Time to get real over energy provision
I feel obliged to respond to the comments by your correspondent in Issue 402 about ethical and moral concerns relating to energy provision, mistaken assumptions about my position and the…
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Voice would have negative consequences
Firstly, thank you CCN for having a platform where both sides of debates are published. And thank you to Mark Duffy (CCN 396) for his response to my previous letter….
Food and nutrition hotline aims to help seniors
The Food, Nutrition and Dining Unit Hotline at the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission is now live and Federal Member for Robertson Gordon Reid is encouraging Central Coast residents…
Another broken promise
I am an avid reader of this paper and do not write in. However reading the article on Gosford hospital parking (No free parking for Gosford Hospital) has caused me…
Coast families doing it tough says new report
Almost half of financially disadvantaged households on the Central Coast were unable to pay their utility bills on time in the past 12 months, according to new research. NSW Council…
Classic cars at Canton Beach
This year’s Chrysler Wake Run car show will mark the 50th anniversary of the VJ Valiant. The show will be on at Canton Beach Holiday Park foreshore on Sunday, August…
Dig deep for Daffodil Day
The Cancer Council’s most iconic event – Daffodil Day – is coming up on Thursday, August 31, with a stall at Erina Fair set to sell fresh daffodils on the…
Gosford Race Club backs local equestrians
Gosford Race Club is to sponsor two riders in the inaugural Equimillion equestrian competition to be held in Sydney in October. Racing NSW and Equestrian Australia have joined forces to…
Seawall e-petition goes live
An official e-petition to stop the proposed Wamberal Beach seawall has gone live. Terrigal resident Abigail Boyd MLC has followed the seawall issue for years, raising concerns about end effects…
Lapidary club celebrates 60 years
Since its humble beginnings in a chook shed at Narara more than half a century ago, the Central Coast Lapidary Club has grown to be one of the Coast’s real…
Fast track to high school teaching
The University of Newcastle is offering a new Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) to help provide a much-needed solution to the state’s teacher shortage. The graduate diploma provides a 12-month…
Young goalkeeper signs scholarship deal with Mariners
Goalkeeper Dylan Peraic-Cullen has signed a scholarship deal with the Central Coast Mariners. The 17-year-old first joined the Mariners before the 2023 NPL season after catching the eye of the…
Acclaimed artist calls Central Coast home
Acclaimed artist Brian Hatch now calls the Central Coast home after relocating from Queensland to be closer to family. Hatch, an imaginative painter and printmaker, began his career as a…
Terrigal mother a true Mumpreneur
Janna Martin of Terrigal has been named a finalist for the AusMumpreneur Awards in the Personal Services and Women’s Champion categories. Martin, who was also a judge in the awards…
Man charged following police pursuit
A man has been charged following an investigation into a pursuit on the Central Coast on Tuesday, August 8. About 8.30am police from Central Coast Traffic and Highway Patrol attempted…
Pelican rescue a costly exercise
Wendy Gillespie of Pelican Rescue and Research recently rescued an adult male pelican which had been fully incapacitated by fishing entanglement during the recent school holidays. He was spotted on…
Aquafun Avoca Lake a Green Travel Leader
AquaFun Avoca Lake is one of 23 ECO certified tourism operators nationwide to be recognised as Green Travel Leaders by Ecotourism Australia for 10 years of certification. Ecotourism Australia CEO…
Gambling signs come down at the Bayview
External gambling related signage is being stripped from venues across the Central Coast and the state, fulfilling the NSW Government’s election commitment to ban all external gambling signage by September…
NAISDA graduate’s latest success
Proud Kalkadoon woman Lacey Bilger recently graduated from NAISDA with an Advanced Diploma of Professional Dance Performance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. The arts training organisation was delighted…
Radiation therapy pre-planning at Tuggerah Lakes
Cancer patients from the northern end of the Central Coast can now access radiation therapy pre-treatment planning at Tuggerah Lakes Private Hospital. All Icon patients living in the area will…