Local women bare all for breast cancer awareness
Two local women are gearing up to get their gear off as calendar girls for Australia’s leading young women’s breast cancer charity, So Brave. Bensville’s Carol Smith and Gosford’s Beck…
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New campaign to get young Australians thinking about their skin
The Melanoma Institute of Australia has rolled out a new campaign that it hopes will get young Australians thinking about their skin this summer. Fully supported by Gosford’s Central Coast…
Teachers check in on new hospital employee
Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy campus principal Ms Rebecca Cooper and vocational education teacher Mr David Cornfield visited Brisbane Waters Private Hospital on November 25 to check in on…
Gosford Hospital’s 4 year $348M transformation is now complete
Gosford Hospital’s four year $348M transformation is now complete, with a new cardiovascular suite, cancer day unit, and Aboriginal Cultural Lounge and courtyard the final additions to the development. Coast…
Expressions of Interest from the health & wellness sector sought
Central Coast Council is calling on local health and wellness focussed businesses to be part of an increased program for the Live Well Festival in 2020, following the success of…
Country Dance group crowned Best Group Act
Students from Henry Kendall High School’s Special Education Centre proudly took part in the Fair Go Talent Show at the Art House, Wyong, on December 2, 2019. The Talent Show…
Surfing the Spectrum well received
A surfing not-for-profit which introduces children with autism to the joy of surfing has been named one of the Heart Foundation’s 2019 Active Australia Innovation Challenge winners. Surfing the Spectrum…
Peninsula Cancer Council night raises $35,000
NSW Cancer Council’s Peninsula Girls Night In has raised more than $35,000 for women’s cancer care services. The night was held at Ettalong Diggers on October 26 with more than…
Exhibition to help siblings’ program
An 11-year-old Point Clare girl is raising funds to ensure that the siblings of people with special needs can access support services on the Central Coast. Courtney Cottle is a…
Police Commissioner rejects Coroner’s pill testing recommendation
The State government is facing growing pressure to introduce pill testing at music festivals, following a coronial inquest into the deaths of six young people last summer, including those of…
Mingaletta wins Koori Mini Olympics
Mingaletta’s Central Coast Wildfires have won the Aunty Jean’s Koori Mini Olympics. Over 150 competitors took part in the 15th annual event at the Illawarra Hockey Stadium on October 23….
Extra security officers and 24-hour CCTV surveillance at Wyong Hospital
Extra security officers and 24- hour CCTV surveillance has started at Wyong and Gosford hospital emergency departments following a lengthy campaign by the Health Services Union (HSU). In August, about…
Mingara Relay for Life raised over $150,000
Relay for Life returned to Mingara Athletics Track on October 19 and 20 with hundreds of locals from all walks of life turning up to take part. A community fundraising…
Garden Party fundraiser for Children’s Medical Research Institute
The Gosford Branch of the Children’s Medical Research Institute will be holding its annual Garden Party in November. An enduring spring fundraiser, the Garden Party will be held in Saratoga…
Better Access Map App launched
October 23 marked a special day for those living with disability in Gosford, with the official launch of the Better Access Map App, a new app and website package designed…
Woy Woy student helps children’s hospital
A Woy Woy Public School student has raised more than $2400 for the Sydney Children’s Hospital Foundation. Charlie Sceats raised $2433 for the Foundation by participating in the City to…
Wyong Hospital redevelopment underway
The $200M Wyong Hospital redevelopment has taken a major step forward with a sod turning ceremony to mark the start of construction in October. NSW Parliamentary Secretary for Health, Natasha…
Henry Kendall Aged Care Wyoming to close
It will be the end of an era when Henry Kendall Aged Care, Wyoming, closes its doors at the end of October, after 34 years of serving elderly residents. Despite…
Cut to Midwifery Group Practice staff numbers explained
Members of the Midwifery Group Practice which operates across the Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD), say they are shocked and saddened that two full-time positions are to be cut…
Young people encouraged to access a headspace kit
Each year around 950,000 young Australians (aged 12 to 25) will be affected by a mental health issue. Marking headspace day, which was celebrated on October 9, Shadow Assistant Minister…