Councillors should appoint CEO
The five-year contract extension for Central Coast Council CEO David Farmer is the wrong decision, taken for the wrong reasons, using the wrong procedure (Five more years for Council CEO,…
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NAISDA needs Homestay hosts
NAISDA, Australia’s leading First Nations dance and performing arts training organisation, is calling for Central Coast families to join its Homestay Program, either on a short-term or long-term basis to…
Search on for twins
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a brother and sister missing from the Central Coast. Twins Matthew and Mackenzie McLeod, aged 15, were last seen at Killarney Vale…
Santa pops in to Copacabana
Santa dropped in to Copacabana recently on his 18th annual visit to the beachside village. The elves from the Navy Veterans’ Welfare Association of NSW had been busily preparing his…
Outrage over remedial work at glyphs site
Coast Environmental Alliance (CEA) has accused the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of carrying out “unnecessary” and “extreme” remedial works at the site of the Kariong hieroglyphics. Many residents…
Fears paid parking on the cards for Wyong Hospital
Community concerns that paid parking could be introduced at Wyong Hospital are escalating with the matter currently “under review” by the State Government. Federal MPs Gordon Reid (Robertson) and Emma…
Care4Coast Christmas party delivered on two wheels
Every Monday night, Care4Coast provides dinner in Kibble Park for community members who need help. On December 18 the charity organisation hosted its annual Christmas Party and last service for…
Council to sell properties with unpaid rates
A total of 42 ratepayers’ properties are on the market in an attempt by Central Coast Council-under-administration to recoup five years or more in unpaid rates. “The sale of properties…
Ourimbah boarding house knocked back again
A site in Burns Rd, Ourimbah, is not a suitable site for a boarding house, according to the Local Planning Panel, which refused a development proposal when it met on…
Fireworks at Wyong Golf Club
Bringing in the New Year at Wyong Golf Club is destined to be a cracker of an event with entertainment and fireworks lined up for a fun family night. Everyone…
Ice cream business gets cold shoulder from Council
A popular and growing small business at Noraville has been shut down, and six people are now out of work, because of what the owner says is Central Coast Council’s…
Stay safe on Coast waterways
Marine Rescue NSW is asking those planning to hit waterways in the Hunter Central Coast region this holiday season to boat or paddle like their life depends on it. Marine…
Stuck in roof of Gorokan house
Central Coast VRA Rescue Squad was called to an unusual incident at Gorokan on Thursday, December 14, when someone got stuck in the roof cavity of a house. Police were…
Coast golfers tee off for Cancer Council
Local social golfers Rod Dickinson, Russ Tuckerman and Dave Robson have raised more than $4,000 to support cancer patients after taking part in Cancer Council’s The Longest Day challenge on…
Generations merge to celebrate Christmas spirit
In a heart-warming fusion of generations, teenagers from You Connect stepped into the holiday spirit by hosting a joyous Christmas party for Meals on Wheels Central Coast Woy Woy clients…
Muay Thai and kickboxing champ wows at Umina Beach gym
In an extraordinary event for the local martial arts community, Kingdom Martial Arts at Umina Beach had the honour of hosting Jonathan Haggerty, the current Two-Sport Bantamweight Champion of ONE…
Get set to launch at the Fun Haus Factory
Naughty Noodle’s Fun Haus Factory will present its last Gosford Comedy Club show for the year on Friday, December 22. Headliner Julia Wilson has been described by many as “the…
Drugs and cash seized after police chase
A two-day police blitz targeting criminal activity in and around public transport hubs snared a 25-year-old man at Gosford railway station. At about 6.50pm on Friday, December 15, officers attached…
Swimmer rescued from Budgewoi Lake
Volunteers from Marine Rescue Tuggerah Lakes retrieved a distressed swimmer from Budgewoi Lake after receiving a call at about 8:30am on Saturday, December 16. Marine Rescue NSW vessel Tuggerah Lakes…
Radio announcer proves age no barrier to realising dreams
A Point Clare retiree, who volunteers as a presenter at Central Coast community radio station, Coast FM, was one of 100 amateur writers from across the state, who have been…