Kincumber pharmacy finalist in national awards
Priceline Pharmacy at Kincumber has been announced as one of six finalists in the 2024 Guild Pharmacy of Year Awards. The 2024 Pharmacy of the Year will be announced at…
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Is this your boat?
The boat pictured washed-up outside our complex during a recent storm last week but so far no-one has come to collect it. We have a rock shelf surrounding Peeks Point…
Flash fiction challenge opens in January
Local podcast Not Quite Write has issued a challenge to Central Coast writers in the January 2024 Not Quite Write Prize for Flash Fiction which is calling writers of all…
Big year ahead for business chamber
Gosford Erina Business Chamber (GEBC) is looking forward to a busy 2024, with Peter Lawley re-elected as president for the next 12 months. Anna Cruckshank and Ralf Damen will serve…
No loos for Crangan Bay park
A new park at Crangan Bay will not have toilets as part of its facilities. Central Coast Council has said the park is a “local” park and only bigger “district”…
Santa pops in to Camp Breakaway
Temperatures in the mid 40s weren’t going to stop Camp Breakaway at San Remo celebrating the coming of Christmas with a fundraising market on Saturday, December 9. Locals and visitors…
Coast set for New Year’s Eve fun
Central Coast Council will host New Year’s Eve in Memorial Park, The Entrance, with a spectacular program planned for Sunday, December 31. The huge family event will have something for…
Council recognised at environment awards
Central Coast Council has received statewide recognition for two outstanding achievements in helping to manage and protect the environment at the LGNSW Excellence in the Environment Awards 2023. Council was…
TAFE high achievers celebrate HSC success
As school leavers across the state receive their HSC results, 50 TAFE NSW graduates are celebrating their success in a university preparation course that provides access to universities without the…
Historic year for HSC results for Grammar school
It has been an historic year for HSC results at Central Coast Grammar School (CCGS). For the 10th year in a row, CCGS has been named in the top 100…
Watch your children around our roads
The Central Coast has not fared well in a recently released report on national road fatalities involving children from 2001-2019. The report, commissioned by the Little Blue Dinosaur Foundation and…
Clean-up of former boatshed site to begin
The NSW Government has lodged a development application with Central Coast Council to progress the first stage clean-up of the contaminated former Empire Bay Marina site. The Crown Lands application…
Coast FM gives out community awards
Community radio station Coast FM 963 has awarded $13,500 to six local not-for-profit organisations as part of its recent round of Community Awards. Generous sponsors have allowed Coast FM to…
Mariners men crack through into Asian Championship Cup knockout round
The Central Coast Mariners have cruised into the AFC Cup knockout rounds with a solid 3-0 win over Stallions Laguna in The Philippines last Friday night, December 8. The Mariners,…
Sunday of swing at Fun Haus
Music lovers, swing dancers and vintage culture aficionados should head for the Fun Haus Factory in Gosford this Sunday, December 17, for an all-ages swinging lunch as the venue is…
Noise concerns over flight paths
Residents of the Bouddi and Woy Woy Peninsulas have been alarmed in recent weeks to receive flyers from the Federal Government in their letter boxes, warning of noise levels they…
HSC success for Coast school students
Public school students from across the Central Coast have returned strong results in this year’s HSC. Gosford High School led the charge, as an academically selective school, with a total…
Fibre Arts Shed is keeping it local
What started out as a hobby business for Clare Thornley of Jilliby has developed into a successful enterprise. Fibre Arts Shed, run by Clare and her husband Paul, is a…
EPA visit to Chain Valley Bay “positive”
About 50 people gathered earlier this month at Chain Valley Bay to hear what the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) had to offer in relation to the health and environmental problems…
Fitness program helps people get ready to move
Recently, nine members of the Central Coast community signed up to a different kind of fitness class, a pilot program called Ready2Move. It was run in September, just prior to…