Nutritious drinks hit the spot
Norah Head’s Biggest Morning Tea in honour of people impacted by cancer will be held on Thursday, May 23, at the new Norah Head Community Hall. One of the local…
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Women bowlers converge on Bateau Bay Bowls Club
Bowls NSW has announced the NSW teams to contest the NSW State Division 4 Women’s Pennant Finals at Bateau Bay Bowling Club. The teams coming to challenge the Bateau Bay…
Busy boating season for Marine Rescue
The Central Coast recorded the second highest number of Marine Rescue missions in NSW during the recently completed boating season. It was the organisation’s second busiest boating season on record…
Upgrade for Mannering Park foreshore
The NSW Government will future-proof Mannering Park foreshore at Lake Macquarie by investing $600,000 to renew part of its seawall. Crown Lands in the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure…
Coast to benefit from environmental reforms says EPA
The Central Coast is set to benefit from the State Government’s introduction of landmark environmental reforms that ensure NSW has the strongest environmental regulations of any state or territory in…
Taste of Ireland comes to Laycock St
Gosford local Tynan Fuller, who spent most of his early life performing around the Central Coast is the lead vocalist for international Irish dance show A Taste of Ireland, set…
Batten down the hatches
EDITORIAL – Yet again, huge storms have caused flash flooding across the Central Coast, and with a wet Winter predicted, it is bound to happen again and again. As Central…
Major development in Gosford stalled after stop order
The multi-storey Vue Mer Residences development in Gosford has stalled, with the NSW Building Commission issuing an official order. The stop work order came after inspections at the site by…
Life-changing scholarships for three of Coast’s brightest
Three Central Coast students have been awarded life-changing Harding Miller Education Foundation scholarships. Scholarships are awarded to students at the start of Year 9, and at the end of Year 10…
Youth Day Out at Lake Haven
A 2024 Youth Day Out will be held at Lake Haven Recreation Centre on Wednesday, May 15, from 10am-2pm in recognition of the importance of holistic development and mental health…
Young athletes awarded Commonwealth Games grants
Four young Central Coast athletes have been announced as 2024 Commonwealth Games NSW Athlete Grant winners. A total of 40 athletes from 22 different sports will be awarded a $1,000…
Coast ravaged by storms again
As severe storms continued to pummel the Central Coast over the weekend and into this week, SES crews were stretched to the limit, coping with hundreds of calls for help….
Crusaders struggle away from home
Both the Central Coast Crusaders men’s and women’s squads struggled against the Sea Eagles away from home on Saturday, May 5. The women got things started at 3pm against an…
Affray incident at Coles Toukley
Police are seeking community assistance to identify two men caught on CCTV footage at the same time as an affray offence at Toukley. Man caught on CCTV footage The incident…
Pride and Prejudice hits the stage at Tuggerah
Few couples in literature are better known, or have been portrayed more often on screen, than Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy from Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice. The…
Rediscovering skills of the past
People from the Central Coast and beyond are rediscovering skills of the past at the Artisan Estate at Somersby. Husband and wife team Madeline and Chris Stratford offer regular classes…
Erin Brockovich, where are you?
I find it totally repulsive, if not criminal, that the NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) in May 2024 has identified the land at the former Munmorah Power Station to be a…
Work begins on treatment plant upgrade
The largest and most ambitious water infrastructure project the Central Coast has seen this decade has begun with the Mardi Water Treatment Plant upgrade hitting a major milestone. The plant…
Potters’ exhibition open until May 22
The Central Coast Potters Society’s Autumn Exhibition will be on show in the Gosford Regional Gallery’s Community Gallery until May 22. More than 20 local ceramic artists are displaying their…
Dense housing will have consequences
I was intrigued to read that our State Member of Parliament, Liesl Tesch, thinks it’s wonderful that Woy Woy, and other parts of the Central Coast, will now be subject…