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Locals seek ministerial support to plug dangerous mobile black spots
After more than a decade of frustration, the communities of Killcare, Wagstaffe and Pretty Beach have taken their battle for reliable mobile phone coverage straight to the Federal Minister for…
A welcome rate cut – but will it reach you?
EDITORIAL – For the first time in four years, the Reserve Bank has delivered a 0.25% interest rate cut, offering a glimmer of hope for thousands of mortgage holders across…
Black comedy sure to please
Katie is dead, but over a decade later she is still very much alive in the minds of the four women who witnessed her shocking death at book club. The…
Tribute show is simply the best
One of the world’s top Tina Turner tribute artists is set to play Avoca Beach Theatre in March. Rebecca O’Connor will have the theatre rocking with her show Simply the…
Stella turns 101
Here at Coast Community News, we were so excited to hear that long-time Woy Woy resident Stella McInnes was turning 101 that we announced it a month early. In fact…
Mariners scholarship for Eliza
The Central Coast Mariners has signed 17-year-old Mariners Academy Member and current Central Coast Sports College student athlete Eliza Familton to a scholarship deal. Joining the Mariners Academy at under-14s…
Get set to giggle and guffaw
Get ready to giggle, guffaw, and possibly snort your drink because Fun Haus Factory’s Gosford Comedy Club returns on February 21. Headlining this month’s comedy extravaganza is Danielle Walker, fresh…
Mariners bow out of AFC Elite after tough loss in Japan
FOOTBALL The Central Coast Mariners’ AFC Elite campaign came to a close on Tuesday evening, February 18, with a 2-0 defeat to J-League super club Kawasaki Frontal in Tokyo, Japan….
Madeleine urges Coasties to lop off their locks
With the Leukaemia Foundation’s much-loved World’s Greatest Shave campaign now underway for 2025, Madeleine Snook of Narara is encouraging her fellow Coasties to sign up. Snook raised more than $5,000…
Get set for Gossy Summer
Following the holding of Gossy Weekender, a three-day music program presented last November, organisers Tubular are holding Gossy Summer, a week-long celebration of music from February 21-28. The extended program…
North Gosford practice expands its paediatric care
Two new paediatricians have joined the growing Central Coast obstetrics and gynaecology practice, Intuition Private. The highly experienced paediatricians, Dr Shriniwas Chinta and Dr Umesh Mishra, will ensure local families…
Teen charged over North Avoca theft
A teenage boy has been charged following an investigation into an alleged aggravated break and enter at North Avoca. Officers attached to Brisbane Water Police District have been investigating the…
Lapsed medical centre DA resurfaces
A development application for a medical centre at Erina, which was originally approved by the former Gosford Council in 2013 and then lapsed, has come back for renewed approval by…
Central Coast local taking quality dentistry to the regions
Central Coast dentist Ned Restom is determined to make sure patients across the Central Coast and beyond have access to premium treatments without leaving their communities. Restom is founder and…
Renewable power there for the taking
Your correspondent would have been more credible if he had included some evidence for his outlandish claims (Cost of living taking its toll, CCN 474). For example, (his claim that…
Boost for ambulance service on the Coast
Nine new NSW Ambulance paramedics in training are coming to the Central Coast following their official induction ceremony at the State Operations Centre in Sydney on Friday, February 7. It…
Volunteer JPs are in high demand on the Coast
The NSW Justices Association is inviting volunteers to join the Central Coast team on one of the Community JP Desks. Central Coast Justices of the Peace will hold their next…
Police Commander clarifies crime data causing concern
Brisbane Water Police District Commander, Superintendent Darryl Jobson, will be attending a community meeting on Sunday, March 9 to provide information about police activities to prevent, disrupt and respond to…
University business accelerator expands to Central Coast
Aspiring entrepreneurs on the Central Coast now have access to a major innovation program. The University of Newcastle is expanding its I2N Pre-Accelerator to Gosford in 2025. The program has…