Woytopia festival looking for volunteers
The Woytopia sustainable living festival is back again this year on Sunday, November 6 – and the organisers are looking for a couple of volunteers to help make the event…
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Green Grid Plan shows Council needs to acquire open space
Council owns 35 per cent of land zoned for public open space – leaving 65 per cent for “future acquisition”.
COVID protocols in place as election looms
The Federal Election on May 21 will be like no other with COVID-19 protocols in place at polling booths and record numbers of residents electing to vote early at pre-poll…
Sightings increase as Coast gears up for first whale census
Whale watchers will be on high alert in coming weeks with sightings off the Coast picking up as the annual migration from Antarctica to warmer northern waters continues and the…
Gosford rally protests funding cuts to NDIS
People with disability, their families and workers in the sector on the Central Coast attended an event in Gosford recently as part of a National Day of Action to protest…
Push to rollout new trains at Kangy Angy
In a snap press conference at Kangy Angy Rail Maintenance Facility on May 13, the NSW Government announced it would push ahead with the rollout of the new intercity fleet…
Community organisations urged to apply for grant funding
Gosford Tennis Centre (GTC) has received $30,986 to build a new shed thanks to the 2021 Community Building Partnership program. Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, visited the Racecourse Road club…
Wicks and Reid: why vote for them?
On the eve of the federal election, Coast Community News spoke to the candidates of the two major parties in the seat of Robertson. With polls wavering, the race between…
$40M promised to upgrade roads
In a win-win for the Central Coast, both Liberal and Labor parties have made a $40M pre-election commitment to improve the safety and quality of roads in the region. On…
Beach season on Coast ends
Beach season has officially closed on the Central Coast, with more than 2.4 million visits recorded at the region’s 15 patrolled beaches during Council patrol times over the summer. Central…
Labor matches $40M roads pledge
Labor has matched last week’s $40M pledge by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to upgrade roads on the Central Coast if it wins government on May 21. Labor candidate for Robertson,…
$1.5M vow to finish Tuggerawong path
Federal Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, has pledged $1.5M funding for the fifth stage to complete Tuggerawong Shared Pathway, if a Labor Government is elected on May 21. “This funding…
Full house gets rowdy at Robertson candidates forum in Copacabana
Candidates had to answer three set questions at the Copa forum on Monday night.
Call for poll into future of Council
With May 12 marking six years since the merger of the former Wyong and Gosford Councils, Central Coast Friends of Democracy (CCFoD) is calling on the NSW Government to pay…
Coast Shelter pays tribute to volunteers
John O’Reilly remembers what it’s like to have nowhere to stay and no money. Affectionately known as Shamus, he is one of 110 active volunteers at Coast Shelter who will…
The Weekly News 5@5
Welcome to Central Coast Newspapers’ Weekly News 5@5, May 13, 2022. A week out from the Federal Election things are heating up on the Central Coast. Pre-polling opened up on…
Solutions needed to rehoming greyhounds after racing
A national survey involving a Central Coast-based rescuer has pointed to flaws in the greyhound racing industry’s rehoming procedure for retired dogs. The survey was conducted by the Coalition for…
Ben Hur to finally open at Woy Woy Little Theatre
It’s set to be bigger than – well, bigger than BenHur! After two years of Zoom rehearsals, three date changes and other minor obstacles, Ben Hur is finally set to…
Changed traffic for Central Coast Air Show
There will be changed traffic conditions and heavier than usual traffic this weekend on Sparks Rd approaching the airport while the Central Coast Air Show is being held. The air…
River Cares demands a permanent fix for Wisemans Ferry Rd
Central Coast Council is looking into a permanent fix for Wisemans Ferry Rd, with residents of Spencer and Gunderman furious at the dilapidated state of the major thoroughfare. A Council…