Wyong resident and Executive of the Australian Coal Alliance, Mr Mike Campbell, said communities surrounding power station complexes and mines in NSW have had to pay greatly with their long-term…
There are an estimated 3,700 people living with dementia in the Gosford and Terrigal state electorates, according to a new report released by Alzheimer’s Australia on February 15. The report,…
Freemasons from the Saratoga Lodge, Gosford Masonic Centre, presented a $2,000 donation to Central Coast Kids in Need Inc on Feb 8. Central Coast Kids in Need is a volunteer…
Senator Deborah O’Neill used her first Senator’s Statement of the year to mark Medicare’s 33rd birthday, and vowed Labor would protect it from attacks by the Coalition Government. Senator O’Neill…
On the anniversary of the apology to the stolen generation, Federal Member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks, has spoken of the significance of the ninth Closing the Gap report in…
A Forresters Beach resident will trek 60 kilometres to help raise money to combat avoidable blindness. Ms Tara Barnett is among 3,700 trekkers gearing up for the Wild Women on…
WayAhead Mental Health Association is hosting a free public forum on Understanding Anxiety Disorders at the Central Coast Leagues Club on March 17. Guest speaker Dr Rocco Crino, Associate Professor…
The Central Coast branch of Better Hearing Australia is organising a captioned screening of the classic 1956 musical comedy, High Society, for NSW Seniors’ Week. The film will be shown…
Two senior fitness classes and a Zumba class will be running at Wyoming Community Centre. Seniors’ Fitness will run on Fridays, starting on February 10, with a second class running…
In its second newsletter for the year, Narara Public School has advised its school community of a serious health risk to a student. A student undergoing cancer treatment is at…
A support group for people suffering from anxiety disorders will be held at Wyoming Community Centre. The meetings will be run by WayAhead Mental Health Association and will take place…
A craft group from Forresters Beach Retirement Village have been knitting hand muffs to help calm people who suffer from restless hands. The designs, called Twiddlemuffs, are made from soft,…
Ms Monique Cardon has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Fairhaven Services, a local provider of disability support and services on the Central Coast. Interim CEO, Mr…
Central Coast Riding for the Disabled, Somersby, has received a donation of $4,000 from the Lodge Saratoga Freemasons. The cheque was presented on December 11. The donation will be used…
Two new cases of Meningococcal disease have been reported on the Central Coast and treated at Gosford Hospital, according to the Central Coast Local Health District. The public has been…
Federal Member for Robertson, Ms Lucy Wicks, has denied that the Turnbull Government has plans to remove the Medicare rebate from after-hours GP services. “There is no plan to remove…
Cancer Council NSW and Gosford Relay for Life members are calling on the community to participate in 2017’s Relay for Life scheduled for March. Gosford City Relay for Life is…
More than 75 volunteers will be needed to give blood at the Terrigal and Kincumber mobile donor services between Christmas and New Year to prevent a shortage of blood products…
The Gosford area remains overrepresented in Domestic Violence crime statistics according to White Ribbon Day Ambassador and Brisbane Water Local Area Commander, Superintendent Daniel Sullivan. Domestic violence remains a growing…
Opposition is galvanising across the state to the NSW Government’s plans to enter deals with the private sector to redevelop and operate public hospitals, including Wyong Hospital, according to Mr…