Crown land handover to go ahead without Councillors
A State Government program to transfer crown land on the Central Coast to either Council or the Darkinjung Aboriginal Land Council will continue. The State Department of Planning, Industry and…
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Why ‘pave paradise’?
At least 50 concerned residents gathered to protest the proposed sale of part of the Austin Butler Reserve in Woy Woy on the wet and blustery morning of Saturday, November…
Administrator rescinds Councillors’ 2019 airport resolution
Central Coast Council will carry out maintenance work on the southern end of Warnervale Airport, as the result of a rescission motion adopted by Administrator, Rik Hart, on November 23….
Time for festive cheer
As we approach the festive season and bid farewell to a difficult year spent in extended lockdowns, the Central Coast will come alive with a series of Christmas offerings, designed…
Roundtable hears how property boom is fuelling crisis
A lack of planning and housing stock, amidst a booming property market were two key reasons for the housing crisis highlighted by local community housing providers at a Roundtable on…
One local Omicron case and five contact sites – NSW Health
Five locations in Wyong, North Wyong, Wadalba and Toukley have been listed by NSW Health as having been visited by a resident who has been confirmed as having the new…
EPA urged to deny Delta application and mandate better air pollution controls
On the eve of an expected decision from the NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), environmental lawyers, conservationists and an international air pollution expert have condemned Delta Electricity’s third attempt to…
Coast profiled as a great family destination
Destination Central Coast has partnered with Holidays with Kids, Australia’s number one family travel magazine, to showcase some of the best family-friendly things to do on the Central Coast, just…
Case of omicron likely on the Coast – exposure sites listed
NSW Health can confirm initial testing strongly indicates one more overseas traveller, who recently arrived in NSW and is isolating at home on the Central Coast, has been infected with…
Bank donation will help keep charity running
Local charity Mary Mac’s Place has joined up with Commonwealth Bank Umina to help provide support to those in need. The banking branch presented Mary Mac’s with a $500 cheque…
Veterans’ association welcomes federal funding
The Ettalong-based Vietnam Veterans’, Peacekeepers & Peacemakers Association Central Coast Sub-branch has received nearly $30,000 to help support local veterans. The sub-branch was successful in a grant of $28,954 as…
State Government invests $50,000 in live theatre program
The Naughty Noodle Fun Haus has received $50,000 to support its live theatre program through a new state-wide arts and cultural program. The organisation celebrated its third birthday with the…
Grant will give 101 year old memorial hall a lift
The historic Wamberal Hall is set for some striking additions thanks to a $6,700 grant from the Federal Government’s Saluting their Service funding program. Officially designated as a war memorial,…
Not-for-profit introduces vaccine policy
Not-for-profit organisation Social Futures, with offices in Gosford and Wyong, has introduced a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for all staff in NSW. Social Futures delivers more than 20 community support programs…
18 land parcels to be impacted by intersection upgrade
Central Coast Council Administrator, Rik Hart, has given approval to acquire land at the intersection of Ocean Beach Road and Rawson Road, Woy Woy, to allow for an upgrade of…
Terrigal Hotel named in COVID case exposure announcement
Central Coast Local Health District CCLHD has been notified of seven confirmed cases of COVID-19 who either attended Terrigal Hotel while infectious or may have acquired their infection at the venue on Saturday 20 November. Anyone who…
New law for shopping trolleys, dumped cars and straying pets
Abandoned shopping trolleys have long been a major problem on the Central Coast, with reports of impacts on public streets, parks and waterways pouring in from all over the region…
Asbestos risks still a health threat
The focus was on problems associated with asbestos on November 22 as the Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia (ADFA) launched Asbestos Awareness Week at About the House Asbestos Removal at…
Neighbours take aim at Council over boarding house proposal
Neighbours are strenuously objecting to a 24-room, three-storey boarding house proposal at 33 Dening St, The Entrance. Surrounding neighbours are most concerned that they were not formally notified of the…
The Weekly News 5@5
This is CCN’s weekly news 5@5, November 26, 2021. COVID numbers remain low on the coast with just 8 cases reported this week. Double vaccination rates on the Central Coast…