Hundreds expected at meeting to help stem increase in crime
Hundreds of concerned residents are expected to attend a community meeting called to address the “significant increase in violent crime and armed robberies” on the Central Coast to be held…
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Training session turned into real-life rescue
Three Marine Rescue Central Coast vessels, including two rescue watercrafts, participated in the NSW SES’s 5th annual Who Let the Boats Out flood rescue training event on Brisbane Water last…
Boat licence theory course returns
A training seminar to help boaters acquire the skills and knowledge they need to stay safer on local waterways is scheduled for Saturday, February 15. The certified Marine Rescue Boat…
Council’s Director of Planning advertised – calls for new focus
The role oversees urban renewal, greenfields development, estuarine and coastal management, high value ecological areas and substantial rural and food processing industries.
Gosford sandstone features in War Memorial extension
Wondabyne sandstone from Gosford Quarry will feature in the Australian Government’s $550M upgrade to the Australian War Memorial. The quarry re-opened the same face that had been used to build…
New group for parents raising children with disability
First meeting will be held at Terrigal on Tuesday, March 4.
New hand railing at Terrigal Haven
A new hand railing has been installed at Terrigal Haven to help people who require additional assistance to access the area. Central Coast Councillor Jared Wright has been working with…
New lift on its way for Copacabana surf club
Central Coast Council has restored the use of the lift at the Copacabana Surf Life Saving Club building enabling easy access to the upstairs social spaces. The internal lift had…
Council intervenes with reprieve for bowling club
Council comes to the rescue – at least in the short term – of the newly incorporated Gosford Community Bowling Club.
Breakfast with birds a resounding success
A record number of Central Coast residents and out-of-area visitors celebrated World Wetlands Day at the 20th Breakfast with the Birds on Sunday, February 2. This event is held annually…
Child injured in Lisarow hit and run
Police are appealing for information after a child was hit by a car at Lisarow last Friday. At about 2.55pm on Friday, February 7 emergency services were called to Railway…
Coast households struggle to afford medication
Almost half of low-income Central Coast households went without prescribed medication in the past year according to a report from the NSW Council of Social Service. The alarming statistic comes…
Musical star Marney McQueen is Wyong Woman of the Year
Wyong Woman of the Year 2025 Marney McQueen has taken time out from pulling beers at the pub she and husband Frank own to treading the boards as Celine Dion…
Helping dish out some hope at Woy Woy
The Hope and Meals Dinner is held every Friday at 6pm in the hall behind the Seventh Day Adventist Church at 83 Blackwall Rd, Woy Woy, following the regular food…
Latest crime statistics for the Coast
When it comes to the state’s most dangerous places to be at night, the Central Coast lands somewhere in the middle. New research by Astor Legal analysed NSW Bureau of…
Anzac grants for Coast projects
Several Central Coast projects will share in more than $124,000 in funding as part of the Anzac Community Grants Program (ACGP) to commemorate veterans across the state. Grants have been…
Peninsula roadworks wishlist
The Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has sent Central Coast Council a list of the five streets on the Peninsula it would like to see added to Council’s capital works program….
Coast Scouts hone their skills at Jamboree
Almost 150 members of the Central Coast scouting movement took part in the 10-day 26th Australian Jamboree at Maryborough Showgrounds and Equestrian Park in Queensland in January. They included members…
Strong employment growth with 21,200 new jobs locally
Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force figures released this month reveal that in the past two-and-a-half years the Central Coast has grown by 21,200 new jobs, bringing local employment to…
Life membership for two Pearl Beach residents
Paul Wickham and Greti Rieger have been bestowed with Life Membership awards in recognition of their outstanding contribution to Pearl Beach Progress Association over many years. They received their awards…