New Mariners Director promises to keep club on Central Coast
FOOTBALL New Central Coast Mariners Board member, Richard Peil, has promised to keep the club on the Central Coast but is still awaiting approval to confirm his role as Chairman….
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Grant to help boost security at Coast Shelter’s Tiny Homes
Coast Shelter is set to receive $4,000 from Central Coast Council for upgrades to its Tiny Homes. The money, from Council’s Community Grants Program, will be used to help with…
Volunteers brighten up new Bateau Bay community path
Dozens of volunteers gathered on May 28 to plant more than 120 flowering natives and 50 flannel flowers along the new community path at Bateau Bay. The safe path was…
Rare Dickens tale up for auction at Erina
A rare first edition of Charles Dickens’s Hard Times is among a range of antiques now up for auction at Erina. The historic copy of Dickens’s radical story of social…
Sonar technology used in Hawkesbury clean-up
A massive clean-up of debris in the Hawkesbury River has been launched following the devastating floods in February. The Hawkesbury is just one of the rivers being surveyed for hazardous…
Youth invited to think out loud at forum
The Thinking Out Loud Youth Forum, hosted by Central Coast Council’s Youth for Youth (Y4Y) Action Team, returns to the region on Wednesday, June 8. This year’s forum will be…
$10,000 boost will help fund Lions’ programs
The Lions Club of Terrigal-Wamberal has received a $10,000 grant to help with its continuing work in making a positive difference in the Kincumber community. The funding has been made…
Major Doyalson project gets the go-ahead
A planning proposal to redevelop 45ha at Doyalson for housing, recreation and health services has been approved by Central Coast Council. It will now go to the NSW Department of…
Detailed 3D seabed mapping available
Highly detailed digital maps covering 6,800km of the NSW coastline, including the Central Coast, are now available to the public with the NSW Government launching the Seabed NSW 3D map…
Weekly News 5@5
Central Coast Weekly Video News 5@5 – A selection of the lead stories direct from the newsroom. This week: Reconciliation week gathering hosted by Coast Shelter.Council Elections announced for 2024Emma McBride…
Central Coast achieves ECO Destination certification
The Central Coast has officially achieved ECO Destination Certification with Ecotourism Australia following a 20-month journey. A Central Coast Council spokesperson said the Coast is one of the first regions…
Terrigal Bowlo lends a helping hand
Terrigal Bowling Club has jumped to the assistance of Wisemans Ferry Bowling Club, which was damaged by devastating floods which inundated the Hawkesbury River region earlier this year, with a…
Residents frustrated by delays in accessing flood relief funding
Residents of Spencer and Gunderman are frustrated over lengthy delays in accessing funding from the State Government’s Back Home flood relief package with many still struggling to recover from the…
State Government withdraws planning proposal for Peat Island
The State Government has withdrawn its planning proposal for redevelopment of the Peat Island precinct following huge community backlash. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, confirmed the withdrawal…
Hundreds gather in Gosford to celebrate Reconciliation Week
More than 200 people gathered at Leagues Club Park on June 2 for a major celebration of Reconciliation Week. [Video article included] With the theme Be Brave Make Change, the…
McBride sworn in as Assistant Minister
Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, has been sworn in as Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention and for Rural and Regional Health in the new Federal Ministry. Prime…
Chief Financial Officer Natalia Cowley to leave Council
Central Coast Council Chief Financial Officer and Director Corporate Affairs, Natalia Cowley, is set to leave the organisation on June 16 as she takes up the position of General Manager…
No Council election until September, 2024
Central Coast residents will have to wait more than two more years to elect new councillors. Minister for Local Government, Wendy Tuckerman, confirmed on June 1 that the next Central…
Munmorah coastal track flagged in Green Grid plan
Construction of a walking and cycling trail between Caves Beach and Budgewoi via Munmorah State Conservation Area is one step closer following Council’s endorsement of its Central Coast Green Grid…
Funds for weather station and sewing supplies
The Central Coast Rural Fire Service (RFS), based at Charmhaven, and Capes4Kids at Booker Bay have received a financial boost from Australia Post grants. The People of Post grants are…