Bring manufacturing back to Australia
FORUM: We have to turn inward and start to look after ourselves instead of depending of other nations to help out with manufacturing. The trouble started with the Whitlam Government…
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Major M1 pile-up at Ourimbah
A police investigation is underway into the cause of a multiple vehicle crash on the M1 Pacific Motorway at Ourimbah just before 9am on Tuesday morning, March 14. The crash…
Swampies gives $2,000 to kids in need
The Swampies Social Golf Club has donated $2,000 to Central Coast Kids In Need, with a presentation held on March 14 at Everglades Country Club. Central Coast Kids in Need…
Sunset Sessions kicks off on Woy Woy waterfront
Woy Woy waterfront came alive on Friday, March 10, as the community-led project Sunset Sessions kicked off for the year at Lion’s Park. The event takes place on the second…
Housing strategy on exhibition
Council’s draft Central Coast Local Housing Strategy, drafted to help manage the future demand for housing within the region, is now on exhibition for community input until Wednesday, April 26….
Umina firefighters extinguish bus blaze
Two crews from the Umina Fire and Rescue station rushed to Brisbane Ave on Thursday morning, March 16, to put out a fire on a bus. The bus was well…
Barramundi and Warrigal Greens with Chef Daniel and Jake Cassar
Chef Daniel’s next guest on A Pinch of Salt is local Bushtucker teacher and expert Jake Cassar. So, our first message to everyone is PLEASE DO NOT JUST PICK ANYTHING…
Art exhibition at Magenta over Easter
Barbara Harris is one of three Central Coast artists whose work will be on show at the Magenta Easter Art Exhibition from April 7 to 9. Harris is an award-winning…
Lifeline celebrates 60 years
Lifeline Central Coast is celebrating the 60th birthday of the crisis support service. Lifeline was founded in Sydney on March 16, 1963, and has been operating on the Central Coast…
New book takes a light-hearted look at ageing
Former Saratoga resident and Corpus Christi College Tuggerah alumni, Todd Alexander, takes on the topic of ageing in his latest book, Over the Hill & Up the Wall. Alexander is…
Sounds of opera fill arboretum
The sounds of Rodney Earl Clarke, Louise Callinan, John Longmuir and Lorina Gore thrilled an audience of more than 700 on March 12 at Pearl Beach’s Opera in the Arboretum….
Have a say on the future of Gosford
Central Coast Council staff are heading back out to the community to talk all things Gosford. CEO David Farmer said during the recent consultation on the Gosford waterfront revitalisation, Council…
Funding boost for Fairhaven upgrade
Fairhaven has received $40,000 from the State Government to refurbish its Point Clare base, including upgrades to the roof and accessibility around the site. For six decades the disability services…
Be on lookout for symptoms of heart disease
With Heart Health Awareness Month finishing on February 28, Blooms The Chemist is urging Central Coast residents to be on the alert for possible symptoms of heart disease. Heart Research…
Burnt-out nurses set to sue State Government
Dozens of health care workers rallied outside Gosford Hospital on Thursday, March 16, as the Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) confirmed it would file a major prosecution case in the…
Another disaster wiping out bee hives
The Central Coast bee industry has been struck another devastating blow with five new areas infested with Varroa Mite and an expansion of the Central Coast Eradication Zone further south….
Time to re-appraise nuclear power
I would like to support the comments of Mr Fell (CCN381). Blind Freddy, Mr Fell and I are in agreement about our present energy policy. It is an inconvenient truth,…
New golf academy at Magenta Shores Resort
A new golf academy is planned for the 18-hole course which is part of Magenta Shores Resort between Tuggerah Lake and the beachfront on Wilfred Barrett Dr, The Entrance North….
Candidates asked to commit to climate change mitigation
Central Coast group Climate Future is calling on all candidates in the March 25 election to commit to large-scale and deep cuts to greenhouse gas emissions and to actions to…
Council named a finalist in sustainability awards
Central Coast Council has been named as a finalist in the Marketing and Communications for Impact Award category in the Banksia Foundation’s 34th National Banksia Sustainability Awards. The achievement recognises…