 years. The mobile van, which will be…
Central Coast Local Health District has launched a campaign to combat the growing problem of vaping amongst teenagers on the Central Coast. Say No to Vaping aims to raise awareness…
Doyalsoon Wyee RSL Sub Branch has erected a Cor Infinitus (Infinite Courage) memorial to provide dignity and respect to those that have served Australia and taken their own life. Sub…
Volunteering Central Coast held their annual awards ceremony on May 26, recognising individuals on the Coast who devote their time, energy and enthusiasm as volunteers in the community. The event,…
COVID-19 Vaccinations are now available to people aged 50 years and over who can make an appointment to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine from the COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at Wyong Hospital….
It is time to jump on your bike and join the Central Coast Bicycle User Group (CCCBUG) on their second annual Tour de Central Coast starting on June 12. Participants…
Welcome to the Central Coast birth directory, written in collaboration with Michelle Michelle Nicolaou-Newman from Mammabearth Preconception to Postpartum and Jenna Logan from The Seed Collective.Birth can be such a…
The $172M Northside Private Hospital at West Gosford has been approved by the State Government as a State Significant Development and is expected to open in 2025. The new 238-bed…
“It’s More Than You Think” is the theme for this year’s National Palliative Care Week from May 23 to 29, aimed at raising awareness about the many benefits of quality…
The didgeridoo music of Aboriginal Elder, Kevin Gavi Duncan, is featured on a world first meditation app called AtOne, released during Mindful May and just in time for World Meditation…
Michelle Nicolaou-Newman This week is the final instalment in our six-part series on the topic of birth and we’re hearing from Michelle Nicolaou-Newman, co-founder of the Central Coast Montessori School…
The theme for this year’s Volunteer Week is Recognise, Reconnect, Reimagine and Coast Shelter was one of many local groups doing just that at a special morning tea this week…
Despite being just newly qualified, Central Coast nurse Eddralin Ronquillo has received top marks in the COVID-19 Infection Control Course. Ronquillo had just started her Registered Nursing career at local…
Copacabana obstetric fistula surgeon, Dr Andrew Browning, has released his first book, A Doctor in Africa, detailing the 17 years he lived in Africa operating on women suffering from debilitating…