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…
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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…
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…
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,…
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…
Further easing of restrictions from Dec 15
The NSW Government has updated the roadmap for easing restrictions after the State reaches the 95 per cent double dose vaccination target or 15 December, whichever comes first. Adjustments to…
CEN says plan for Peat Island lands ‘not good enough’
The Community Environment Network (CEN) has joined forces with the newly created Dyarubbin Peat Island Association (DPIA) to oppose a medium density housing proposal for land opposite Peat Island to…
Terrigal residents oppose boarding house
More than a dozen submissions of objection have been received to a proposed boarding house at 23 Ash St Terrigal, with traffic, security, and privacy issues highlighted as major concerns….
70th anniversary for Fay and Colin
Both born and bred in Gosford, Fay and Colin Easey of East Gosford will celebrate 70 years of marriage on December 1. Celebrating 70 years of marriage on December 1…
Bounty Close package an ‘unfortunate agreement’ says Hart
Administrator of Central Coast Council, Rik Hart, said the arrangement that lead to the sale of a building in Bounty Close Tuggerah to its existing tenant for $652,088 was an…
Copa men’s shed thanks supporters
Construction has finally begun on the Copacabana Men’s Shed, with the installation of a water supply and initial ground works commencing earlier this month. Shed Liaison Officer, Ian Lord, said…
Latest big ideas for tourism to go on exhibition
The Central Coast needs between 1,285 and 3,854 rooms to meet current visitor demand for commercial accommodation, according to the draft tourism plan which is about to go on public…
Holt decides to stand as independent
Former New Liberals Candidate for Robertson, Dr Vania Holt, has announced she will be contesting the next federal election as an independent candidate instead. With over a decade’s track record…
New ambulance station to be built at hospital
A new ambulance station will be built at Woy Woy Hospital in 2022 as part of the NSW Government’s focus on rural ambulance infrastructure. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast,…