Pelican feeding under review
It’s time to bring back the pelican feeding to the waterfront says The Entrance MP, David Mehan. The daily pelican feeding had been a huge drawcard every afternoon for longer…
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Future Sooner fights power station’s licence to pollute
Environmental group, Future Sooner, is campaigning to have nitrogen oxide emissions halved at Vales Point Power Station, which it says is “one of the region’s dirtiest power stations” and putting…
School’s back
Students from across the Coast have returned to face-to-face learning from October 18 after spending term three learning from home. This return to the classroom has been staggered with kindergarten,…
Emergency service communication tower upgraded ahead of fire season
The Public Safety Network (PSN) on the Central Coast has been expanded with the completion of a new site in Algewn Rd, Gosford. The site is part of a state-wide…
Ferry wharf opens to much fanfare
[Video story included] Woy Woy is now home to a state-of-the-art wharf featuring a floating pontoon, accessibility features, solar lighting, and smart benches with mobile phone charging capability. A COVID…
One death and 85 local cases over the last week
October 25, 2021: There were 85 recorded local cases of COVID-19 over the last 7 days to 8 pm Sunday, an average daily rate of just over 12 cases per…
Lifts now operating at Narara train station
The new lifts at Narara railway station are now operational as the station’s multi million dollar accessibility upgrades continue. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said the upgrade…
No timeframe for report to Minister
Central Coast Council still does not report the number of employees in every budget, so the community still doesn’t know where the big spending cuts are being made, according to…
Denied entry into Queensland to visit dying stepfather
[Video report included] A Woy Woy man was denied entry into Queensland this month to visit his terminally ill stepdad after he was suddenly told he had a week left…
The Weekly News 5@5
This is CCN’s weekly news 5@5, October 22: GAS and OIL drilling off the Coast comes a step closer this week as a bill in Federal Parliament designed to override…
Peace Prize win upholds place of journalism in democracy
The team at CCN is delighted to report that this year’s Nobel Peace Prize 2021 has been awarded to two journalists in the firing line for freedom of expression in…
Breakers Stadium prepares to re-open
BASKETBALL – The Breakers Indoor Stadium at Terrigal is back in business. With the easing of COVD-19 restrictions taking place from October 11, the stadium doors reopened on October 18…
Facilities re-open for those who’ve been vaccinated
As COVID-19 restrictions continue to ease, Central Coast Council is reopening its facilities and venues, but only to doubly vaccinated adults and children under 16 accompanied by a doubly vaccinated…
Council debt never higher than $440M says Inquiry witness
Central Coast Council still does not report the number of employees in every budget, so the community still doesn’t know where the big spending cuts are being made, according to…
Funding brings Men’s Shed a step closer
A new building at Copacabana Men’s Shed is a step closer with an additional $127,500 in funding announced by the NSW Government to move the project from a concept design…
Grant given to help maintain emergency housing
A $5,000 grant from O’Brien Electrical and Plumbing will help Coast Shelter keep its emergency accommodation in peak condition. The Wyong-based business, which continually seeks to minimise the impact it…
Brewing up new engineers
In less than a year after moving to Lisarow and setting up a brewery five times larger than its previous operation, Hawkesbury Brewing Co (HBC) has grown to a staff…
Wicks votes against debating bill to kill off PEP11
At 11am in the Federal House of Representatives yesterday, (Thursday, October 20), the Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, rose to speak against a motion that would have paved the…
Wharf to officially open on Monday
Woy Woy Wharf will officially open to the public and ferry operators next week marking the formal completion of its significant redevelopment. The upgrades aimed to improve the existing wharf’s…
Extension for coastal zone planning welcomed
Central Coast Council has welcomed news that a Coastal Management Amendment Bill is to be presented to State Parliament extending the timeline for councils to provide Coastal Management Programs (CMPs)…