The Weekly News 5@5
Coast Community Weekly News’ 5@5, April 9, 2021 Coming up this week: Astra Zeneca vaccine temporarily suspended on the Central Coast and NSW, a wicked lagoon problem, beach pollution remains,…
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AstraZeneca Vaccine rollout temporarily paused
New war memorial honours ‘those who stood beside them’
New neighbourhood centre for Terrigal
Protest against “cruel” camel races
Gordon report on lagoon management released
Major development set for Mount Penang
1,000 tonnes of wrack and debris collected
Hoons frustrate Somersby business owners
Community clean-up – Ward’s Hill to Wagstaffe
Wagstaffe to Killcare Community Association members rolled up their sleeves and got their hands dirty for Clean-up Australia Day, collecting two tonnes of rubbish on March 6. Coordinator Mike Chitty…
Wagstaffe books – only bazaar a success
Locals were asked to ‘clean up and clean out’ their bookshelves last weekend at a Bouddi Book Bazaar held on Easter Saturday at Wagstaffe Hall. The Wagstaffe to Killcare Community…
Call for ideas on The Esplanade shared zone
With works anticipated to start next month, locals are being invited to contribute their thoughts on a proposed road share zone at The Esplanade, Umina Beach. To ensure the new…
Scouts pay tribute to Bob Seal
Peninsula Villages resident Robert ‘Bob’ Seal was recognised for his dedication to community service at a local district Founders’ Day celebration on February 21. Seal was escorted by youth members…
Beaches remain closed
Beaches at Umina, Killcare and Pearl Beach will remain closed due to water quality concerns following the deluge of flooding experienced by the Coast over the last several weeks. The…
Young locals invited to attend skateboard building workshop
A free skateboard building workshop will be held at Woy Woy over the next six weeks as part of Council’s celebration of #NSWYouthWeek. The workshop will run every Wednesday from…
Exciting prelude to Words on the Waves
A one-day writers festival to support local authors was held at Wagstaffe Hall on Saturday, March 27. The Bouddi Society’s inaugural event was held in support of the upcoming Words…
Woy Woy CWA members knit ‘Angel Rugs’ for Elsie’s Retreat
Members at Woy Woy CWA have been busy knitting blankets and quilts for the grand opening of Elsie’s Retreat, the new Palliative Care Unit at Gosford Hospital, with their huge…
Historic table returned to owners after impromptu river voyage
Fridges, pontoons, furniture, pumpkins and even a cow were some of the strange things which washed up on Central Coast beaches following huge storms which savaged the region from March…
Closing the library at The Entrance would be a super dumb decision – Mehan
Despite community protests and pleas from The Entrance MP, David Mehan, Central Coast Council has earmarked The Entrance library for closure. It appears that the creche at Lake Haven Recreation…
“Why call the police when they’re clearly already there?” Wyong locals offended by A Current Affair coverage
A national prime-time TV news program has been criticised for its coverage of an important social message in which it portrayed a group of Wyong neighbours as turning a deaf…