Lachlan to head off on prestigious ANZAC study tour
Lachlan Middlemiss of St Philip’s Christian College in Gosford is one of 20 students from around NSW who will embark on a two-week historical study tour in NSW, the ACT…
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Investigation underway into Kincumber public place shooting
An investigation is underway after a public place shooting on the Central Coast on Sunday morning, June 26. Officers from Brisbane Water Police District were called to a fast-food restaurant…
Labor initiates inquiry into teacher shortage
NSW Labor has initiated a new Parliamentary inquiry into the chronic teacher shortage, with more than 2,300 vacancies in the state’s schools, many of them across the Central Coast. President…
Get behind Wiseberry Foundation winter appeal
Member for Robertson, Dr Gordon Reid, is urging Central Coast residents to get behind the Wiseberry Foundation 2022 Winter Appeal as it collects winter essentials to support those doing it…
More women take to sailing
More and more women are taking to the Brisbane Water as they participate in Gosford Sailing Club’s Adult Learn to Sail program. While sailing has long been seen as a…
Breakers sponsors 11 sporting clubs for 2022 season
Breakers Country Club will reinforce its support of sport in the region as the winter season ramps up, with a $125,000 sponsorship commitment from Mounties Group. As sponsor of more…
Search for people with disability to work at The Sewing Basket
Disability services provider Achieve Australia is looking for 10 new employees with a disability to work in its social enterprise, The Sewing Basket at Kincumber. The Sewing Basket supplies a…
The Weekly News 5@5
This week’s lead stories from across the Central Coast in an easy-to-digest audio/video format. This week: Multiple State Budget measures specifically for the Central CoastLabor State MPs decry the lack…
Farmers fight new rules for agritourism
Central Coast farmers met at Dooralong on Tuesday, either in person or on livestream, to resoundingly reject new agritourism regulations which they say would cripple their businesses. The farmers say…
Police honoured by Commissioner for acts of bravery
Three officers from Tuggerah Lakes District have received one of the highest, and rarely awarded, commendations from the Commissioner to acknowledge their courage. The annual Tuggerah Lakes Police District Awards…
Labor MPs give State Budget an “F”
Labor MPs on the Central Coast say the State Budget contains funding to complete several infrastructure projects in the region but gets an “F” for failing to substantially address the…
Renewed push for lighting along Ettalong foreshore
Peninsula resident Shery Stinton, who runs the I Love Ettalong Facebook page, is stepping up her campaign to see lighting installed along the Ettalong foreshore and has already attracted more…
Insurer confirms Coast hit hard in autumn
New data released by NRMA Insurance shows NSW experienced one of its worst seasons for wild weather damage in autumn, with the Central Coast the 10th most impacted area in…
Big wins for Central Coast in State Budget
The Central Coast has scored big wins in the State Budget in the areas of health, education, transport housing and infrastructure, in what Premier Dominic Perrottet says is a budget…
State Government trials home shared equity scheme
Home ownership could become more achievable for Central Coast teachers, nurses, police, single parents and older singles with the State Government set to trial a $780.4M shared equity scheme next…
Greyhound e-tracking system a sham: Boyd
Central Coast local and Greens NSW Upper House MP Abigail Boyd has criticised the NSW Government’s whole of life e-tracking system for greyhounds, labelling it a sham. CCN reported last…
Local trucking company forging a path to net zero in transport
In the transition to a low-carbon economy, the shift to electric vehicles is widely seen as a critical element – one business at the forefront of that shift is Central…
Labor MPs criticise proposed siting of Coast’s new artificial reef
Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, has hit back at accusations of pork-barrelling levelled by the region’s Labor MPs over the siting of an artificial reef for the…
Roving Rubies raise $1,000 for cancer research
The Roving Rubies combined a 95th birthday celebration for member Betty Lloyd with their annual Big Cuppa fundraiser at Everglades Golf Club recently, raising more than $1,000 for cancer research….
The Weekly News 5@5
The lead stories of the week in audio/video format from the newsroom of Central Coast Newspapers in Gosford. This week: Premier and Ministers in Gosford for significant announcementsAwards for locals…