Free health expo returns to Kincumber
The Health Connection is back for the fourth year running, with the family friendly, wellbeing focused, event returning to its spiritual home at Brentwood Village, Kincumber, from 10am-2pm on Saturday,…
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Budget confirms election promise of $12.5m additional funding for medical school
The Central Coast Medical School and Research Institute is well underway and ready for completion by 2019. Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, Senator Arthur Sinodinos, joined Federal Member for…
300 Disability Services and Out Of Home Care public sector jobs slashed
The NSW Government has slashed 300 public sector jobs on the Central Coast, with the privatisation of Disability Services and Out Of Home Care now also eating away at the…
Free 2017 Health Connection to be held on June 17
The 2017 Health Connection will be held at Brentwood Village, Kincumber, on Saturday, June 17. The Health Connection was launched in June 2014 as a free family well-being event, with…
1,000 confidential letters found dumped
More than 1,000 letters containing confidential personal and medical information from Gosford Hospital patients were found dumped in a communal bin at an Ashfield apartment block. The confidential letters were…
Students to start work on school gardens
The Green Team at Narara Public School will be starting work on the school’s gardens during Term 2. Teacher, Mr Jacob Ramm, said the Green Team was also hoping to…
Model United Nations Assembly to be held at Erina
The Central Coast Model United Nations Assembly (CCMUNA) will be held at the Erina Centre on Thursday, May 18, and will see 23 teams from local high schools debate current…
Community group calls for stand-alone palliative care facility
The community group known as Elsie’s Retreat is dedicated to campaigning for a stand-alone palliative care facility on the Central Coast. Spokesperson for the organisation, Ms Anne Charlton, said: “Elsie…
Shadow minister to speek on Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill
The Central Coast Group of Dying with Dignity NSW, will present Ms Lynda Voltz on Friday May 19, in Committee Room 3, The Hive, Erina Fair, from 10:00am-12:00pm. Ms Voltz…
Free workshops for parents
Central Coast Local Health District will be hosting a variety of mental health workshops for parents with children aged 2 to 12. The workshops encourage parents to develop better relationships…
Coast Shelter starts awareness campaign
Coast Shelter, which runs refuges for women and children, has started a domestic violence campaign to “let people, who might be suffering in silence, know that there is help available”….
Aged care home residents commemorate ANZAC Day early
Residents of the Aubrey Downer Aged Care Home at Point Clare gathered with relatives to commemorate ANZAC Day on Tuesday, April 18. Joined by Ms Liesl Tesch, newly elected member…
Freeze on doctors’ rebates has led to severe pressure on Gosford Hospital
Senator for NSW, Ms Deborah O’Neill, told the Senate that the Federal Government’s “three-and-a-half year freeze on doctors’ rebates” had led to severe pressure on Gosford Hospital. According to the…
Fun Day at Central Coast Grammar
The Scholarships in Radiotherapy fundraising group will be holding its 2017 Fun Day at Central Coast Grammar School on April 23. Scholarships in Radiotherapy raises funds for the Central Coast…
Endoscopic ultrasound now available at the Central Coast Cancer Centre
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has become available at the Central Coast Cancer Centre for the first time. The new equipment allows real time, accurate ultrasound assessment of cancer in difficult to…
Community workshop on the health impacts of coal-fired power stations
Environmental Justice Australia will hold a community workshop at Wyee Community Hall on April 19, on the health impacts of coal-fired power stations. Researcher and Community Organiser, Dr James Wheelan,…
Medical School and Research Institute on track
The Central Coast Medical School and Research Institute to open at the redeveloped Gosford Hospital has the potential to transform health care on the Central Coast, according to Dr Brok…
Gosford Hospital emergency department figures improve
The latest report out by the Bureau of Health Information (BHI) shows “significant improvement” in emergency department and elective surgery wait times at Gosford Hospital, according to NSW Minister for…
Ageing healthy talk at Ecovillage
An ageing healthy talk will be held as part of the next Narara Ecovillage open day on Saturday, March 25. Dr Catherine Rickwood and Dr Karen Bridgman, of Three Sisters…
Labor promise a Nurse Walk-In Centre for Gosford
NSW Labor has pledged to provide a Nurse Walk-In Centre for Gosford families and to ease the pressure on the local emergency service department. The announcement coincides with Labor’s new…