Information sought about Gorokan crash
Tuggerah Lakes Police District are appealing for anyone with dashcam footage or who was a witness to a collision between a car and motorbike at Gorokan to come forward. A…
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Have your say on outdoor trading policy
Business owners are being invited to give their feedback on Central Coast Council’s proposed Outdoor Trading Specification for outside dining and street vending. The Draft Central Coast Local Approvals Policy…
Council’s payment gateway reopens following cyber breach
Access to Central Coast Council’s payment channel is once again available and customers can safely transact with Council again through this payment method over the phone or online via Council’s…
New Mariners signing excited to be reunited with former coach
The Central Coast Mariners have signed 22-year-old striker Ryan Edmondson, following his departure from English League One side Carlisle United. In making the switch to the Mariners, Edmondson reunites with…
Jobs and robust economy key to successful 2024
What are the major issues and challenges facing the Central Coast in 2024? It’s a question Coast Community News put to Minister for the Central Coast and Member for Wyong…
Cost-of-living squeeze hitting hard on Coast
The greatest challenge facing Central Coast residents in 2024 is cost-of-living pressures according to Member for Terrigal and former Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast Adam Crouch. Crouch believes the…
Help in managing tax obligations
Small businesses on the Central Coast have welcomed a new online learning platform launched by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) offering free courses to help them master their tax and…
Sporting champs honoured
Five local sporting champions and one para champion have been recognised for their achievements during a special morning tea hosted by Federal Member for Robertson Gordon Reid. The morning tea,…
Love Lanes Festival returns to Wyong
Wyong’s popular Love Lanes Festival will return for its seventh year on Saturday, February 10. The evening festival will be sprinkling love across four lanes, four stages and one park…
Cyber breach has council issue urgent message
Central Coast Council has identified suspicious activity in the payment gateway used by Council. As a precaution access to this payment gateway via the Council website and telephone has been…
Gosford CBD plan keeps changing
The original plan for the Gosford CBD has been altered so much that the citizens can’t work out what happened to the original plan. Gosford City Library was to be…
Sensible balance needed
Jared Wright’s letter (CCN 423 Councillors fundamental to a brighter future) suggests that apart from the “3 Rs” new councillors should be focused on fiscal and economic management and the…
Have a heart and wear red for research
Jen O’Neill had no history of heart problems, nor did anyone in her family, yet by the time she was 42, she had suffered three SCAD heart attacks. SCAD heart…
Opal card system goes down at Woy Woy
Travellers and commuters to and from Woy Woy station risk being penalised after the station’s opal card readers went down late on Tuesday night, January 30, due to a power…
Mexican harpist at Fun Haus Factory
One of Australia’s leading world music artists is coming to the Central Coast for one night only on Friday, February 2. Victor Valdes’ powerful, compelling voice, magical harp and passion…
Council sets the record straight on Duffs Icecream
I would like to correct some of the misinformation in the article entitled Toukley loses ice creamery to Newcastle published on January 25 (CCN423). Council welcomes and supports small businesses…
Top basketballers head for Coast
Central Coast Basketball is set to welcome teams from around NSW for the annual Coastal Classic Basketball Tournament this month. Running over two weekends in February, Coastal Classic is the…
Developers go to court as DA times drag
A developer has used the Land and Environment Court to gain four development approvals after using the “deemed refusal” rule from Central Coast Council. Three of the developments approved are…
Exploding cans spark bushland fire
Copacabana Rural Fire Brigade was called out on Tuesday morning, January 30, after bushland caught alight near the scout hall at Avoca Beach. Firefighters arrived on scene and found a…
70 new medical interns for Coast hospitals
The Central Coast will soon see a boost to its healthcare workforce, with 70 medical graduate interns to start work at public hospitals in the region this month. The region’s…