Five year Central Coast Local Health District Research Plan launched
The Central Coast Local Health District has the aspiration of becoming a global leader in integrated medical research with the launch of a five-year plan aimed at changing the way…
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Central Coast named as one of Australia’s top 10 heart failure hot spots
A national snapshot targeting heart failure and heart disease, has named the Central Coast as one of Australia’s top 10 heart failure hot spots, with more than one in 30…
Vale Kathy Smith former Member for Gosford
Organisations and individuals have paid tribute to the former Member for Gosford, Ms Kathy Smith, who passed away on May 31, after a long battle with cancer. Central Coast Council…
Biggest Morning Tea at Chertsey
Chertsey Primary School has participated in the Cancer Council’s Biggest Morning Tea. The staff and students at Chertsey managed to raise $427 for the Cancer Council. The school held its…
Gosford Public School presented a cheque to Coast Shelter
The captains of Gosford Public School have presented Coast Shelter with a cheque from the school’s Term 1 fund raising activities. Coast Shelter CEO, Mr Laurie Maher, was on hand…
New home for children and young adults with disabilities
A new home offering around-the-clock day care, after school care and short or long respite for children and young adults with disabilities, has opened in Green Point. The house was…
Jump Rope for Heart is in full swing at Valley View
The talent of students at Valley View Public School was showcased at a recent whole of school assembly. “Both the boys’ and the girls’ dance groups took to the stage…
Hospital staff to run in Bay to Bay
Staff from Gosford Private Hospital will be joining their colleagues from around Australia to run one million metres as part of the Healthe Care Australia groups’ fundraising initiative in support…
Instructors qualified to teach children with Autism to swim
Popular aquatic recreational facilities Peninsula Leisure Centre (PLC) and Gosford Olympic Pool (GOP), now boast a number of highly-skilled instructors qualified to teach children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to…
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,…
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”….