Kudos for Toukley 50 Plus centre
Toukley 50 Plus Leisure and Learning Centre has received a well-deserved Wyong Seniors Local Achievement Award 2024. Minister for the Central Coast and Member for Wyong David Harris visited the…
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Author talk at Kincumber
Author Tea Cooper will be in Kincumber on Friday, October 4, to discuss her historical fiction novel, The Woman in the Green Dress. The Words on the Waves event will…
Sneak peek at melodrama
The Frantastics are packing their bags and heading to Norfolk Island to take part in the island’s annual theatre festival, but not before they perform a preview at Woy Woy…
Two teens have a date with children’s court
Two teenage boys have been charged to face a children’s court hearing over 27 combined alleged driving and property offences. At about 3am on Sunday, August 18, police were called…
Travel the world without leaving Gosford
A new theatrical show created, conceptualised and scripted from within Gosford launches at Laycock Street Theatre on October 5. Described as a beautiful show made with love and passion, One…
Two family history seminars coming up
Wyong Family History Group has two seminars planned in coming weeks. The first will be a day of family history exploration from 10am-3pm on September 28, led by Andrew Redfern…
Bake-off at Frank Baxter centre
It was bake-off time at Frank Baxter Youth Justice Centre at Kariong on August 21. The centre was abuzz with the sweet scent of competition during National Skills Week as…
Bateau Bay bowler selected for NSW team
Bateau Bay bowler Ryan Wood has been selected to represent NSW in the 2024 Australian Para Nationals to be held at Broadbeach Bowling Club on October 9-12. Wood will participate…
Illegal tobacco supply
A man has been arrested and charged for allegedly supplying illegal tobacco and e-cigarettes on the Central Coast. Tuggerah Lakes Police were patrolling Wyong Rd, Tuggerah on Friday, August 16…
Preview of festival plays
Uniting Productions will hold a preview of three short plays bound for the Norfolk Island Short Plays Festival on September 14. The preview will take place at 2pm and 8pm…
Boost in numbers at sports college
Plans are underway to increase student numbers and employ more teachers at Central Coast Sports College at Kariong. The college wants to add another 450 students (from 750 to 1,200)…
Greyhound march called into question
So, a “massive” crowd of less than 100 marched in Sydney calling on the closure of greyhound racing – and this warrants a front page coverage (Issue 452)? This deluded…
Go the distance to support Josh and Chris O’Brien Lifehouse
When 20-year-old Josh Griffiths of Gosford found a strange lump on his neck during his regular morning shave, he wasn’t too concerned at first. But what came next was a rare…
Be careful how you vote
My goodness, there are enough of the power-hungry old guard standing again for Council for it to be of concern. Not only did they lead the Council blindly into huge…
De Lima signs on for three-year scholarship
The Central Coast Mariners have signed 17-year-old forward Arthur De Lima to a three-year scholarship deal with the club. De Lima joins Haine Eames in signing a three-year scholarship ahead…
Why take so long?
In issue 452 Coast News features the departure from Central Coast Council of Dr Alice Howe, Director of Environment and Planning. At the conclusion of the article, it says that…
Bouquets to Gosford Hospital
Late in July my husband suffered a severe bladder bleed and went into Gosford Hospital emergency department at about 9pm on a Friday. He spent the next five days under…
High-speed rail plan for Central Coast line on track
A business case for the Newcastle to Sydney stage of the much-anticipated High Speed Rail network is due to be delivered by the end of the year. Nearly 30 boreholes…
Gentrified coast pushing out low income residents
The Central Coast is being “gentrified” with people on very low and low incomes being pushed out because they simply cannot afford to live in the area, says Central Coast…
Coast’s key workers don’t qualify for social housing
Rentals need to be less than $352 per week and homes priced at less than $287,000 to buy.