Reliving Doris Day hits on stage at Avoca
Melinda Schneider will be on stage at Avoca Beach Theatre on November 24 to pay tribute to the legendary Doris Day. The world lost one of its biggest stars with…
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Brentwood Village donation welcomed by cancer unit
Residents of Brentwood Village at Kincumber have donated a vital signs monitor to be used in Gosford Hospital’s Cancer Day Unit. Cancer Day Unit nurse unit manager Madeleine Papeix said…
Call for review of safety signs at The Entrance
Member for The Entrance David Mehan is calling for a review of safety signage at The Entrance Channel after an 11-year-old boy drowned when swept out to sea by a…
Bateau Bay residents’ new battle to save public toilets
Bateau Bay residents have a new battle on their hands after Central Coast Council revealed plans to demolish a toilet block on Blue Lagoon Reserve. Resident group Save Our Stairs…
Council “coalition” an improvement
Isn’t it strange that Geoff Mitchell, in his letter (CCN 463), is whingeing about a coalition forming to “run the council to the disenfranchisement of 50 per cent of Coast…blah,…
Mammoth undertaking to help tsunami victims
Peter Baines of Terrigal, founder of Australian charity Hands Across the Water, is set to embark on a monumental 1,400km journey by foot across Thailand to mark the 20th anniversary…
Woman hit by car at Gorokan
Police are appealing for information following an incident at Gorokan in which a woman was hit by a car. Emergency services were called to Marks Rd at about 11am on…
Constant disagreement at Council meeting
Having read the editorial in CCN on October 31 (CCN 462), I contacted the two journalists who were present at (the Council) meeting on October 29; I think we all…
Let’s all help keep our waterways safe
EDITORIAL This week, our hearts go out to a family from Western Sydney whose 11-year-old son and brother was swept out to sea at The Entrance on November 3. As…
The Life Impossible by Matt Haig
BOOK REVIEW With my husband’s permission, I have really started a new love affair with my new author Matt Haig – and it’s been for the past couple of years…
Harrowing yet inspirational tale about kindness
Wen Gibson Koolewong writer Wen Gibson will launch her memoir on Saturday, November 9 – a book recounting her journey from extreme childhood trauma to a life of kindness, giving…
New station for country music broadcaster
Award-winning country music broadcaster Mike Kennedy is now on Today’s Country 94one every Sunday from 9am to noon. Kennedy said he was thrilled to find a new home for his…
Residents want carpark reopened
Residents are calling for the urgent reopening of the locked carpark at Fagan Park, Point Clare. Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch said Central Coast Council locked the entry gate to…
Blood Test by Charles Baxter
Book review – It is a challenging time for social satire; the world sometimes seems as divided by what it finds funny as it is by politics. Blood Test is…
Eco-friendly furniture for kids
Central Coast based company Luca & Co is transforming plastic waste into eco-friendly and stylish child-sized furniture. The company was founded by Jess Coulson, a mother-of-one from Bensville, who had…
Afro Moses returns to Fun Haus
After a sellout show back in June, Afro Moses returns to the Fun Haus Factory in Gosford on Sunday, November 10, for an intimate afternoon performance. The “African James Brown”…
Coast students prepare for Schools Spectacular
Students from five Central Coast schools have attended the first joint rehearsal for the 2024 Schools Spectacular, to take place at the end of November. The students joined more than…
Join the garage sale trail
Each year, NSW generates more than 305,000 tonnes of textile waste, with 236,000 tonnes ending up in landfill. As Australia’s largest secondhand shopping event, Garage Sale Trail, approaches, I am…
Teenager in trouble over Morisset bush fire
A teenager has been charged with allegedly starting fires in bushland around Morisset on Friday night, November 1. Lake Macquarie Police District received numerous calls at about 7pm in relation…
Autumn is national winner of water poster competition
Central Coast Council has named Woodport Public School student Autumn Lo as national winner in the Years 3–4 category of the National Water Week Primary School Poster Competition. Autumn’s winning…