Aged care nurses call for more government help
Aged care nurses and supporters protested in Gosford on February 24 to highlight the need for staffing ratios and greater transparency of government funding linked to care. Retired nurse of…
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New Coast Shelter CEO pushes for more social housing
Coast Shelter’s new CEO Michael Starr is a man on a mission. Starr took the helm early this year and is determined to agitate for more social and transitional housing…
Three more join the 100 Club
An aged care provider at Umina Beach has welcomed a new trio of centenarians to its 100 club. Peninsula Villages residents Doris Wills, Hazel Draper and Allen Badman joined the…
New support service
A new homelessness and support service will open at Woy Woy’s CWA Hall on Thursday, February 25 from 6pm. Central Coast Disaster Relief (CCDR) is an organisation that aims to…
Vale Keith Whitfield
Woy Woy is mourning one of its favourite sons with the passing on February 21 of former Gosford City Council Deputy Mayor Keith Whitfield at the age of 83. Mr…
Pensioner hit by cyclist
Calls have intensified for greater care to be exercised in shared pathways following reports of a 75-year-old pensioner being struck by cyclists on a shared pathway in Woy Woy recently….
PCYC celebrates 20 big years
Umina Beach PCYC is celebrating 20 years on the Peninsula, and for the special milestone, will be hosting a free community open day on February 26. Club manager Emma Tanner…
Update on Ettalong’s mystery wall
Central Coast Council has described the mystery wall constructed in the centre of the Rocks Arcade at Ettalong Beach as a “temporary construction site fence”. Several tenants and shop owners…
Over 4,000 submissions received by IPART on rate rise
Peninsula residents have been assured any submissions sent to IPART on Central Coast Council’s proposed 15 per cent rate rise will be taken into consideration before the regulator makes it…
Netflix to film new TV series
A new Netflix television series starring Toni Colette commenced filming on the Central Coast in late February with a six-day shoot at Ettalong Beach. Reportedly the popular streaming service will…
Meditation session at Ocean Beach
A meditation session at Ocean Beach is set to kick off International Women’s Day on March 8. Making Meditation Mainstream (MMM) Central Coast and Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, will…
Protesters gather as Centrelink doors close
A small group of residents gathered outside the Ettalong Centrelink on February 12 as it prepared to close its doors for the last time. Joining them in protesting the closure…
Woy Woy Newcastle Permanent to close
Woy Woy’s Newcastle Permanent branch will close on March 26 following a decline of in-person services at the Railway St branch. The bank said an expiring lease and a near…
Council judicial inquiry petition reaches its target
UPDATE: The petition has reached 21,000 signatures, as of 12pm Wednesday February 23. — Original Article An E-petition calling for a judicial inquiry into the Central Coast Council is expected…
Northern Lakes Floodplain Study open for community consultation
A draft Northern Lakes Floodplain Risk Management Study and Plan is now open for the final stage of community consultation until March 15. The Northern Lakes Catchment of 33.5 square…
EPA fines Forestry Corporation of NSW
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) for allegedly failing to mark a protected zone during a logging operation at Olney State Forest. EPA…
Barilaro recommends PEP11 not be renewed
Thousands of Central Coast residents are anxiously awaiting a decision on the renewal or otherwise of the PEP11 permit for oil and gas drilling 5km off the coastline. The target…
Coast welcomes 105 new nursing and midwifery graduates
Public health care has received a boost with 105 new nursing and midwifery graduates launching their careers at Wyong, Gosford and Woy Woy hospitals. Director of Nursing and Midwifery at…
New six-storey Wyong Hospital building to be completed in July
Redevelopment of Wyong Hospital is powering forward with the new six-storey building set to be completed and operational in July. The building will include an expanded emergency department, an intensive…
Labor MPs strengthen their call for an Inquiry into Council problems
The four Labor MPs on the Central Coast have individually given notice in State Parliament that they will each be putting Motions at the next sitting of Parliament in March…