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…
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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…
Hunt continues for lockdown protesters
Police have released further CCTV vision as inquiries continue into an unauthorised protest in Sydney on Saturday, July 24. Strike Force Seasoned has charged more than 60 people and is…
No date set for vote to reduce councillor numbers
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 five wards, regardless of…
King repays Canadian firefighters
Jarrod King, one of our firefighters in the north, is now on the other side of the globe lending a hand to battle the ongoing Canadian Wildfires. He’s joining 55…
MP backs vouchers for vaccine
The Entrance MP, David Mehan, has thrown his support behind a call for extra Dine & Discover vouchers to be provided as an incentive for receiving a COVID-19 vaccination. NSW…
Health chief warns of swift Delta spread
Health authorities are extremely concerned about the spread of COVID-19 through the northern suburbs and are urging everyone to be tested, following 12 new cases in the past week and…
Gosford hospital emergency foyer named an expose site
Gosford Hospital’s Emergency Department entry doors and foyer area has been identified as a COVID-19 exposure site. Though CCLHD says this alert does not affect the hospital generally, only the…
Census night tonight will help provide local services
Tonight, Tuesday August 10, 2021 is Census night. Every five years, the Australian Bureau of Statistics counts every person and household in Australia. It’s officially called the Census of Population…
Gosford Woolworths and Maccas Jilliby named as exposure sites
Tuesday August 10, 2021. Central Coast Local Health District is advising the community of new exposure sites on the Central Coast. Woolworths Gosford The Woolworths store located in the Imperial…
New Central Coast exposure sites released
Monday August 9, 2021. A number of new local Central Coast locations have been identified as COVID-19 exposure sites. Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed is…
TWU calls for COVID test site at Mt White
The Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) is calling for a COVID testing site to be set up at the Mount White heavy vehicle inspection station, along with other weighing stations across…
Three new COVID cases on the Coast
Sunday August 8, 2021: Central Coast Local Health District confirms three local residents have tested positive to COVID-19 and are included in today’s statewide numbers. The first case is linked…
Weekly News 5@5
Central Coast, August 6, 2021: This week’s news is again dominated by the COVID-19 lockdown as cases increase, though council is considering selling it’s water assets. COVID cases increase Vaccination…
9 cases and climbing on Central Coast
Central Coast Local Health District can confirm a total of nine cases of COVID-19 had been identified in the region as of mid day August 5, 2021. Eight cases reside…
Coast Shelter marks Homelessness Week during lockdown
Marking Homelessness Week (August 1-7) in the midst of a COVID-19 lockdown was always going to be a challenge, but Coast Shelter was ready for it. CEO Michael Starr said…
Wicks adds to calls for a mass vaccination clinic
Federal Member for Robertson, Lucy Wicks, has thrown her support behind the establishment of a mass vaccination clinic on the Central Coast. Wicks said while mass vaccination clinics are a…
Celtic Cross War Memorial restored
The Christ Church War Memorial in the grounds of the Gosford Anglican Church has been restored just in time for its 101st birthday on August 29. Historian Merril Jackson said…
Steam Model Co-op targeted by vandals
It’s been a tough 16 months for the Central Coast Steam Model Co-Op at Narara. Unable to operate since March 2020, due to COVD-19 restrictions, the family favourite attraction in…
Funding received for Terrigal Lagoon walking trail
Plans for the Terrigal Lagoon walking trail will see bush tracks replaced with a concrete path of 730 metres and a raised boardwalk above the mangroves of about 430 metres….