Catch up immunisation sessions available
All high schools were advised that the School Immunisation Team from the Public Health Unit are offering free catch up immunisation sessions for students that missed their school vaccination sessions….
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Bio-Toxin Related Illnesses report released
Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, spoke in Parliament, on October 18, in response to the report of the Inquiry into Bio-Toxin Related Illnesses (CIRS), released by the Standing Committee…
Chicken pox cases confirmed
Woy Woy South Public School has advised that there are a number of confirmed cases of chicken pox at the school. “We have had a small number of students diagnosed…
Glen Road rehab facility refused by Council
A development application for a transitional group home for drug and alcohol rehabilitation at 74 Glen Road, Ourimbah, has been refused by Central Coast Council. The supplementary report to Council…
Choosing Hope Walk raised over $14,500
The Choosing Hope Walk, an initiative of Bears of Hope Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support, was held at Saltwater Creek Reserve, along the Long Jetty Foreshore, on October 14. Bears…
Research project looks at childrens’ eating habits
A PhD student at the University of Newcastle Ourimbah Campus is undergoing a research project to answer the age old questions parents everywhere ask themselves every dinner time, how to…
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk
Fundraising for the 2018 Central Coast Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Walk is ongoing, and the event founder and organiser, Margaret Sheridan, hopes that the 2018 campaign will be the…
Council is highest blood donor
Central Coast Council has topped local workplaces and is a national leader in donating lifesaving blood to the Red Cross’ appeal for urgently required blood and plasma. Council headed a…
Sedentary health issues on the rise, says chiropractor
An increase in injuries and health issues associated with a sedentary lifestyle and a decrease in physical injuries is the greatest change that a local Umina chiropractor has seen in…
Free vision checks for all 4-year-old children
Parents and carers of preschool aged children are being urged to take advantage of the State-wide Eyesight Pre-schooler Screening program (StEPS) by the Central Coast Local Health District. The program…
Ourimbah firefighters to climb for Motor Neuron Disease
A team of firefighters from Ourimbah Rural Fire Service Brigade will be partaking in Fire and Rescue NSW’s Motor Neuron Disease fundraiser, Fire Fighters Climb for Motor Neuron Disease (MND)….
Private Hospital to close surgical services to focus on mental health
Staff at Berkeley Vale Private Hospital were advised that 65 employees would be made redundant as a result of the hospital’s surgical unit closing on November 16. “I expect that…
Local member supports better patient to nurse ratios
Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, has thrown her support behind the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association’s (NSWNMA) campaign to secure better patient to nurse ratios in public hospitals. The NSWNMA…
NDIS recipient numbers up 15 % in quarter
More than 5,000 people with disability on the Central Coast are currently receiving support through the NDIS, which is a 15 per cent increase on the last quarter. Member for…
Council to face court over unlawful storage of pesticides
Central Coast Council and a volunteer grounds keeper have been charged with the unlawful storage of pesticides, after an autistic man accidentally consumed a mix of pesticides left in a…
Gosford the first regional NSW courthouse to introduce therapy dogs
Therapy dogs have reported for duty at Gosford Courthouse for the first time, as part of a program to reduce anxiety for vulnerable people, according to Attorney General, Mark Speakman….
SBS interviewed local doctor about dementia work
A doctor from Brisbane Waters Private Hospital has been interviewed by the SBS Network about her work with helping dementia patients with rehabilitation medicine. Dr Arooge Shafi is an expert…
Memory Walk raises $20,000 for Dementia Australia
Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, spoke in Parliament on the success of the inaugural Grant McBride Memory Walk, which raised $20,000 for Dementia Australia. “The light drizzle didn’t dampen…
Barbara Galvin crowned Central Coast Volunteer of the Year
Tascott’s Barbara Galvin, the woman behind Shirley’s Shuttle Cancer Outpatient Transport Service, was crowned the Central Coast Regional Volunteer of the Year, during the 2018 Centre for Volunteering’s NSW Volunteer…
Hospital licensed to provide Parkinson’s program
A local hospital has been licensed to provide a new Parkinson’s disease treatment program. Brisbane Waters Private Hospital recently announced it would provide the PD Warrior program to Peninsula residents…