Meals on Wheels celebrates its volunteers
Meals on Wheels Central Coast hosted its annual volunteer luncheon on Friday, December 6, at the Central Coast Leagues Club, with more than 120 volunteers attending. The event served as…
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Mehan joins push to save library building
Member for The Entrance David Mehan has called on Central Coast Council to place the Gosford library building on its list of local heritage items and cancel plans to demolish…
Nurses rally as crisis worsens
Nurses and midwives rallied outside the Wyong office of Minister for the Central Coast and Member for Wyong David Harris on Monday, December 9, as they continue to fight for…
Bumper year for RSL LifeCare
RSL LifeCare has announced a $3.7M surplus for the 2024 financial year, with its annual report highlighting the opening of a Veteran and Family Hub on the Central Coast as…
More train delays as negotiations stall
Central Coast commuters could be in for more delays as Christmas approaches, with the Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) claiming the NSW Government has derailed negotiations for a new…
Life membership for Di
Di Willard has been awarded Life Membership of the Ourimbah Region Residents Association (ORRA). Willard received a commentative plaque and a bunch of flowers to recognise the award at the…
Time running out to support toy drive appeal
Residents have only until December 13 to make a donation to The Salvation Army, Newcastle Permanent and Greater Bank Christmas Toy Drive Appeal. “Despite many donations already made by the…
St John the Baptist parish welcomes special visitor
St John the Baptist Catholic parish in Woy Woy recently welcomed Father Johnson Gonsalves, the Provincial of Pune Province of the Missionaries of St Francis de Sales (MSFS). St John…
New Coast refuge for DV victims
The Central Coast will be home to one of 10 new refuges for victim survivors of domestic and family violence to be set up by the State Government by 2026….
Preliminary work for Tascott station upgrade
There will be changed traffic conditions around Tascott railway station for two days sometime before December 20 as investigation works for accessibility and safety upgrades begin. With the work dependent…
Two very special birthdays
Hakea Grove Aged Care at Hamlyn Terrace was in celebration mode recently, with two residents celebrating landmark birthdays within days of each other. On Friday, November 29, Arthur Batten celebrated…
Free seniors diary available now
The free Legal Topics for Seniors Diary 2025, produced by Legal Aid NSW, is now available and covers information from staying safe from social media scams to reverse mortgages and…
Man arrested over Gosford bombings and fire
A man was arrested on Friday, December 6, as an investigation continues into several explosions and a fire in Gosford on Thursday afternoon, December 5. At about 2.20pm on Thursday,…
Girls’ group shares the dignity
Northlakes High School’s GRACE (Grow, Readiness and Creating Empowerment) girls’ group has donated 58 bags to the Share the Dignity: It’s in the Bag drive. The bags, filled with essential…
Crackdown on illegal tobacco
Tobacco retailers on the Central Coast have been put on notice, with the State Government set to introduce a suite of new reforms to better protect the community from the…
Elvis unimpressed with enclosure revamp
Keepers at the Australian Reptile Park gave the enclosure of Elvis the crocodile a makeover recently, but the almost 5m long croc was unimpressed. Elvis did not take kindly to…
Explosions and fire rock Gosford offices
Police are investigating at least two explosions and fires that disrupted business in Gosford on Thursday afternoon, December 5, forcing dozens of employees to evacuate a Donnison St office building…
Christmas Project offers better future for pets
Christmas is a time for giving, but it can also be a difficult time of year for people in hardship, particularly for people and their pets experiencing domestic violence. Often,…
Search on for Coast’s outstanding young people
Central Coast Council is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Central Coast Youth Week Awards. For the fourth consecutive year, these awards honour and celebrate outstanding young people aged 12-24…
Clean-up at The Haven on Sunday
The Friends of Kurrawyba group will hold its second clean-up at The Haven, Terrigal, in conjunction with Clean Up Australia, on Sunday, December 8 from 8am-10am. Organiser Matthew McCarthy said…