Livestock deaths linked to plant toxicity
Livestock producers on the Central Coast are being warned to watch for signs of plant toxicity in their animals following several fatal poisonings in the region. Greater Sydney Local Land…
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Weekly News 5@5 – lockdown special
This week’s news is again dominated by the COVID-19 lockdown as cases continue to rise. Seven more COVID-19 cases have been reported on the Central Coast this week, bringing the…
Fresh exposure sites revealed
August 13, 2021: Central Coast Local Health District is advising the community of new exposure sites on the Central Coast. Anyone who attended the following venues on the dates and…
Next council may still have 15 councillors irrespective of Referendum outcome
If Central Coast Council elections are held in September 2022, as mooted by Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock, residents will be voting for 15 councillors over four wards, regardless of…
More COVID in sewage
Thursday August 12, 2021: NSW’s sewage surveillance program has detected rising levels of the virus that causes COVID-19 at the Charmhaven Sewage Treatment Plant. The latest sample was taken on…
Future Council projects to employ universal design principles
Universal design principles will be used where possible in the future when Central Coast Council designs places and activities. Universal design means planning the built environments so that they are…
Virtual town hall meeting to support new Stopping PEP11 Bill
Surfing and ocean charities will present a virtual town hall meeting on the Central Coast on August 19 in support of a new Stopping PEP11 Bill being proposed by Independent…
Council invites community feedback on new-look Avoca playspace
The playspace at Ross Park, Avoca, is set for a major revamp and Central Coast Council is inviting community feedback on designs for the new-look facility. Council says the playspace…
Community say invited on five Wamberal seawall options
Residents have until September 10 to comment on five seawall concept designs under consideration as a permanent solution to ongoing erosion problems at Wamberal Beach, but the Wamberal Save Our…
Total COVID cases on the Coast rise to 25
Friday August 13, 2021: Five more COVID-19 cases have been reported on the Central Coast this week, bringing the total number of cases in the region to 25 since the…
Transport has little to say on promised car park
It has been mentioned in recent Federal Senate Estimates hearings, but still very little information is available about the Woy Woy commuter car park promised by Member for Robertson, Lucy…
Shopping giant helps Coast Shelter
There was no grand media event or giant cheque handover, but Gosford-based charity Coast Shelter was the proud recipient of a $70,000 grant this week thanks to Erina Fair. The…
Rapid jab clinic this weekend but no Pfizer
It’d be fair to say that some locals are experiencing difficulties in trying to access a COVID-19 vaccine on the Coast … but just where can you get the jab?…
Coast doesn’t need mass vaccination hub
The Central Coast Local Health District has declined an offer from a community group to provide a venue for a mass vaccination hub on the Coast. Based on copies of…
Villagers want road upgrades before lookout makeover
The allocation of Central Coast Council funds to upgrade Mount Ettalong lookout instead of prioritising road work has left some Pearl Beach and Patonga residents perplexed. Pearl Beach residents have…
Memorial facelift paid for by state and federal grants
The War Memorial at the Woy Woy waterfront has undergone a facelift. At almost 100 years old, Council said the Memorial was in need of some love with Council teams…
Council inquiry to conduct virtual interviews
The first and last weeks of September are expected to be used by the Commissioner of the Public Inquiry into Central Coast Council to conduct interviews and gather evidence. Central…
Virus creeps closer – sewage and supermarket exposure
Residents have been asked to be on high alert after fragments of COVID-19 were detected at the Woy Woy Sewage Treatment Plant last week and a local supermarket was listed…
Two new local cases and five new exposure sites
Wednesday August 11, 2021: Central Coast Local Health District confirms an additional two local residents have tested positive to COVID-19. There is no known link between these two cases, who…
Audits highlight high-risk management issues
A Central Coast Council staff member manually adjusted a rate payment by $22,000 without appropriate authority, which was identified by the NSW Audit Office in the final audit for the…