Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) will host a special NAIDOC Week event with a focus on improving health awareness and management among local Indigenous people. The annual Community Gathering…
Senator for NSW, Ms Deborah O’Neill used a Senate Estimates Hearing to discover the details of a proposed University of Newcastle Health and Medical Research Campus at Gosford Hospital. “There…
The Erina Community Men’s Shed will receive $5,500 from the Australian Government to continue to promote and support men’s health and wellbeing on the Central Coast. Federal Member for Robertson,…
Following a number of high profi le domestic violence cases across the country this year, Federal Member for Robertson Ms Lucy Wicks has spoken in Parliament on the devastating impact…
Three radiation therapists from the Central Coast Cancer Centre at Gosford Hospital have volunteered for a mission to improve cancer treatment in Myanmar, one of the world’s poorest nations. Mr…
Patients on the Central Coast are set to receive better access to frontline health services with Member for Robertson Ms Lucy Wicks confirming who will be running new Primary Health…
Control and choice will be the main changes affecting older people when the aged care system moves to Consumer Directed Care (CDC) from July 1. According to Ms Verity Gannon,…
A new after-hours Doctor on Duty service has commenced operating on the Central Coast. “Doctor on Duty is a team of experienced doctors who provide after-hours care, treating patients needing…
The Central Coast has a shortage of foster carers so representatives from a range of local foster care agencies are joining together to hold a foster care information night. Those…
Terrigal pharmacist and NSW Pharmacy Guild president, Mr Paul Sinclair has welcomed the Federal Government’s reform of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). “This will mean a significant investment…
Spinal Health Week 2015 runs from Monday, May 25 to Sunday, May 31 and this year’s theme is ‘get your happy back’. “Every day, more and more Australians experience disabling…
Green Point Christian College families have raised over $4,000 for the National Heart Foundation through sponsorships for its Jump Off event. “It is the final week before our Jump Off…
Narara Public School students in Kindergarten through to year two enjoyed a Food Revolution Day recently. Students from Lisarow High School attended Narara Public for the day to help the…
Mr Kurt Fearnley, three time Australian Paralympic gold medallist and world champion wheelchair athlete, will give a talk at Erina Library as part of Library Week. He is the champion…
A new Sleep Medicine clinic specialising in obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia and shift work timing has recently opened at Albany St, North Gosford. The practice has been operating for more…
A free self-help group for people suffering from anxiety and phobias is due to start in Gosford on Wednesday, May 27. If you are genuinely afraid of spiders or snakes,…
A two hour yoga class will be held at The Rhythm Hut on Saturday, May 30, to raise funds for Nepal. The class will begin at 4pm and be followed…
Secondary students from 16 schools across the Central Coast region will attend the first Student Mental Health Forum on Wednesday, May 6, organised by headspace Gosford and Children and Young…
Many Central Coast families are dealing with stress and misery unnecessarily because they either are unaware of a local counselling service to help problem gamblers or are reluctant to seek…
North Gosford Rotary Club has raised $50,000 this year for its successful project ‘Save Our Kids’ (SOKS) which aims to reduce the incidence of youth suicide on the Central Coast….