Keep those cats inside
My neighbours and I live adjacent Brisbane Water National Park. Yet in the morning I’m commonly confronted by a black cat sitting beneath my bird bath out front, ready to…
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Shining a light on men’s health
A men’s health barbecue will be hosted on September 21 by Davistown RSL, in partnership with the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and healthcare company Bayer Australia. In Australia, 17,000…
ChromeFest set to put the pedal to the metal
The Central Coast will once again put the pedal to the metal when ChromeFest rolls into The Entrance on October 27-29. One of the state’s biggest car shows, ChromeFest will…
Gosford Hospital on the improve
Gosford Hospital is showing signs of improvement, in spite of the broader NSW health system continuing to face major pressures, according to the latest release of Bureau of Health Information…
Three new signings for women’s A-League squad
The Central Coast Mariners are beefing up their squad ahead of the coming A-League Women’s season, with three recent additions. Shadeene Evans, Ash Irwin and Sophie Nenadovic have all been…
The fight for Pippi Point
About 450 residents and dog owners gathered at Davistown’s Pippi Point on Sunday, September 10, to protest Central Coast Council’s proposal to cut down the size of the popular off-dog…
Mavis Bramston doco at Avoca Beach
Local independent filmmaker Bob Fitzgerald and director Stephan Wellink will present a special screening of their award winning documentary Pushing The Boundaries: The Mavis Bramston Show at Avoca Beach Theatre…
Investigation into boy’s death
A boy has died following a single-vehicle crash at Norah Head on Sunday, September 10. Just after 3am emergency services were called to Bungary Rd following reports that a blue…
Long Jetty rocket ship re-launches
The iconic red, yellow and blue rocket ship of Long Jetty has made a safe return to its launch pad in Lions Park, following an extensive overhaul, which included the…
Remy Faint wins Gosford Art Prize
Sydney artist Remy Faint has taken the major award in this year’s Gosford Art Prize with his work, Egress. Central Coast Council announced the winners last week, with a $28,000…
Cranes are up on Archibald site
The cranes have moved in and work is well and truly underway on the long-awaited Archibald development on the old Union Hotel site in Gosford. Made by Raimondi, the cranes…
Razorbacks go straight to grand final
After going through the Premier 1 rugby season undefeated, Avoca Beach narrowly lost the major semi-final to the Razorbacks on September 9 and will now meet Terrigal in the preliminary…
Community battery on its way for Narara
The Central Coast is the next cab off the rank following the first of six community batteries to be installed in and around the Sydney region now up-and-running at Cabarita….
Jane’s a local business hero
Jane Fonti of Woy Woy, owner of Ruby’s Home Store, has been recognised as a Local Business Hero in the Australian Post Local Business Heroes program. “It was great to…
Get Free to premiere at Avoca Beach
The collaborative production Get Free will premiere at Avoca Beach Theatre on September 14. The red carpet will roll out in style as the theatre hosts the theatrical premiere of…
Fraud at Doyalson service station
Tuggerah Lakes Police District are investigating a number of fraud related offences from a local service station at Doyalson in early July 2023. Pictures obtained from CCTV footage depicts two…
Voice of Ireland heads for The Art House
Tommy Fleming is back in Australia to perform at The Art House Wyong on October 19, following sold-out shows across Ireland and the UK over the past four years. Often…
Two major awards for Terrigal mum
Janna Martin of Terrigal has taken out two major gongs at the 2023 AusMumpreneur Awards, announced this month. The founder of Mums2Mums Home Services has received the Women’s Champion and…
Major accolade for North Construction
North Construction & Building, based on the Central Coast with its head office at Tuggerah, has taken out the National Business Excellence Award for Large Commercial Building Company at the…
McBride addresses Parliament on suicide prevention
Member for Dobell Emma McBride, who is Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention and for Regional and Regional Health, gave an impassioned address in Federal Parliament in the…