New café for sufferers of dementia
A new dementia café is soon to open its doors, with Peninsula community organisations helping create a socially supportive environment for those living with the disease. With some initial funding…
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Caring for the carers
With hundreds of unpaid carers on the Central Coast, Carers Australia has stressed the importance of maintaining their health and wellbeing. Carers can be defined as people who perform unpaid…
Free exercise program
Plus Fitness at East Gosford will hold a free nine nine-week exercise program in February called Move with Women. The initiative is aimed at women over 18 who are looking…
Tesch warns against COVID complacency
Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch is warning Peninsula residents to be aware of the importance of continuing with COVID-safety measures amid concerns raised by community members that complacency is setting…
Big rise in COVID testing over holiday period
Testing numbers for COVID-19 rose dramatically on the Coast over the pre- and post-Christmas holiday period, with more than 12,000 people being tested region-wide during the week ending December 26…
A Guide To Feeling Good
Why your nervous system is key This is the first in a six-part guide to feeling good. Greetings Coasties. I do hope you’ve enjoyed a relaxing break at some point…
New support space opens at Erina
A support space called The Blake Room will be opened by Trusted Home Care in Fountain Plaza at Erina in the new year. The community hub will become a training…
Free online healthy lifestyle program
A free online healthy lifestyle program for older adults living on the Central Coast will return in 2021. Healthy and Active for Life is available for people aged 60 and…
Fred gets his head back
There’s been a Christmas miracle at Gorokan’s Guardian Pharmacy, with the store’s display mannequin, Fred, getting back his head. According to pharmacy owner, Eric Ngo, Fred has been a mascot…
$3.8M investment for a new linear accelerator
The Morrison Government is assisting the Central Coast Cancer Centre to treat more patients with a $3.8M investment for a new linear accelerator (LINAC). Linear Accelerators are used to administer…
Submission period to Inquiry into rural and regional health services extended
The time for submissions to the Parliamentary Inquiry into rural and regional health services, including the Central Coast, has been extended to Friday, January 15. Shadow Minister for Central Coast,…
Bondi 2 Budge charity swim is finally complete
It’s been three long weeks, but Bryan ‘Dorf’ Dorfling’s Bondi 2 Budge charity swim is finally complete. The Budgewoi local came ashore at Budgewoi Beach just after 3pm on December…
Teddy bear tributes touch the hearts of local children
Sick children in Wyong and Gosford Hospitals have a reason to smile a little brighter over these holidays, thanks to local woman, Marjorie Dempsey. The 97-year-old resident of Killarney Court…
First tenants move into specialist disability apartments
The dream of an independent lifestyle has become a reality for the first tenants to move into 20 high-tech apartments in Gosford which have been custom built for people with…
Viral gastroenteritis outbreaks across childcare centres
Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) is urging parents and carers to keep young children at home if they are sick, amid a rise in viral gastroenteritis cases in local…
Stress to be reduced in hospital emergency departments
More support is now available to patients, families and carers presenting to emergency departments at Wyong and Gosford hospitals, thanks to an Australia first and award winning focus on improving…
BWSC Umina Campus students choose water
Brisbane Water Secondary College Umina Beach Campus is one of 20 schools across the Central Coast to take part in an Australia-first study into the consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks by…
Nourishing, wholefood Tiramisu – part 2
This is the perfect dessert for entertaining over the Summer as it can be made several days in advance or enjoyed over a few days if, per chance, you have…
Exercise versus cancer
A Central Coast specialist breast surgeon who is accredited at Brisbane Waters Private Hospital features as a guest author in a new book, The Exercise Prescription, which reveals the latest…
CareFlight in focus at Woy Woy Rotary
The focus was on first responders when the Rotary Club of Woy Woy met on Tuesday, December 1, at Everglades Country Club. Club members welcomed guest speaker Natalie Occhiouto, communications…