Students to learn about dental hygiene and vision impairment
Narara Public School students will have opportunities to learn about dental hygiene and vision impairment as a result of visits to the school. Kindergarten and Year 1 students at Narara…
Health
Support for World’s Greatest Shave encouraged
Member for the State Seat of Terrigal, Mr Adam Crouch, has encouraged his community to step up and support the participants who will shave, wax or colour their hair for…
Free hearing checks on offer
The Australian Hearing Bus is stopping by the Central Coast to offer free hearing checks and raise hearing health awareness. Now with a 12-strong fleet of blue and white buses,…
Living near mines and power stations has a detrimental effect on health
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…
Dementia figures released for Coast
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 make further donations
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…
Senate hears about the effects of GP rebate freeze
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…
Federal Parliament hears of local initiatives to close the gap
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…
Trekkers to raise funds
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…
Free public forum
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…
Captioned movie screening
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…
Wyoming Community Centre to run fitness classes
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…
School attempts to create infection free environment
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…
Free support group for people suffering from anxiety disorders
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…
Twiddlemuffs give people with restless hands something to fidget with
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,…
Fairhaven has a new CEO
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…
Riding for the Disabled receive donation
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 reported
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…
Medicare rebates for after-hours GP – debate
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…
Gosford Relay for Life calling for entries
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…