Next stage of Bouddi Walk upgrade underway
The materials have been delivered and now the State Government is set to fund the installation of 350 sandstone steps as stage 2 of the $1.4M upgrade of Bouddi Coastal…
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Rotary Hat Day focuses on support for mental health
The focus was on Mental Health Month when the Rotary Club of Umina Beach held Hat Day on October 14. Club members welcomed guest speaker, psychologist Bobby Redman, a former…
Pelican Post hits the streets
Central Coast Newspapers is delighted to present the inaugural edition of the Coast Community Pelican Post. The newspaper continues a tradition of more than 20 years providing the people of…
Umina Beach water quality ‘Very Good’
Umina Beach was one of only five beaches in the Central Coast region to show an improvement in water quality in the 2019-20 NSW State of the Beaches report. The…
Who doesn’t love a garage sale?
More than 45 residences on the Peninsula took part in last year’s Garage Sale Trail, with Central Coast Council hoping even more will participate in this year’s event on November…
Rotary Club takes on task of re-purposing beds
Peninsula Villages is looking to repurpose 20-30 beds it no longer needs and has got the Rotary Club of Umina Beach on the job. Due to residents moving into the…
Killcare Community Association develops community resilience plan
With hotter months and the fire season upon us, Wagstaffe to Killcare Community Association has partnered with other local community groups to create a Community Resilience Plan. President of Wagstaffe…
Diggers help Umina SLSC to keep beach safe this summer
Umina Surf Life Saving Club has received a generous cheque from Ettalong Diggers to help it bounce back from the COVID-19 lockdown. Surf club president Stephen Scahill said the club…
Upgrade coming for Rawson Rd roundabout
One of the Peninsula’s most notoriously gridlocked intersections is to receive a $33M overhaul in the next two years. The roundabout at the Rawson Rd/Ocean Beach Rd intersection at Woy…
Berkeley Vale, Bateau Bay and Killarney Vale are the most storm affected suburbs
Statistics from NRMA Insurance reveal that the Central Coast was the fourth most affected region in NSW during one of the most intense storm seasons from October 2019 to March…
MacGregor wants long term thinking not knee jerk reactions
Suspended Councillor Kyle MacGregor, from the Wyong Ward, said he didn’t think that an Administrator was the way forward in the short or long term for our community. “Being an…
Suspected float-by shooting at Wyee
Investigations have commenced following a suspected drive-by shooting at Wyee. Lake Macquarie Police were called to an address on Rutleys Rd just before 6 pm on Friday, October 30, after…
Jillian Hogan said quite simply that she was gutted
Suspended Budgewoi Ward councillor, Jillian Hogan, said quite simply that she was gutted. “After three years of lobbying and advocating for projects in the north, and to find that they…
Alleged code of conduct violation closed
The resignation of Cr Troy Marquart has closed the file on an alleged code of conduct violation against him. Marquart resigned in writing before the October 26 meeting. That meeting…
Swamp wallaby nursed back to health
Jirri the swamp wallaby has hopped to freedom after being fostered for 12 months by a Central Coast husband and wife from Corrective Services NSW. Community Corrections Unit Leaders Katrina…
Dredging program completed
Central Coast Council has wrapped up its dredging program at The Entrance Channel for the year, with about 25,000 cubic metres of sand removed and in line with its $1.2M…
Suitable sites for affordable housing will be the focus
Suitable sites for affordable housing will be the focus of the new Council Affordable Housing Land (CAHL) Proposal. It was decided at Central Coast Council’s meeting on October 26 to…
New roundabout planned for Blue Bay
Residents are invited to comment on concept design plans for a roundabout at the Ocean Pde and Boondilla Rd intersection at Blue Bay. Design of the fully mountable roundabout will…
Rik Hart appointed acting CEO of Central Coast Council
Central Coast Council interim administrator, Dick Persson, has confirmed Rik Hart as Acting Chief Executive Officer at an extraordinary Council meeting held at Wyong Chambers on November 3. The temporary…
Minister expects administrator to restore proper and effective functioning
Central Coast councillors didn’t have to wait long to learn their fate, with Local Government Minister, Shelley Hancock, announcing on Friday, October 30, that they are suspended, just two days…