War of words over channel dredging heats up
As the ferry service from Ettalong and Wagstaffe to Palm Beach continues to be diverted to Patonga, the war of words over the dredging of Ettalong channel is heating up….
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Two big events for You Connect
Central Coast charity You Connect, which provides programs, supports and housing for people with disabilities and mental health diagnoses, has two big events coming up. A NAIDOC celebration day will…
Sign up for Coast Shelter’s annual sleepout
Coast Shelter is challenging Coasties to give up their beds for just one night when its annual sleepout returns on Friday, August 25. The 2023 Coast Shelter Sleepout will be…
Pro-nuclear brigade ignores inconvenient truth
The pro-nuclear brigade don’t give up, do they? (Dark times ahead, CCN393) Despite much correspondence published in the past, I have yet to hear of a realistic scheme to safely…
Join the 5 Lands Walk on June 24
With hundreds of sightings being reported along the Humpback Highway as the whales head north, registrations for the 5 Lands Walk on June 24 with organisers keeping their fingers crossed…
Clint one of state’s top emergency workers
Senior Deputy Captain Clint Pressley of the Copacabana Rural Fire Service has been named as one of the NSW’s 28 top emergency service workers. Pressley had been named as one…
New flagpole for Ocean Beach SLSC
Ocean Beach Surf Lifesaving Club is set to replace its flagpole, thanks to $2,000 in funding through the Federal Government’s Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program. Member for Robertson Gordon…
Reid backs Wiseberry’s winter appeal
The Wiseberry Foundation has launched its 2023 Winter Appeal and is calling on the Central Coast community to get behind the campaign. This year, Wiseberry Peninsula is supporting Mary Mac’s…
Upgrade for Somersby Falls picnic area
The Somersby Falls picnic area in Brisbane Water National Park is set for a major upgrade. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is poised to begin a transformative project…
Charged twice for drink driving
A woman has been charged twice for drink driving following two incidents on the same day on the Central Coast. Traffic and Highway Patrol officers stopped a Suzuki Alto on…
Holiday traffic disrupted by car alight
Traffic congestion on the M1 from long weekend holidaymakers was made even worse on Monday afternoon after a vehicle caught alight. A single lane of the M1 and entry to…
Constant dredging not sustainable
Thank you for the subtle page layout in CCN393 demonstrating the Member for Terrigal’s double standard on marine seafloor destruction: FOR inshore dredging and AGAINST offshore mining. Dredging in North…
Fundraiser for prostate cancer
After a successful Charity Race Day in 2022, Clubs NSW Central Coast Region will hold another event to help raise vital funds for Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia (PCFA) on…
Setting facts straight on The Voice to Parliament
I write to correct a number of errors of fact contained Linda Telisman’s published letter (CCN392). The 11 Aboriginal MPs in Federal Parliament representing different political parties have been elected…
Traditional Custodians to talk on reconciliation
As the referendum on a Voice to Parliament for Indigenous Australia approaches, Community Voice Australia Central Coast will host a special gathering on June 17 when Traditional Custodians of the…
Landmark McDonald’s closing at twin servos and moving north
Two McDonald’s restaurants on either side of the Wyong M1 “twin servos” will close permanently next month and in early 2024 respectively due to an expired lease agreement. Ampol, which…
Bourke Rd set for a fix
Member for Robertson Gordon Reid has welcomed news that Bourke Rd at Ettalong Beach has been scheduled for renewal works. A response provided by Central Coast Council to representations made…
Roadworks at Kariong
Motorists are advised of changed overnight traffic conditions on Friday, June 16, at Kariong to carry out road resurfacing work at the intersection of Central Coast Hwy and Wisemans Ferry…
All aboard high-speed rail authority
The Sydney to Newcastle high-speed rail network, backed by a $500M commitment from the Federal Government, is the first priority for the newly appointed Board of the High Speed Rail…
Multimedia symphony set for grammar school
Symphony Central Coast will present the multimedia symphony Celestial Emu on Sunday, June 25, as part of the 5 Lands Walk festival. Combining Australian indigenous song, story-telling and dance, orchestra,…