Wicks to chair inquiry into big tech companies and trolling
Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, will chair a new inquiry into big tech and online safety as part of the Federal Government’s aim to crackdown on trolling on social media….
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Council reports year-to-date projected budget surplus of $228M at end of Q1
Central Coast Council has dropped its forecast budgeted operating surplus by $4M in its first quarter report for this financial year. It has spent $10M less on capital expenditure than…
Public invited to a community planning forum
As the NSW Government announces its plan for the Central Coast to be swallowed up in a Greater Sydney ‘Megaregion’ – one of Six Cities under a Greater Cities Commission…
Businesses invited to express interest in renewable energy zone
Workers on the Central Coast may benefit from the powering up of renewable energy projects, with registrations of interest now open for the Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone (REZ). Parliamentary…
Woy Woy in Narara district in latest regional plan
Woy Woy has been named as a strategic centre in the latest version of the NSW Government’s Regional Plan for the Central Coast. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam…
Fast and loud at 94
Local resident Cecily Crencice fulfilled a lifelong dream last week when she got on the back of a Harley trike. Cecily climbed aboard the Trike Tours bike at her BlueWave…
Latest 20-year regional plan on exhibition until March
Tuggerah has been named as a regional city and Warnervale (emerging) and Wyong as strategic centres in a revisited Regional Plan for the Central Coast announced on Monday, December 6….
Volunteers continue search for Logan Losurdo
Former Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College student, 20-year-old Logan Losurdo, has been missing since November 26 and a small group of mainly volunteers, continue efforts to locate the young man. Losurdo…
New vehicle will speed up rescues
Tuggerah Lakes Marine Rescue has received $56,586 to purchase a new rescue vehicle as part of a $233,000 Infrastructure Grants Project. Marine Rescue NSW Deputy Commissioner of Corporate Services, Todd…
Kangy Angy rail facility employs 20 – not the 300 jobs promised
Domestic manufacturing was the focus of a recent meeting outside the Kangy Angy Maintenance Facility when Central Coast Labor MPs joined by NSW Leader of the Opposition, Chris Minns, and…
Residents want to save significant tree
A 60-year-old Norfolk Island Pine tree that residents successfully petitioned to have placed on the significant tree register only last month is destined for the chop if a newly lodged…
We are not Greater Sydney – Harris
Shadow Minister for the Central Coast, David Harris has proposed that the Central Coast be separated from Greater Sydney, stating the community has made it quite clear, arguing loudly during…
Preschool teachers gain national recognition for excellence
The teachers at Toukley Preschool have been recognised as some of Australia’s most outstanding educators at Futurity Investment Group’s National Excellence in Teaching Awards (NEiTA). The teachers’ passion for what…
Teachers strike over pay and conditions
Central Coast teachers and principals walked out of work for 24 hours on Tuesday, December 7, as new figures showed the number of vacant permanent teaching positions in NSW has…
Down in the Garden: A Bird-Attracting Garden
A garden without the colourful flashing of feathers and joyful birdsong would be rather dull in my books. There are also many other benefits in encouraging native birds to your…
Peter Rea receives one of Rotary’s highest honours
The man who made the 4 Villages Shipbuilders’ Heritage Walk an overwhelming success has been recognised with one of Rotary’s highest honours. Kincumber Rotarian, Peter Rea, has received a Paul…
Expect train delays due to strike action
The NSW branch of the Rail Tram and Bus Union has warned travellers from the Central Coast they should expect disruption on Tuesday due to strike action over an ongoing…
No council election hang over
While the rest of the State woke up on Sunday, December 5 with new councillors voted in, Central Coast residents woke up to the same old Council-under-administration. by Merilyn Vale…
Kincumber Indoor Sports Centre named as an exposure site
Central Coast Local Health District has been notified of two confirmed cases of COVID-19 who attended Kincumber Indoor Sports/Play Centre while infectious on Sunday 28 November 2021. The District’s Public Health Unit advises…
Biobanking has many critics according to inquiry
An inquiry into the integrity of the NSW Biodiversity Offsets Scheme will hold two days of public hearings on December 9 and 10. The State Government inquiry is examining a…