Miranda is The Entrance Local Woman of the Year
Miranda Browne has been named The Entrance Local Woman of the Year 2024 in recognition of her significant work to actively support the community through The Entrance Food Hub. Member…
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Kincumber students visit Parliament House
Students from Kincumber Public School have visited Parliament House as part of an excursion to Canberra to learn about Australia’s system of government. Students gained insight into how federal government…
Uplifting production comes to Laycock St
What is it like to live with chronic illness? What is it like to battle through the day fighting an invisible opponent? How does it feel when no-one else really…
Maps needed of proposed new council wards
Central Coast residents should not be expected to vote in a referendum at the local government elections for a reduced number of council wards without knowing the new boundaries, says…
Proposal to expand COSS to north of region
Competing land proposals around Warnervale Airport came under the spotlight at Central Coast Council’s February 27 meeting. Council’s advisory committee on the Coastal Open Space System (COSS) put forward a…
Yantra’s Credo returns to Avoca in March
Avoca composer and filmmaker Yantra de Vilder’s award winning Credo musical performances will return to her homeland in March after stunning audiences around the country. Credo Means ‘to believe’, by…
Mariners to challenge Indian Champions
The Central Coast Mariners men’s team is set to return to Industree Group Stadium in Gosford for an exciting event on Thursday night, March 7, where they will welcome Odisha…
Council Administrator pushes back on new State development plans around transport
Gosford CBD has 18,000 units or flats already approved for building, Administrator Rik Hart told the February meeting of Council-under-administration. Hart gave the figures as he was adopting a report…
Upgrade for Maidens Brush Reserve
Member for The Entrance David Mehan has welcomed news that Maidens Brush Reserve at Wyoming is to be upgraded. Central Coast Council will receive $105,000 in funding support for the…
Help with fees for junior rugby league
Wyong Leagues Group is taking the sting out of registration fees by setting up a subsidy program to help families keep their children in the sport. Significant changes to the…
Captioned movie event during seniors festival
Better Hearing Australia Central Coast (BHACC) will host a captioned movie event on March 18, during the NSW Seniors Festival. BHACC is a not-for-profit volunteer organisation offering support, education and…
New recruits on the beat
Two new Probationary Constables started their policing careers on Monday, March 4, in Tuggerah Lakes Police District. District Commander Superintendent Chad Gillies was at the attestation ceremony on Friday, March…
Gorokan arrest over murder plot
Organised Crime Squad detectives have arrested an 18-year-old man at Gorokan over an alleged murder plot. Strike Force Barralier was established in December 2023 by State Crime Command’s Organised Crime…
Cuts to palliative care heartless
“Mingy Minns” has done it yet again. It seems like taking taxpayers’ money, and therefore support, for the older generation and those who are dying makes for easy pickings. I…
No thanks to nuclear
The Opposition has identified two locations on the Central Coast for its nuclear power plant proposal, Eraring and Bayswater. An excellent way to ensure that Labor is returned at the…
Help catch vandals at Tacoma club
On the eve of the 2024 season launch, members and supporters of Wyong Lakes Australian Football Club are disheartened that yet again their clubhouse has been broken into and vandalised….
Rotary donation to Allawah House
Rotary Brisbane Water has delivered $500 worth of food to Allawah House, which houses older women at risk of homelessness, including victims of domestic violence. Allawah House, located at East…
Advanced training for Marine Rescue volunteers
Blood, bruises and broken bones were in abundance on Brisbane Water over the weekend of March 2-3 when Marine Rescue Central Coast volunteers sat for their first aid and advanced…
Olyslagers wins world indoor high jump championship
Nicola Olyslagers nee McDermont has won the World Indoor Highjump Championships in Scotland. The lanky Central Coast star jumped 1.99m to clinch the prestigious title from her fellow competitors. Olyslagers,…
Investigation into teen stabbing
A 52-year-old woman was under police guard in Wyong Hospital following an incident on Friday, March 1, when a teenager was stabbed at Toukley. NSW Ambulance paramedics were called out…