Time to take a holiday from chronic pain
Berkeley Vale Private Hospital is on a mission to connect with the community to raise awareness about its new Chronic Pain Management program ahead of National Pain Week. Chronic pain…
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Dying with Dignity call for MPs to pass Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill
Anne Jones of Somersby is suffering from a terminal illness and has thrown her support behind Dying for Dignity NSW in urging State MPs to pass a Voluntary Assisted Dying…
Government shelves plan for independent NDIS assessments
Assistant Shadow Minister for Mental Health and Carers and Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, says NDIS participants on the Coast can breathe a sigh of relief with the Federal Government…
Rewriting the story: healthy eating is expensive
This is the third part in our six-week series on the counterproductive stories we tell ourselves in the kitchen – those hurdles that mess with our mojo and prevent us…
Frankie’s Day
Central Coast couple Abbie Sydenham and Michael Knox are raising money in memory of their daughter Frankie Marjorie Knox, for Stillbirth Foundation Australia with the aim to significantly reduce the…
Re-write your story: I’m a bad cook
This is the fourth part in our six-week series on the counterproductive stories we tell ourselves in the kitchen – those hurdles that mess with our mojo and prevent us…
Labor Senator calls for tradies to return to work on Friday
Labor Senator, Deborah O’Neill has weighed in on local COVID-19 restrictions to the construction industry, calling on the NSW Government to allow Central Coast tradies to return to work on…
First students begin studies at Clinical School
The first students are set to begin studying at the recently completed Central Coast Clinical School. Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, said the Gosford facility will welcome 170 medicine…
Pharmacies ready to give the jab
Three pharmacies on the Peninsula have indicated that they will be taking part in dispensing COVID-19 vaccines in the coming months. Lance Clarke, owner of Amcal Woy Woy, said he…
5,300 nicotine electronic cigarettes confiscated
Authorities have seized more than 5,300 nicotine electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) from retailers on the Central Coast. In a recent blitz, officers from NSW Health’s Tobacco Control Unit inspected four service…
All students need to know that there is somewhere they can go for advice
HSC students and their families will have 24 hour access to support from Australia’s leading mental health services for young people in the lead up to their exams. Minister for…
First time Dry July fundraiser is leading the fundraising board
Jilliby resident, Sean Clancy, is raising funds for the Prostate Cancer Foundation, a condition he was diagnosed with last year, by participating in Dry July, Clancy said that he saw…
Lifeline is there for everyone 24/7
With the NSW Government announcing a two week extension to the Greater Sydney and Central Coast lockdown, Lifeline Hunter Central Coast is urging local people not to suffer in silence…
New parental leave provisions for public sector employees commence
Thousands of public sector employees on the Central Coast are set to benefit from new parental leave provisions. Employees who take on primary caregiving responsibilities for a child born on…
Hardys Bay Men’s Shed launched
With over $33,000 raised to establish the Hardys Bay Men’s Shed, community leaders are encouraging men to sign up for the local non-for-profit. The fundraising campaign culminated with the inaugural…
Lifeline urges locals not to suffer in silence
With the extension of the COVID-19 lockdown for at least another two weeks, Lifeline Hunter Central Coast is urging local people not to suffer in silence if the impacts of…
Gosford Private Hospital to recruit over 30 new healthcare workers
Gosford Private Hospital has launched a recruitment campaign, with its $32M redevelopment almost complete. Director of Clinical Services, Jennifer McNamara, said as the hospital prepares to commence operations in the…
NAIDOC week at The Glen
The Glen Rehabilitation Centre at Chittaway Point has been changing the lives of many men for more than 27 years. During NAIDOC Week last week, we caught up with the ‘Glen Guys’ to see how they were celebrating during lockdown….
New initiative is helping to build a community of growers
Central Coast Council has partnered with Grow It Local, a new community initiative that is on a mission to get more people growing, sharing and eating locally grown food. With…
Practicing nurses aged 45-55 wanted
A Central Coast based Professor, Rhonda Wilson, is keen to hear from practicing nurses from the region, aged 45-55, who are willing to join a focus group discussion on the…